Talking About Tires and Wheels

Every single time that you get into your car, you are counting on things to go correctly. A very important aspect of your car's safety are the tires that you are driving on. You need to make sure that they have been rotated and that they have enough tread to be safe. Checking your tires is something that you should do before you drive anywhere. A simple walk around the vehicle will usually tell you if your tires are in good shape or not. There is a lot of technology and engineering that goes into each tire. Not every tire is the same, and specific tires are built and designed to do specific jobs. Simply put if you are looking to do something specific with your vehicle there is going to be a tire for that. Here are a few specialty tires that you should know about. 

Winter Tires

If you have spent much time in the winter driving, you understand that getting traction on those icy roads can be very important, but it can also be very hard to do. You need to know that they make specific winter tires that will help you gain traction. Winter tires are usually made from a little softer rubber, but they also will usually have micro crystals in the rubber that will help you gain traction where there may be minimal friction. Winter tires will give you the maximum amount of traction in these type of icy conditions. 

Summer Tires

For a person that is going to be driving their car in the sun most of the time they are going to want to make sure that they have a summer tire. Unlike winter tires, summer tires are going to be made of a much harder rubber. The rubber is going to heat up and become a little bit sticky and that is how it increases the traction. The hard rubber will last a long time, and the stickiness of the rubber will significantly increase your traction. 

Off Road Tires

If you are going to be taking your vehicle off the beaten path, you are going to want to get some off road tires. One of the most important aspects of off road tires is the fact that they will have deep wide tread. This will help get traction in unconsolidated sediment, but also the wide nature of the tread allows that sediment to be cleaned out very easily. For more information, visit a tire shop in your area.