have a car It implies giving it adequate maintenance, such as preventive revisions, checking the lights, the brakes, the filter, as well as alignment and balancing, but also choose the accessories properly, as well as the tiresto have a safe trip.
On this last point, the National Commission for the Efficient Use of Energy (Conuee) mentions that selecting the tires correct for a vehicle is very important, as they provide traction (grip to the ground) and therefore play a crucial role in safe braking.
How to choose the best tires for your car?
The federal agency adds that the tires carry the entire weight of the vehicle they absorb the shocks of the road and represent the final step in the conversion of the energy of the moving fuel of the car, so the most efficient tires must be chosen to save.
Tire Types:
- radials. They are the most advanced and common tires for automobiles. The plies are arranged radially at an angle of 90 degrees with respect to the circumference of the tire. They have less rolling resistance and therefore improve fuel economy.
- Conventional. They are available for cargo vehicles. In all cases it is important not to fit tires of different types of construction, since it is dangerous due to the great difference in behavior.
- Fuel saving radials. They are designed to be inflated considerably more than regular radial tires. This increase in pressure makes the tire harder and therefore reduces rolling resistance and fuel consumption.
- Radials for all seasons. In some countries the climate changes throughout the year, in such a way that in winter there is snow and in summer rain, that is why some tires are manufactured for the whole year, all seasons or all seasons. These tires are generally fuel efficient.
- For winter. They use a special tread design and are made of soft rubber, which improves traction on snow or ice.
Find the tire size
on the way to find the best tire for a carIt is also important to review the tire information that comes in the vehicle’s owner’s manual or on one of its doors.
The information is made up of Items related to size and specifications of the tires, in addition to the adequate pressure for them, details the manufacturer Michelin.
Also, on the side of any tire are numbers and letters related to:
- Rim width (thickness). It is measured in millimeters from the widest point on the outside side of the tire to the widest point on the inside side of the tire.
- aspect ratio. It is the ratio between the height of the side and the width. The lower the ratio, the smaller the sidewall height, which means better cornering, but rougher ride.
- Building. This indicates the internal construction of the rim. It can be “Radial” like most tires, or D, for “Diagonal Construction”; or also B, for “Belted” (Belt).
- Wheel diameter. The number is in inches and indicates the diameter of the wheel on which the rim is designed to fit.
- Load index. Indicates the certified amount of weight the tire can support at maximum safe inflation.
- Speed index table. Indicates the maximum certified safe speed at which a tire can carry a load under specified conditions.
tire rotation
The continue points out that because the tires Front and rear have different functions on a vehicle, they wear differently, so the life of the tires can be increased if they are rotated.
Move the drive axle tires to Non-tractive axles contribute to increase their durability and extend its life by up to 20%, as long as all the tires are of the same type. It is recommended to do it between 5 thousand and 10 thousand kilometers.
