Choosing the right tire

8 06 2009

The tires are one of the most important components present in a car. Making a right choice of tires can give the driver a better grip and better handling of the car. The right tire should be chosen depending on the climate of the region where you intend to drive your car. There are basically three types of tires – summer tires, winter tires and all season tires. Summer tires have a block shaped tread pattern ensuring maximum grip at all times. They provide excellent driving and braking performance in all temperatures above zero degrees on both dry and wet roads. In winter tires, the tread pattern is heavily striped and have a fine-block design with grooves that are deep and wide, providing excellent driving grip on roads covered with ice and snow. All-season tyre have tread patterns which are more complicated than those of the summer tires and have an additional longer block-edge for winter usage. They are designed to provide good all-around traction for varying road conditions. Then we have racing tires which are made from a soft compound of rubber. These tires provide excellent grip but they do not last long and they are pretty expensive too. You have to take proper care of your tires and change them when they go out of condition.