ALT-2 Tips for Buying Low Profile Tires
The main reason you would spend money to do this is for beautification of the car. People usually change their tires with low profile ones as a part of a rim change situation. Bigger shiny rims, lower suspension and a low profile tire usually come as a package. That is, why most times, people will not give much attention to tires.
Choosing a right tire for your car and especially for a new set of rims requires the help of a specialist. Most times they offer a variety of tire sets starting from high price and high quality and analogically reducing both. Analysing the factors of the tire's part in the philosophy of the car, will put you in the idea of the scale but where you stop is your own choice.
Safety is the first of them. By changing the rims from a 15' to a 16' you practically loose 23mm of tire, thus flexibility. This must be refilled with quality on the material of the tire if, of course, you want to maintain the factory's standards. An expensive tire set offers a lot more protection to you and traction to your car. A higher the price means better technology and the higher standards of safety.
Next comes performance of the tires. A cheap set of tires which costs about $200 will drive you approximately 10.000 miles. With a set of $400 you will drive about 25.000 miles. Another aspect is performance of the engine as well. Although you must consider it as a combination of rims and tires, a heavy set will make your engine suffer.
Of course everyone who loves his car and care for it will not let it suffer any "injuries" and will take care of it. Tires as in for shoes need care too.
There are a million products of a thousand firms just for tires. People will be confused. The best way is to ask the manufacturer for the right product to use. Many of them come out uncontrollable and could harm your tires or their performance.
Of course for me, the best way to keep those tires as long as possible on your car is to drive it around wisely. It will prevent extravagance of fuel, tire preservation and will take you out of any potential trouble.
