Know your Tires: A Comprehensive Guide

Tires come in a large variety of sizes and one car is compatible with more than one kind of tires. This variety can confuse you when choosing the right tire for your right vehicle. We’ll outline every basic information you need to know about comprehensive tires. From reading or setting pressures to a knowledge of size to be used, everything will be discussed below:

Types of Tires

There are a huge variety of tires in the automobile market: Low-profile tire, Eco tire, decibel tire, eco tire, commercial tire, run-flat tire, H/T, M/T, A/T tires, and XL tire.

Low-profile Tire

The rubber quantity between the tread and rim is called the ‘profile’ of the tire. This tire appears lower to the ground and has less room for the side of the tire. A low-profile tire provides better handling but gives a noisier ride due to its low-profile nature.

Eco Tire

Don’t just get confused with the name. It is not going to save our planet as they’re still made of black rubber. These tires have added silica to their manufacturing which gives better fuel efficiency and doesn’t bend when it gets heated up. However, Silica doesn’t compromise on performance.

Decibel Tire

Decibel tires are specially designed to produce less noise and provide extra added comfort. Such tires are expensive, effective, and more comfortable for people who travel more on highways.

H/T, M/T, and A/T Tires

Highway-Terrain, Mud-Terrain, and All-Terrain tires are manufactured with larger treads to provide greater grip. Therefore, SUVs and 4wds are loaded with heavy-duty tires.

XL Tires

The word XL doesn’t mean these are huge tractor tires. It means ‘ Extra Load’ tire. Such a tire is durable and tough that can take the weight and provide maximum comfort to the vehicle owner.

Commercial Tire

During its manufacturing, these tires are compressed and checked several times and have a high-load rating. Such tires are suitable for vans, trailers, trucks, and oil tankers

Tyre Size 

The set of numbers written on the side of the tire is known as tire measurement or tire size. These numbers are further broken into four different sections:

• Width of tire tread(mm) i.e. What kind of tire it is.
• Diameter of the rim it fits on to (inches)
• Width of the sidewall (profile)

Components of Tires

When purchasing new tires, you should look at some key components beforehand that can save you time and provide you with more detailed knowledge of tires.

Air Pressure

As we all know it is very important to keep tires at balanced air pressure. The air pressure within the tires is the main thing that supports the overall weight of the vehicle. The overinflated or underinflated tire becomes a fanger when the tire’s ability to hold your vehicle weight is reduced. This can lead to reduced car performance, tire life tenure, and safety.

Body Piles

It refers to the enormous layers of fabrics that are used to make up a tire which is then covered by the rubber on its exterior. A tire’s strength can be determined by the number of body piles it has. A normal car tire has two body piles while a large jetliner has more than thirty piles. If you’re looking for heavy-duty tires, you must look at the number of piles it has.

Sidewalls

There is a specific code on the sidewall that is engraved on the tire rubber. When shopping for a new tire, one must have a piece of good knowledge about cracking that code and finding a specific right tire for your vehicle.

Necessary Tire Knowledge 

If we see a common driver of Pakistan and his knowledge about tires, it might be non-existent. If anyone wants to buy cars in Pakistan, he might go for a local car purchase just due to the price factor. Since the Wagon R hybrid price in Pakistan is among the most expensive vehicles in the 660 CC class, its maintenance and specific tires are also very expensive. Wagon R price in Pakistan is significantly high thus the tires are pricey too as a domino effect.

I’ll suggest if you want to buy used car in Pakistan, make sure that you get a piece of proper knowledge about tires, engines, and other maintenance before purchasing. Knowledge of Tires and their types according to Pakistani roads must be a very important note for the prospective owners of cars.