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What’s the Right Tyre Pressure? Keep Aussie Tyres Inflated for Top Performance

Brett Wood — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 20:19:30 +0000

Proper tyre inflation is absolutely critical for safe handling, lower tyre wear, improved fuel efficiency and avoiding blowouts. But with so many variables like load, speed and temperature, how do savvy Aussie drivers know what tyre pressure to aim for? Here's a straightforward guide to finding and maintaining your vehicle's optimum tyre PSI.Why Proper Inflation […]

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Tyre Myths: Do Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems Tell You When You Need to Change Your Tyres?

Annette Wood — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 03:05:45 +0000

Modern Sensors Make Driving a Breeze Modern cars make driving a lot easier with all the things they do for us. You no longer need to turn your headlights on when it’s dark, or your windscreen wipers when it rains. You are warned when you drive over the speed limit. They may even tell you […]

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Get a Grip: Is Letting Air Out of Your Tyres to Improve Control a Myth?

Annette Wood — Sun, 29 Sep 2019 21:16:41 +0000

What’s the Relationship Between Air Pressure and Traction? The pressure of your vehicle’s tyres sets the weight distribution across the tread pattern. With the manufacturer’s recommended tyre pressure (often found on the tyre placard in the driver’s side door jamb), your vehicle is most stable. When a tyre is not correctly inflated, it loses its […]

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Pump up the Pressure – and Explode Your Tyres?

Annette Wood — Wed, 21 Aug 2019 21:19:20 +0000

Is it a tyre myth that overinflation can burst tyres? It’s easy to think of tyres like balloons; we’ve all burst one of those because we overinflated it. But will overinflation cause your tyre to burst? It’s one of the most common tyre myths. It’s time we explored it. What is the correct tyre pressure? […]

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Don’t Put Your Tyres Under Pressure – Inflate Them Correctly

Annette Wood — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 22:48:51 +0000

Don’t Put Your Tyres Under Pressure – Inflate Them Correctly The need for proper inflation isn’t simply hot air We’ve all done it – gone to inflate our tyres and forgotten what the tyre pressure should be. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve seen a motorist searching for the recommended tyre pressure […]

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Where is the best tyre pressure guide for your car?

Kevin Wood — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 22:03:30 +0000

Best Tyre Pressure Guides are for you car and driving conditions not the tyre. When I discussed the risks of getting your tyre pressure check wrong in my last post, I pointed out that most people make the mistake of looking at the numbers on the tyres when checking what tyre pressure they need to […]

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Tyre Centre Tips – The risks of getting your tyre pressure check wrong

Kevin Wood — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 22:18:33 +0000

Tyre Centre Tips – Tyre Pressure, a couple of minutes each month could save your life and your pocket. One of the common mistakes made by drivers is to inflate their tyres wrongly. When you do this, you risk your safety and comfort. In this post, I’ll explain what could happen when you either over […]

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New Tyre Size – Square Tyres, What will Pommys Think of Next?

Kevin Wood — Fri, 10 Jun 2016 23:07:41 +0000

6,000 miles on a flat I’m guessing when the Pommies say “It could only happen in America” they don’t think about any of the strange events in Britain, like an airplane landing on a square tyre. That’s exactly what happened a couple of weeks ago at Heathrow when an Airbus A380 flying from Hong Kong […]

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