Tyre Guides

With the advent of Nano-Technology, features which were virtually unimaginable to the human brain, are now being offered as standard in everyday equipment. The automotive industry has also taken tremendous…

In the four months or so I’ve had the BG TRAKO PLUS my odometer tells me I’ve driven about 5700 kilometers. In those 5700 kms, I’ve taken my Swift from Karachi on a short day trip to Ranikot, I’ve subjected my…

Our tyres get the most beating of all the exterior parts of our cars. But with regular maintenance, they can last you a long time. They will retain their performance for a long period of time, even till the…

We talk about tires all the time, but have you ever thought how are they made? Making a tire is a complex process and there are a lot of factors kept in mind to make certain types of tires. Construction of each…

It is kind of a trend among new car owners in Pakistan to replace alloys and tyres as soon as they buy a new car. Some just change the tires but there are those who buy a new pair of alloys along with the new…

There are more and more people I keep hearing about who now embark on long road trips all around Pakistan, from Karachi to Islamabad and from Islamabad to Northern Areas or Azad Kashmir. Just last year, couple…

Last time we talked about unidirectional tyres. This time around we are going to talk a little about asymmetric tyres. First we will discuss what they are and how they differ from normal or symmetric tyres and…

A unidirectional or just a directional tyre is a tyre that is designed to roll in one direction of the rotation. Unidirectional tyres have distinct tread pattern and you can easily locate them from a bunch. The…

Cars are not always perfect. The things start to wear and tear if you don’t keep an eye on them. Tires are no exception. If you keep them on for a long period of time, they will start to wear out in a certain…

When you go to buy new alloys for your new Civic or Corolla, there is a trend of installing alloys that are slightly wider than the original. Or sometimes, you end up buying alloys that are wider than you were…

Market is filled with all sorts of alloy wheels now a days. Although you want to put whatever design you like, there is a chance you won’t be able to. And it is not about the size of the alloy, but the…

There is no doubt that we take our tire for granted most of the time. But they are as important part of your vehicle as anything else. You will not be able to go anywhere safely if you don’t have good enough…

Tyres being a vital part of a car need to be kept in the most immaculate conditions possible; well, mainly because they are the only things keeping a car on the road. The ones in Pakistan undergo a lot of…

We have been discussing different alignment setting of a car like its negative/positive toe settings and negative/positive camber setting. Another very important part of wheel alignment is the castor angle of…

Last time we talked about how excessive positive or negative toe can hurt your car tires and make the wear out rapidly. In that article, linked below, we talked that when you take your car to an alignment…