- Who wants to put the car on a wider base and is ready to spend the appropriate amount of money, should choose in the technical documentation for the car «next» tire size with corresponding rim. An old set of narrower rims can be used for winter tires.
- When installing new tubeless tires, be sure to use new spools. This prevents air leakage as the spools age over time and their rubber becomes cracked.
Winter tires
Wide summer tires for high-speed driving are prone to slipping on snow and ice. Depending on the climate of the particular area and the properties of the summer set of tires, the purchase of special winter tires cannot be ignored.
- Regardless of which tires you drive, always remember: at temperatures around 0°C (freezing point) on slippery ice, slippage forms a film of water, which reduces the grip of even the best winter tires.
- As for the size of winter tires, we recommend buying tires that are as thin as possible. First of all, it will reduce your costs: thin tires are always cheaper than wide ones. With the money you save, you can buy suitable wheels, since the regular swapping of summer and winter sets of tires is very expensive and time consuming. Also, thin tires require a 13" rim, 16 valve Renault 19s require 5J x 14 rims.
- M+S tires with a tread depth of less than 4 mm are not suitable for winter. If, for example, it is prescribed to use only winter tires with a winter tread pattern somewhere in mountainous areas, then M+S tires are recognized as such only if they have a tread depth of at least 4 mm.
Retreaded tires
Car enthusiasts do not trust retreaded tires, although various tests prove their suitability for use. Tires with mark «RAL» have a quality stamp and meet all quality criteria, in addition, they have passed the tests when working at high speeds.
However, according to our tests, they are only suitable for a quiet ride. Defects appear in a retreaded tire in most cases at high speed or at full load - primarily if the pressure is not correct.
The opposite of a low price are: short life, increased unbalance, radial runout especially at high vehicle mileage, as well as different driving characteristics of the wheels compared to new tires that have the same tread.