What is a car tire? Car tires should be flexible to ensure the comfort of the passengers and less vibrations in the cabin on rough roads. In addition, it should have a grippy quality to the road to help the driver stop the car when desired.
The main element of the tire is, of course, rubber. Tire manufacturers produce tires with different chemical compounds depending on the purpose.
What is the difference between winter and summer tires?
Tire properties are directly dependent on the ambient temperature. For example, when the air temperature drops below +7 degrees Celsius, the elasticity of the tire rubber hardens and the adhesion to the road is lost. If the average winter temperature in our country is -25 degrees, what do you think the characteristics of the bike will be? Because of this, there is a difference between winter and summer bikes.
Winter tire components usually include high silica content only in the pattern, so the loss of properties due to the effect of temperature is less or the adhesion to the road in the cold winter is high. In addition, the whole tire is not soft and flexible, but the pattern is like a soft rubber. Therefore, tire manufacturers recommend that such tires should no longer be used in winter conditions if their tread wear has reached 80 percent. But besides the ingredients and ingredients alone, the pattern of the wheel is important.
What are the patterns of winter tires?
Most winter tires are square-shaped, with lots of micro zig-zag cuts in the middle of that square pattern. When dealing with a tire road, snow is embedded between the many cuts, which increases the grip characteristics and prevents the car from sliding off the road during turns. The large tread cuts are designed to remove snow, ice and water from the tire.
Some tire manufacturers incorporate glass shavings into the tire tread, another technology to increase grip. In terms of safety, the ability to stop the car is 30-40% better, it does not skid when turning, and the gas does not spin when moving from a place. When measuring and testing the braking distance of winter and summer tires on the same road, the summer tires stopped after 8-10 meters. So, let us explain to you the types and importance of wheel treads below:
Do winter tires affect fuel consumption?
Using winter tires in winter reduces tire rotation and braking distance, which reduces fuel consumption by 15-20%. Good tires can also save fuel. In winter conditions, the drop in air pressure lowers the tire pressure, and under-inflated tires are more fuel efficient. Therefore, check the tire pressure regularly.
The gas pressure should be inflated to the level allowed by the vehicle. Do not overinflate or underinflate the tire. Tires that are over-inflated reduce fuel economy, while on the contrary, grip on the road in slippery conditions is reduced and tire wear is the main cause.
