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. 


For more information on studded tyres and how to use them, check out Nokian Tyres today. 

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