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Properly maintained tires in good condition enable better vehicle performance by providing traction, braking, steering, and load support.
Snow tires (also known as winter tires) have tread patterns specifically designed to dig down and bite into snow and ice, plus they are made from softer rubber compounds that retain their flexibility in cold weather, allowing the tire to better conform to the surface of the road.
Alignment, in simple terms, is ensuring that your vehicles tires are all adjusted to travel in the right direction.
If your tires show uneven wear, ask your tire dealer to check and correct any misalignment, imbalance, or other mechanical problem involved before rotation.
To facilitate proper balancing, most high performance tire manufacturers place red and yellow marks on the sidewalls of its tires to enable the best possible match-mounting of the tire/wheel assembly.
Tires wear more quickly, handling and stability are compromised, and fuel economy suffers.
If rain and wet roads are a concern, you should consider replacing your tires when they reach approximately 4/32" of remaining tread depth.
If you like to drive quickly on twisting roads or through the mountains you will want good handling tires.
Tire makers seek lower rolling resistance tire constructions in order to improve fuel economy in cars and especially trucks, where rolling resistance accounts for a high amount of fuel consumption. Research and tests show that as tires age, they begin to dry out and become potentially dangerous, even if unused.
Many newer vehicles come equipped with a temporary spare.
Did you know?
* Both Goodyear and Firestone start producing cord reinforced tires in 1904.
* BFGoodrich is the first to introduce the commercial synthetic rubber tire in 1940.
* Frank Seiberling invented grooved tires with improved road traction in 1908.
* Michelin introduced pneumatic automobile tires beginning in 1895.
* BFGoodrich offered the first radial available in North America also in 1965.
* Tire companies were first started in the early 20th century, and grew in tandem with the auto industry.
* Goodyear and Dunlop announce the introduction of pneumatic truck tires in 1919.
* In the UK, tyre was revived in the 19th century for pneumatic tyres, possibly because it was used in some patent documents, though many continued to use tire for the iron variety.
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