January 30, 2010

Best Snow Tires


best snow tires

Exclusive summary about Snow Tires by Jared Kugel

Snow tires are a very smart investment that can keep you safe in all of the treacherous driving conditions you're likely to face in the winter. If you're ready for peace of mind and a safer driving experience this winter, here are some of the best snow tires on the market:

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-60. Blizzaks snow tires offer proven grip and long-lasting durability, but it's important to keep in mind that they are designed for mild winters. If you live in an area of the world that sees especially harsh conditions in the winter, Blizzaks may not cut it. But for most drivers, the LM-60 is a great snow tire that will keep you running smoothly all winter long.

Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V1. Like the LM-60s, Blizzak DM-V1s offer incredible grip and reliability. Don't worry about harsh winters with the DM-V1 either - these heavy-duty tires can handle just about anything you throw at them. This model replaces the well-respected DM-Z3 Blizzaks, and Bridgestone promises the new lineup has improved grip and better performance. Can't go wrong with this choice if you drive a truck or SUV.

Nokian Hakkapeliitta 5. For drivers who see the worst of the worst when it comes to harsh winter conditions, the Nokian Hakkapeliitta could be your new best friend. This studded snow tire performs exceptionally well on snow and ice, and works perfectly on passenger cars as well as SUVs and light trucks.

Practical Advice on Snow Tires

Exclusive summary about Snow Tires by Ron Haugen

It is recommended you use snow tires rather than all weather tires when it snows. This is because of the material snow tires are made out of. Some people will try to save money by only replacing two of the four tires with show tires.

Putting snow tires on the wheels which power the car will help you to gain momentum, but without tires that grip on your steering wheels, you will just be plowing straight forward. Because of the soft rubber the snow tires are made out of, if you do not switch back to regular tires, you will regret it. Good snow tires can last more than one season if properly cared for. The louder noise from the tires should act as your reminder that it is time to change back to your summer tires.

January 25, 2010

High Performance Tires for Your Car


High Performance Tires for Your Car

Exclusive summary about High Performance Tires by Gregg Hall

When you are driving around in your car, four things greatly impact your safety, your tires. By purchasing a good set of high performance tires all season tires you can avoid accidents and even save your own life!

You have to rotate your all season tires as often as needed, so that the tires do not wear unevenly and maintain enough traction to ensure a sage ride. You should also drive in a way that does not damage your tires. It takes an expert to properly change high performance tires. In order for tires to work properly, they all must be installed in a secure fashion. Even though you might think, "sure, my car's all season tires aren't balanced, but it will still drive", you shouldn't drive around with unbalanced all season tires because that will make your car much less safe.

The All American Car Tire

Exclusive summary about American Car Tire by David Fishman

All modern car tires are now radial. Car tires are a tremendous blight on the environment, and there are about a billion car tires stockpiled in our country. Re-treaded passenger car tires are manufactured according to standards.

Today's passenger-car tires are safer at much higher speeds than 80 mph. This standard specifies performance, labeling, and certification requirements for retreaded pneumatic passenger car tires. There are quite a few levels of performance tires available on the market, from full-on race tires to general use passenger car tires.

When using performance tires they tend to wear out quicker than usual everyday car tires that you would put on family cars. The speed ratings of Goodyear passenger car tires are listed on the "Sizes Specifications" pages in the Car/Light Truck Tire Catalog. The materials and tooling Goodyear has developed to build its race tires help it build better passenger car tires.

January 20, 2010

Firestone Tires


Firestone Tires

Exclusive summary about Firestone Tires by Peter Gitundu

In the tire industry, there are many manufacturers of the same products, but non beats the companies that produce the Bridgestone and Firestone brands. These car wheels have a long history that dates back to 1900 when the company was founded by one man called Harvey Firestone.

What is the difference between the two types of car wheels? The street tires are 8 inches wide and they weigh 33 pounds, while the Race ones are 14 inches wide and 22 pounds heavy. Other brand car rubber wheel covers that are a product of Firestone company are the fire hawk SZ 50 which has a component of the street ones, only that they have a higher performance tire rate and unique tread designs. Other type of wheels from firestone tires are the passenger all season and the on/off road terrain tires.

Public Relations for Rubber Industry

Exclusive summary about Firestone Tires by Lance Winslow

Obviously, tires are the number one product that the rubber industry makes. Of course Ford and Firestone were under the gun to solve this issue and the Firestone tires were recalled. Many people went out and bought new tires for their Ford Explorers and many people who had Firestone tires on other vehicles also went out and bought new tires because they feared their safety.

This is one public relations disaster crisis, which was actually handled quite well considering the impact of recalling 10 million tires. Also many people who had been putting off tires came and also and tire shops were busy and so were tire manufacturers.

Nevertheless there was some fallout and Firestone tires took some heavy hits.

January 15, 2010

Nitrogen Tire Inflation System


Nitrogen Tire Inflation System

Exclusive summary about Nitrogen Tire Inflation System by Jason Miller

Until very recently, advances in tire technology concentrated on the rubber, tread, and the radial metal used in the structure of the tire. The means by which the tire was inflated. Now, thanks to huge research into what could improve tire performance for all drivers, nitrogen tire inflation systems are available that are set to revolutionize the whole industry.

Using a nitrogen tire inflation system allows you to replace the regular air in the tire with pure inert nitrogen gas, which in turn protects the rubber, and has a number of other important benefits for drivers.

A tire filled with regular air starts to deflate gradually. Low pressure in a tire means that it has a higher rolling resistance. Nitrogen tire inflation systems are set to be that edge. You can with a Nitrogen tire.

For example, the RTI RTINTF-15 Plus is an excellent piece of equipment for inflating nitrogen tires.

Nitrogen - The Better Air for Tires

Exclusive summary about Nitrogen the Better Air for Tires by Bond Mejeh

A tire is normally filled with compressed air, where the air contains moisture that can greatly affect pressure as the tires heat up and cool down. Oxygen slowly leaks out of the tire as the oxygen molecules find their way right through the rubber of the tire wall. To help combat this from happening, the tires can be filled with an inert gas called nitrogen. Racing tires are often filled with nitrogen as well to help combat the changes in pressure caused by the extreme heat produced on the race track.

Do be aware though when people claim that just filling the tire with nitrogen will increase gas mileage. At the low pressures tires hold there is little difference between a properly inflated nitrogen tire and a tire properly inflated with air.

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