Tires For Your April Showers
Harsh winter days may be over but lingering rains can make driving a slippery slope. All-season tires were designed to provide long life and excellent handling in wet conditions for your sedan, SUV or truck.
Harsh winter days may be over but lingering rains can make driving a slippery slope. All-season tires were designed to provide long life and excellent handling in wet conditions for your sedan, SUV or truck.
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Those late summer thunderstorms portend early autumn rain showers. If you’re considering new tires, follow our easy tips for choosing wisely for fall traction and safety.
Planning to drive in warm southern climates or frigid northern regions? Get the right tire for your upcoming adventures.
The first scarlet threads of early fall serve as a reminder: Do you have the right tires for coming winter weather?
Everything in your car—including its ability to stop, avoid road debris, handle wet surfaces and reduce road noise—rides on the quality of the tires. They are the lowest common denominator in vehicle safety.
Tires aren’t complicated. Just keep them properly inflated, rotate them every so often and don’t run over the curb and they’ll be just fine, right?
Actually, no.
They are known as summer tires or ultra high-performance tires--and they are an effective way to increase your car’s traction in dry weather and handle faster speeds.
There’s no industry standard for what constitutes a summer tire, according to Rubber Manufacturers Association, but they commonly wick away moisture, grip the road well and are softer than tires formulated for cold weather driving.
The term “all-weather tire” gives drivers a vision of something that handles road conditions in any kind of weather.
Rotating tires regularly and correctly helps even out tread wear and extends tire life, saving money and keeping you safer on the road. But how often should you rotate?