Tuesday 18 April 2017

Hard Work At Last Noticed

The tyre is the most amazing part of the whole car. If we think about it, then a vehicle be it a cycle can’t move without it! The black rubber has an amazing composition and is not a simple tube with designs. Further, the tube has now vanished and we have tubeless tires. Also, the design is what rocks the tyre and technically is called as the tread of a tyre. Not to escape the fact, how much efficiency it requires to get the perfect tread of a tyre.  And we thought it is just a rubber?

We can’t even imagine how much time it takes to make a single piece of tyre. The best tyre brands have factories across globe. Further, there are 400 factories in the whole world and around a million tyres are manufactured every year! If we talk about the composition, there are three levels of the same!

Level 1: This is focused on the formation of the outer covering of the tyre. It consists of the treads of the tyre. Further, the tread contains grooves. Each tyre be it of any type requires a minimum of 1.6mm width of grooves. However, the width and depth keep increasing with the type of tyres. For the best suv tyres, the depth is given a lot of consideration as the deeper, the better performance.

Level2: Now we enter the inner part of the tyre. This contains the belt. The belt is what provides resistance to punctures and help treads stay flat and in contact with the road. The next part is the inner tube. It is that portion where the air filled and tyre becomes inflated. Also, the tube is made of soft and impermeable material to prevent leakage and ensures durability.

Level 3: Here we consider those parts which connect the tyre to the wheel. A tyre is made to fit inside the wheel via heating, and other processing. However, to handle the pressure and weight there are tyre ligaments for the same! Usually the beads are made for the same. The beads are in contact with the rim of the wheel. It is made of high strength and low flexibility rubber. It ensures no leakage and that the tyres rests comfortably on the wheel.

There is a lot more inside the tyre, but these components are the main parts of a tyre. Further, there are sipes in treads to tackle different terrains and also different climatic conditions. Yes, a particular climatic condition can ruin a tyre. The humidity in the summer and the snow in winters can harm the tyre if no for the sipes.

Another interesting part is the plies. A tyre can lose its alignment with the wheel.it is carbon but, not to forget still a rubber. Hence, to tackle the same ply is there. Plies are layers of cords in a rubber. It helps to hold the shape of the tyre and prevent the rubber from stretching due to inside or outside pressure. Hence, with so much weight of the chassis and also the automobile a tyre runs around the road smoothly.

We hardly, realise the efforts of tyre manufacturers and how much brains goes into making a perfect tyre. So take care of them and maintain the same, because it is the soul of your tyre. 

Friday 7 April 2017

Types Of Tyres



The tyre brands put their heart and soul to deliver the best in tow product to their clients. Well they put the top notch technology and latest composition articles for their clients. There are about 400 tire factories in the whole world making a million tyres each year. They let the wheels rolling, think about the amount of energy and work they put in to make that wonder happen and automobiles run. So, that’s why they are heavily priced and a tyre blast creates a lot of noise, it’s the hard work crying!

Earlier there were simple tires and now there are performance tires. For you to know the tires differ in every aspect depending upon the kind of vehicle. There are varieties in the same and it as per the demands of the vehicle. You simply can’t put a suv tire into a sedan, it won’t work and also the working of the car would be in problem. So, types of tyre are there depending upon the vehicle and also weather conditions. Yes, there are winter tyres for frosty areas and summer rubbers to provide better grip in arid areas. It is more than what you think. There are wet weather tires for tropical regions to escape the skid and eco-friendly ones to cut down the fuel consumption. So for now let’s focus on vehicle based tyres.

SUV Tyres

You might have come across 4x4 tyres, these are basically suv tyres and are soft tyres. They are used in luxury cars and luxury on road sports automobiles. They come with better grip and the speed traction is very high. Also, SUV tyres are heavy and the rubber is not ordinary.

Performance Tyres

Performance tyres have low speed traction. Usually used for heavy vehicles like trucks, vans and muscle cars.  Also, some luxury cars also opt for the same. They can take load of the vehicles and hence enhance the road performance.  Performance rubbers have low rolling resistance and increased stability. 

Passenger Tyres

Passenger tyres are usually the car tires. Passenger tyres feature the seasonal tyres. There are summer tyres because humidity makes the roads moist and hence provide us with better grip. In winter regions filled with snow, more resistance and traction is required. So to ensure the same there are winter tyres and the wet weather tyres prevents skidding and the grooves are deeper to provide better alignment with the surface.

Now you must be knowing the amount of energy and pressure is put on the tyres and so much hard work is done by the tyre manufacturers and hence they give you the apt performance which makes your vehicle move. It is the heart of the vehicle and still modest enough stay on the surface!