Despite being one of the most important components of your vehicle, most people don’t know much about their tires. Here at National Tire Wholesale, we believe that more attention should be payed to these amazing pieces of technology. In particular, here are ten facts that we believe everyone should know about those little rubber doughnuts you rely on every day.
Good Things Come to Those Who Wait
Did You Know You Drive on Tires?Spare Tires a Dying Breed?
… As Well As Inflatable Tires?Rubber to the RoadEveryone knows your tires are your only contact to the road surface, but have you ever thought about how much of your tires actually stick to the road? While most vehicles have fairly large tires, in actuality the contact patch (the part of your tires that actually are in contact with the road) are only about the size of sheet of paper! Speed Doesn’t Come Cheap
Temperature Affects Your Tires…
…Except if They’re Filled With Nitrogen
Making the World Go ‘Round
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When purchasing new or used tires, size is the first issue you want to address and we are talking about more than "Will it fit in my wheel well?"The size of your tires affects mileage, braking, wear and tear on your power train and accurate speedometer readings. Installing the right size replacement tires on your car or truck is an important step to achieving the performance the engineers who designed your vehicle intended. To discover the original tire size for your vehicle, we suggest you check this tire size calculatortiresize.com/calculator/ Don't feel any pressure though! We always ensure the tires we sell you are the right ones for your needs.CALL 604. 294.3788 |
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