Shoes on Your Car

Your car tires are like the soles of the shoes on your feet. Tires are your cars contact with the road. Making sure you have enough tread on your tires keeps you driving safely in any condition and should be a top priority.

Hydroplaning in the rain is caused by worn tread on your tire's. Little tread makes it difficult for the water to pass through the tires. This causes your car to "float" across the street's surface. The more tread on your tires, the less likely you will hydroplane. The same goes for driving in the snow.

The "penny test" is an oldie, but goodie. It is the quickest and least expensive way to check the condition of your tires. Take a penny and stick Honest Abe's head into the groove of your tire, and put the penny into several parts of the tread. The inside, the outside and the center. If his head is in up to his hairline on all parts, you're tires are OK. If not, you should consider getting new tires sometime soon. If the penny is good on one part of the tire, and not another part, you need to look into that.

Tires that are worn unevenly should concern you. There are several reasons for uneven wear. Some reasons for uneven wear are, a front end part is worn, the tires are not inflated properly or the wheel alignment is off. If you need tires because of uneven wear, I suggest identifying the trouble and correcting it, before investing in new tires.

If you do not correct the problem, you are wasting your money buying new tires. The same problem will happen with the new tires, that happened to the old ones.

This article was written by Audra Fordin. To get more great advice from Diva Toolbox Media Diva Audra Fordin, visit her website at: http://www.womenautoknow.com/