Why should you ensure you have the correct tyre pressure?
Tyres must be inflated to the correct air pressure in order to operate at peak performance. Maintaining the correct tyre pressure means your tyres last longer; it also helps you save fuel, boosts the car’s handling, saves you time on tyre fitting and prevents accidents and emergency breakdowns. Ensuring you have the correct tyre pressure is an important part of caring for your tyres, which is why Jim’s Mobile Tyres if here to help!
Tyres carry the weight of a vehicle and keep the rims off the road. However, did you know that the vehicle load is carried by the air pressure in the tyres – not the tyre carcass? This is is why if you don’t have correct tyre pressure, then you’ll end up with excessive deflection of the tyres’ sidewalls.
At best, this will distort the tyre contact patch and cause irregular tyre wear. At worst, the increased deflection will cause higher temperature build-up, resulting in component fatigue in the tyre carcass – potentially leading to tyre failure, which could be sudden and dangerous.
Due to the vital importance of having correct tyre pressure, at Jim’s we’re dedicated to offering some of the quickest and easiest tyre air filling in Australia, ensuring your car tyre pressure is always at its best. But if you feel comfortable doing your own tyre air filling Australia has plenty of options for this, starting with many petrol stations. Read on to make sure you inflate to the correct pressure for your tyres.
How much air should I put in my tyres?
Tyres must always be inflated to the pressure specified by the Vehicle Tyre Placard. It is recommended that you have tyre pressure checks regularly, such as every second or third time you fill up at the petrol station. Another good opportunity for tyre pressure checks is when they are rotated.
Keep in mind that if the vehicle is driven at sustained high speeds or with a heavy load, then the cold inflation pressure must be increased to compensate for the extra strain. The tyre pressures for both normal and high-speed/high-load usage are specified on the Vehicle Tyre Placard. Wondering how to check tyre pressure? If you’re unsure of how to check on your car tyre air pressure, contact Jim’s Mobile Tyres today for more information or to organise a tyre pressure check!
Super-quick and easy: tyre pressure checks
Jim’s Mobile Tyres offer some of the most efficient and best value tyre pressure checks Australia has to offer. And it’s super-simple to book in a car tyre pressure check with Jim’s. We can easily include a car tyre pressure check (In fact, as a matter of professional courtesy, we always include a car tyre pressure check) when we’re servicing your tyres, just mention it when you make the booking. Here at Jim’s Mobile Tyres, we’re happy to do all of the hard work for you, so you don’t have to worry about your car tyre pressure.
We’ll both inflate them to the pressure specified by the Vehicle Tyre Placard for you and of course explain any other issues that may come up from the tyre servicing.
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