"How To Read Tyre Sizes?"
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[ "How To Read Tyre Sizes?Tyre technology has come a long way. And the invention of the radial car tyre means that tyres can perform better than ever. Nowadays, it's not just about having two square pieces of rubber stuck to your alloy wheels. Along with some strings holding them together! There are many different types of tyres on offers, such as all-season tyres, summer performance tyres, winter tyres, SUV/4x4 tyres or all terrainsThen you have to decide if you want low profile tyres for increased fuel efficiency. Or high-performance ones to improve handling in corners. You can also choose run-flat tyres for added safety when driving on damaged suspensionTyres come in all sorts of sizes too. 215/5516 are small car numbers usually fitted to smaller hatchbacks or superminis - these are 16-inch tyres. For larger family cars, 17-inch tyres would be more suitable. And for 4x4s, you might go for the off-road style of 18-inch tyres. Each Tyres Croft comes with its unique sidewall description too; making it easier to understand what size is best suited to your car.Reading the sidewall description on a new set of tyres can be tricky (especially when you're shopping online). So we thought we'd make things simpler by explaining how to read tyre sizes in our handy tyre guide below.How Do I Choose My Next Set of Tyres?Understanding your car's tyre dimensions is vital when choosing replacements online. Getting the correct tyre size can save you money, look better under your car and improve handling.Choosing the right tyres for your car isn't always easy. There are so many different types of vehicles on offer these days that it can be challenging to know which one best suits yoursTo help you out, we've come up with a simple guide. It shows you what kind of tyres should fit your particular model of vehicle by reading through their sidewall descriptions.Each set of tyre dimensions will show its width, ratio, wheel diameter and speed rating. It means you can easily find an exact match for your current tyres online without having to guess the size.First Things First: What is a Sidewall Description?The sidewall of a tyre is the part encasing both the inner and outer sides of your tyres. You'll find all sorts of information on this, including tyres dimensions which you'll need to order replacements.When reading car tyre sizes, there are three ways that tyre manufacturers designate their sizing, listed below along with an explanation for each one.What are Tyre Sizes?Tyre sidewall description: 215/60 R 16 95 H (The number before the slash [ "/" ] is called the 'aspect ratio' and describes the relationship between height and width of a tyre. This value tells you how "fat" the tyre is) The first number in this sidewall description is 215, which means that these tyres are 215mm wide. Next up is 60 - This represents the aspect ratio of these tyres. As mentioned above, this tells you how "fat" the tyre is. These tyres have an aspect ratio of 60, which means that the sidewalls of these tyres are 60% as tall as they are wide (ie: they're quite 'skinny'). The last number in the sidewall description, 16, represents how tall the tyre is - or rather what diameter wheel this tyre fits on. In this case, it's a 15" wheel, so you'll see numbers like "15", "16", "17", etcThe first part of the Cheap Tyres St Helens size you'll come across is section width. This can be split into two figures, e.g. 215/60 R 16 95 H. When split up it tells us that this tyre measures 215mm across from one side of the sidewall to the otherThe next part of the tire size is called the aspect ratio, and it can also be split up into two figures, e.g.: 215/60 R 16 95 H. In this case, if you add together these two figures (215+60), you'll get 275 which is the width of this tyre in millimetresIf you were to use another example eg: 215/65 R 15 91 T, where we have a different sidewall height and width, when split up it would tell us that this tyre measures 215mm across from one side of the sidewall to the other and that it has an aspect ratio of 65%.And similarly, if we used 195/55 R 16 91 V, where we have a different sidewall height and width when split up it would tell us that this tyre measures 195mm across from one side of the sidewall to the other and that it has an aspect ratio of 55%. So what you need to remember is: - The first number in the aspect ratio represents how wide the tyre is. And the second number in the aspect ratio represents what height or diameter wheel this tyre fits on." ]