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The Meaning Behind "R" And "ZR" On Your Tyres
You probably wonder what is the difference between the R and ZR on the tyres that you’re going to buy for your car. Simply put, the R designation behind the size of the wheel (R 18 for example, number 18 means its fit for 18 inch tyres), means that it’s a radial tyre. It refers to the construction of the tyre, and they are usually found on most passenger cars. What about ZR designation?
TIPS & TRICK
Remember This Before You Tow Your Car
Sometimes your car might be working perfectly, and sometimes it might break down on the side of the road unexpectedly for various reasons. When that happens, you either phone your local towing company or call someone to tow your car home. However, do you know how to properly tow your car?
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Should You Add Extra Air To Your Tyres With Extra Load?
When entering certain seasons, such as the holiday season, cars automatically become fuller and experience heavier loads. This directly affects the car's handling and chassis components such as suspension and tyres. There are only a few cars with adjustable suspension. So, in most cases, it's the tyres that are adjusted when carrying excess load by adjusting the air pressure.
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Why People Go With Stretch Tyre
Stretched tyre fitments, you may find this kind of fitment nowadays on many different cars. But what are they exactly? And why would someone do that? Well there are some reasons as for why people have stretched tyres on their cars, here are some of the reasons:
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How Weather Affects Electric Vehicle
Lately, there has been an ongoing problem about how electric vehicles are prone to bad weather. Many brands of electric vehicles were shown to have massively reduced range as well as not being able to charge as quickly as advertised. Are electric cars prone to bad weather? Especially in the cold? Or does it perform better in hotter weather instead?
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Understanding Linear, Progressive and Dual Rate Springs
When buying aftermarket springs for your car, you might encounter these two types of springs; linear, progressive and dual rate springs. They might sound complicated but truthfully, they’re easy to understand the difference between both of them and why you should choose one or the other.
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Does Coolant Colour Matter?
Radiator fluid is one of the most important things to look out for in your car, especially when living in cities with hotter climates. These liquids needs to be filled up to the brim to prevent your car’s engine from overheating due to excessive heat from the weather. When it's time to fill up your radiator, you might find yourself confused when you finally look at the store shelves. There’s blue, pink and even green radiator fluid; which fluid should you use?
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Don't Go All Out On Volume While Driving
Driving with music is certainly enjoyable and can be a distraction-free form of entertainment while on the road, especially if the car already has good audio quality. However, there is a limit to listening to music, especially in terms of volume. Because listening to music at excessively high volumes can be dangerous.
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Understanding Wheel Offset
When buying the right wheels for your car, you must know the perfect size of wheels that you wanted to install on your car. The wrong size may make the wheels poke out of the car’s fender too much or too inward. All factory or aftermarket wheels came with their own specification sticker grafted behind the wheel spokes or being put on a sticker on the barrel of the wheel.