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Four Winter Tires...The
Only Way To Go
When you put winter tires on your vehicle, always put them
on in a set of four. If you were to put winter tires on only
the front or rear of your vehicle, you would create a
vehicle with a split personality. The traction capabilities
of the tires on a vehicle play the largest single role in
determining how that vehicle will react in any given
situation. And with the great difference in traction
capabilities between Winter tires and All-Season or High
Performance tires, you can understand the loss of control
when one end of the car performs very well and the other end
just seems to have a mind of its own. Consider the fact that
leading automobile manufacturers such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz,
Honda, Nissan, and Toyota recommend in their owner's manuals
that you install four winter tires for winter driving. By
installing four winter tires, you maintain the most balanced
and controlled handling possible in all winter driving
conditions. It is imperative to keep the same level of
traction at all four corners of the car; otherwise, the full
benefits of ABS or traction control systems will be lost. |
