What is Wheel Balancing

New tyres should never be fitted to your car without having the balancing done as well and should be considered essential. If wheels are not balanced correctly it will result in premature wear of the tyres and cause a vibration … Continue reading →

How Should I Maintain My Tyres

Regularly check your tyre  pressures. Check your tyre pressure when your tyres are cold or within a few kilometers of driving. Your tyres will heat up while you dirve and this causes the pressure to increase. When your tyres are … Continue reading →

What Is The Correct Tyre Pressures

If you do not have a tyre pressure gauge at home then get to a garage as soon as possible when you start driving. Drive slowly so that your tyres do not get a chance to warm up too much. … Continue reading →

How Do I Know That My Tyre Pressure Is Incorrect

If the pressure is too low, it will lead to overheating and degradation of tyre rubber. Your suspension will feel softer with low front tyre pressures. This has a negative effect on steering, making it difficult to turn. Your tyres … Continue reading →

Checking Your Tyre Tread Depth

Should tyres ever be run to the minimum legal tread depth of 1.6mm? Absolutely not. If you do this, then you are endangering yourself, passengers and other road users. Since most new tyres have tread depth indicators it is easy … Continue reading →

Caring For your Tyres

Tyres are one of the biggest expenses when maintaining your vehicle. The way you drive your car also impacts the lifespan and strength of your tyres. Fast driving increases the heat of your tyres and this causes a higher degradation … Continue reading →

How To Find Faults

Balancing If you feel a vibration in the steering wheel or anywhere else in the car it is most because of your balancing. You may find that the machinery that the fitter were using was old and has not been … Continue reading →

Tread Wear

There are several types of abnormal tread wear. Poor wheel alignment can cause excessive wear of the innermost or outermost ribs. Gravel roads, rocky terrain, and other rough terrain causes accelerated wear. Over-inflation above the sidewall maximum can cause excessive … Continue reading →

Alignment

When mounted on the vehicle, the tyre may not be perfectly aligned to the direction of travel, this may cause irregular wear. If the discrepancy in alignment is large, then the irregular wear will become quite substantial if left uncorrected. … Continue reading →

Sidewalls

A cross-section of the tyre showing ply orientations. The sidewall is that part of the tyre that bridges between the tread and bead. The sidewall is largely rubber but reinforced with fabric or steel cords that provide for strength and … Continue reading →