Things To Know About Studded Winter Tyres
Shopping for the right
tyres for your vehicle should not be too difficult if it is something that you
are accustomed to. But if you are a new vehicle owner who is looking to buy
replacement tyres for the first time, you need to choose the tyres carefully in
order to avoid ending up with the wrong ones for your vehicle. You need to know
the right size of tyres for your vehicle and also for the weather of the place
you come from. If you come from an area that experiences extreme cold winters,
you will need to make sure that you have a set of studded tyres ready for that
season.
If this is your first
time to hear about studded tyres, you are probably wondering what they are.
They are simply winter
tyres
that feature metal studs within the tread. The studs are small but strong
pieces of metal that are designed to dig into ice and provide added traction on
wintry roads. You need to know that studded tyres are strictly meant to be used
in winter when the roads are covered in snow or ice. If you use them on a
surface that is not covered in ice, they can damage the road very badly.
Studded tyres generally
tend to have a shorter lifespan as compared to their summer and all season
counterparts. This is understandable because they are meant to be used in harsh
weather conditions. They are put through a lot in the course of the winter
season. Just like any other tyre, the performance of the studded tyres starts
to reduce as they wear down. The studs that they feature in the treads are
designed to wear at the same rate as the tread in order to ensure even
performance of the tyres.
Even though the lifespan
of the studded tyres is subject to the quality of their
construction, how you use and take care of them is very important. The amount
of care that you will put into maintaining them may give them a great general
advantage over other tyres in terms of lifespan because you will only be using
them for a few months every year. Just make sure that you use them as they are
supposed to. You cannot drive them on dry summer roads and expect them to last
longer.
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