Your SUV Will Perform Better If You Invest In Proper Tyres
As with all
vehicles, the tyres play an important par in the vehicle's performance. Good
tyres will ensure that you will get the performance and safety out of the car
that you want. The best sports car with bad tyres will perform really badly and
will not have the sufficient grip to deliver the performance that you expect
and the stability will be poor.
Some people
buy an SUV due to its impressive safety performance versus normal passenger
cars, but then they somehow tend to forget that it is only safe it you pair it
with proper tyres. You will need a good set of SUV winter tyres and SUV summer
tyres or then go for SUV all-weather tyres. It is important to check that the
tyres that you choose have the correct dimensions for your SUV and then that
the tyres are correct for the surroundings where you aim to drive.
It is not
only the investment, but you also need to ensure that you maintain the tyres
correctly. The key maintenance steps are to visually inspect the tyres for any
damages. This is to check that you don’t have any visible damages to your
tyres. This can be done relatively quickly and it is mainly the sidewalls that
are checked. Then you need to ensure that you have sufficient tread depth. The
tread depth should not be below 4 mm as the key properties of the tyre will
start to decrease, making it dangerous to drive.
If you are close to 4 mm you should already
get new tyres as soon as you can. Once you go below 4 mm your braking distance
will increase and you will have less stability when you drive. It is not safe
to drive with these tyres anymore.
The tyre
pressure should also be checked to ensure that you have sufficient air
pressure. Check the car manual to see what tyre pressure you should have. Low
tyre pressure causes the tyres to wear out faster, due to increased rolling
resistance. The increased resistance also impacts negatively your fuel
consumption, and you will end up spending more on gasoline.
It is also
very important that the winter tyres that you choose are good for winter
conditions. If they are not approved for winter conditions with a symbol on the
sidewall of the tyre, then you should not drive with them anymore.
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