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Today, over 1 billion tires are produced annually, in over 400 tire factories, with the three top tire makers commanding a 60% global market share. There is a confusingly wide range of styles, sizes and types of tires available on the market today. Buyer beware indeed!
The type of rubber and the tread pattern best suited for use under summer conditions cannot, for technical reasons, give good performance on snow and ice.
When the wheels on a vehicle don't all agree on which direction to travel, they fight each other with every revolution.
If your tires show uneven wear, ask your tire dealer to check and correct any misalignment, imbalance, or other mechanical problem involved before rotation.
A Simple And Usually Inexpensive Way To Solve A Ride Disturbance Is To Check Your Tire's Balance.
Driving more than a few feet with no air pressure will ruin your tire and maybe even the rim.
Wear bars are designed to visually connect the elements of the tire's tread pattern and warn drivers when their tires no longer meet minimum tread depth requirements.
If you live at the edge of the snowbelt and infrequently get snow you may want to select an all-season tire.
Fuel economy has taken on even greater significance with rising fuel prices. A vehicle's tires play an important role in maximizing overall fuel efficiency. Research and tests show that as tires age, they begin to dry out and become potentially dangerous, even if unused.
It is important to realize that spare tires often have far more limitations than a typical tire, including speed and recommended driving distance.
Did you know?
* The first practical pneumatic tire was made by the Scot, John Boyd Dunlop, in 1887 for his son's bicycle, in an effort to prevent the headaches his son had while riding on rough roads (Dunlop's patent was later declared invalid because of prior art by fellow Scot Robert William Thomson).
* First commercial pneumatic bicycle tire is produced by Dunlop in 1888.
* BFGoodrich is the first to introduce the commercial synthetic rubber tire in 1940.
* As wheels changed over time, the term "tire" continued to be used for the outer band even when it no longer served the purpose of tying the spokes together.
* Poly/glass tires are introduced by Firestone and Goodyear in 1967.
* Michelin introduced pneumatic automobile tires beginning in 1895.
* Mountable rims were introduced that allowed drivers to fix their own flats in 1904.
* Both Goodyear and Firestone start producing cord reinforced tires in 1904.
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