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Learn to choose your tires and optimize the car's performance

08/09/2013

The tires are some of the most important items for the safety of anyone who walks into a vehicle. With so many models and sizes in the market, it is difficult to choose which one is most suitable tire for the car when we need to replace them. Some factors must be taken into account when choosing the ideal.

Some tips can help you choose tires with greater assertiveness:

It is essential to check the vehicle's manual and check what extent and load index and speed of the tire of your car. The tire is also possible to read the characteristics of the product. On its side, there is an entry composed of numbers and letters, referred to as, type of construction, the load index and speed symbol of the tire.

The recommended approach is that the tire has the same characteristics defined between the original manufacturer and assembly plant or the difference of outer diameter not exceeding 3% of the original.

Furthermore, it is necessary that in the same axle of the vehicle, the tires are the same (same brand, model and measure), as they may be manufactured differently and components that interfere with the vehicle's behavior. Tires of different sizes should not be mounted on the same vehicle, except in cases where the vehicle comes standard with 2 axes in different measures, such as occurs with some super-sports models.

Putting measures and models other than those indicated by the manufacturer of the vehicle can be a risk to the driver and passenger. The tires are among the items most important safety of a car and correctly choose the model set ensures stability and braking of the car safer.

* Source: Bridgestone

Source: UOL - Modern Consumer

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