The road holding of a means of transport is very important, both in terms of performance and safety.
Speaking, for example, of car or motorcycle races, as well as the cars that circulate daily both on motorways and on suburban roads, it is essential that these guarantee an excellent seal.
Car wheels that don’t have good road holding, they can also cause major accidents. We often ignore the fact that the only point of contact between the road and the vehicle is the tires.
For this reason, more importance should be given to tires that should be chosen and purchased with cunning and intelligence rather than accessories or various components, important yes, but not as important as the tires.
Why car tires are so important
70% of the car’s operation depends on the tires. Then follow the suspensions, the chassis and obviously the driving style also plays its part. To improve the road holding of the cars, you need to focus everything on tire pressure which must be the right one, not too little or too much. Deflated wheels put stress on the vehicle, because they resist rolling. So not only does the vehicle consume much more fuel, but it becomes particularly dangerous to travel inside.
Then it is recommended to buy the right shock absorbers. Also in this case it is good to spend a little more ensuring the correct functioning of the tires and the right behavior of the car in any condition and situation. This is followed by the convergence and balancing of the wheels, which are generally carried out together by those in charge. This check has a negligible cost, they are maintenance interventions that must be carried out in compliance with the correct timing. However much you want to take your time, to be sure you can count on good roadholding, convergence and balancing must be performed every 80 km maximum.
When is it better to replace the tires to ensure excellent road holding
To conclude, it is of fundamental importance to replace car tires every two or at most three years. In reality these should be replaced within a few months, at most a year, but if it comes to a little used car you can try to delay the replacement.
A trick that many do not know has to do with changing winter or summer wheels. This is followed by another trick that aims to save, that is to invert the front wheels with the rear ones to be able to wear them to the end without sacrificing road holding and proceed with the substitution in the second half.
