"Expert recommended tips to maintain your car tyres"
"Continental Tyres Newbury, CarTyresNewbury"
[ "Expert recommended tips to maintain your car tyresTyres are indeed an essential component of your car. And it is essential for us to look after our car tyres to elongate its life. You can always visit car tyre shops, such as Continental Tyres Newbury to get a routine tyre checkA car tyre check will probably cost you a lot of money. However, if you maintain your car tyres by yourself and save money, follow these instructionsKeep The Tyres Inflated At The Prescribed Levels;Every tyre company issues a prescribed tyre level, for a particular type of tyre, to its customer. And you should strictly adhere to that pressure level, because tyre pressure directly affects the performance of your carA tyre that does not run at optimum pressure, reduces the load index of a vehicle. Moreover, an underinflated or overinflated tyre is more prone to wear and tearCheck Your Tyres OccasionallyYou should make it a habit to check your car tyres now and then. If you notice any wear on your car tyre, ensure that the pressure level is maintained to avoid any further wearing. Tyre wear can be divided into two categoriesSide Wear - This kind of wear is commonly found on tyres that are running on low pressure for a long time. Side wear has a negative impact on the sidewalls of your car tyre. Therefore, once you detect it, try to prevent it from further wear.Axial Wear - If you find that your tyre wear is concentrated in the central axis of your tyre, your car tyre is overinflatedMoreover, tyre wear also reduces your cars grip on wet roads, making it dangerous to drive during the rainy seasonInspect Tread Depth RegularlyThe performance of your car tyres depends solely on tread depths. Wearing on your car tyres tread pattern, directly impacts your cars control on the road. Tread wear can be measured in the following waysCoin Test - Take a coin and dip it into your tyres treads. If more than 1/4th part of the coin remains outside the treads, its time to replace your tyres. However, if the wear is slightly below it tries to drive at lower speeds than beforeTread Wear Indicator - These days almost every tyre has a tread wear indicator. This indicator is invisible in new tyres. However, once the tyre starts getting worn out, the indicator shows itself.Rotate Your Tyres OccasionallyTo make things easier for your car tyres, you need to rotate them occasionally. Rotating car tyres ensure that all the tyres share the wear equally. In this way, you can ensure that your car tyres last longerReplace Tyres When They Are OldYou may have heard the phrase One spoiled fruit spoils the basket. Similarly, one bad tyre can affect the performance of other tyres too. Car Tyres are fused with essential chemicals that make them flexibleAnd when a tyre gets old, this fluid gets dried up, making tyres stiff. Moreover, once a tyre becomes stiff it starts losing its grip on the road. Therefore, if any of your tyres have exceeded their limit or have become too stiff, replace themAvoid Rash DrivingDriving at high speeds on rough roads can destroy your Car Tyres Newbury. So you should always drive at low speeds, to prevent excessive wear on your car tyres. Along with this, you should also avoid driving normal tyres on rough terrainsDont Overload Your CarEvery car tyre has a fixed load index and you should never cross that. Whenever a car tyre is overloaded, it puts a lot of pressure on the sidewalls of tyres. This pressure may lead to some serious damages to the dimensions of your car tyresNever Hit Your TyreCar tyres when faced with a serious impact, incur some serious dimensional damages. These damages are visible on the surface of car tyres in the form of bubbles and deep cracks" ]