Low-Profile Tires

Okay, say you're driving on the street or the freeway, & you see a car with extremely big rims. Let's say they're Hummer H3 Wheels & they're almost covering the entire tire. Do you remember seeing a little black circle around the rim? That's what a low-profile tire is; the thin black rim of the tire "hugging" the edge of that exceptionally oversized rim. They are seen more commonly on performance cars because the bigger & lighter the Factory Original Alloy Wheel, the better the performance of the vehicle. If you're one to think you're a NASCAR driver on those sharp turns that you encounter every once in a while, then these would be the ones for you; if you like to drive up to the mountains & spend a lot of your time in the freezing snow... then maybe you should consider getting different tires.

Low-Profile tires, in the fewest possible words, lessens the amount of rubber between the actual wheel & the road. Because they are thinner & wider than the average tire, it increases the "connection" you have with the road. What this means is that even if you move your steering wheel ever so slightly to the left or to the right, that's where your car will go; this advantage is used frequently by real NASCAR drivers. When a vehicle has bigger wheels like these, it gives the car the power to have bigger brakes, which means it's more responsive; which hence, means less accidents... hopefully no accidents anyway.

If you see Low-Profile tires on cars, that ordinarily means that the driver is most likely driving on highways that have lots & lots of turns; which is the reason only NASCAR drivers have these types of tires on their cars. If you really want them, but in reality, only drive on straight highways, be prepared for your drive to be a little unsteadier than before. The wheels are literally designed to be used to mountain curves, racecar tracks, & roads with that type of structure.

Of course, there are some pretty serious drawbacks that come with these tires. One of the disadvantages includes Low-Profile tires not giving you as much mileage like your old tires do. The average mileage on Low-Profile tires is only about 1,500 miles. Someone can genuinely drive that in about a month; maybe even less. People usually only get these tires if it's mandatory on their car, like if you were to buy an Infiniti model with OEM Infiniti Wheels , then prepare to pay at least $1,000 in the time length of two years just for your tires. Even if you did have these tires, you'd have to change them seasonally because they do not do very well in winter conditions; in fact, they don't do well at all. They're designed to have a softer tread so it can have a better grip on the road; so when there's ice on the road, there's no grip, right?

There are many cars today that sell nothing but Low-Profile tires with their cars; these are considered to be Staggered Wheels. If you look at Ford GT Wheels , you'll notice that the rear rims are bigger than the front ones; ergo, making the tire wider & thinner. Even on regular family cars like the Toyota Camry's, or the Ford Expeditions, Low-Profile tires are starting to make their mark in the automotive world; regardless of what they come on.