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Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33959, 27 September 1975, Page 13

i You may be about to buy the wrong | tyres for your ca t I Dunlop answers six key questions that will help you make a wise and safe decision. I We know it’s a confusing business. which tyres axe safest in i When the manufacturer first put tyres on the wet ? The Dunlop Aquajet Radial. This is how it works. I your car, he probably chose tyres that w* \ > // were a reasonable compromise for the Radial tyres are safer **g Eg EHi * The deep ceßtre average motorist. Or they may have than Crossplys in the wet. E ‘ ha, Y ,el “ d "T I been superseded by some technical If you do a lot of reason- F •V— IE El ■ v ™* er ««y*out the* development. How do you know? ably quick driving in g back of ,he tyTe Many of our customers come into changeable weather you J Fv” \ — I our Tyre Centres quite confused. Some should have Radials on k - W \\\\ of them just say "Fit the same tyres as your car. But which Bk w \\V before” Whilst others take the time to Radial? M MJm ask our advice and discuss the merits of The best Radial for 1 r E E ggg H various types of tyres. Unfortunately, all wet-weather motoring *JF*\, ‘ E• E ggfk I too often, you don’t have time for a has a combination rib/ Ijjj jF Jy ’ E gill* lengthy discussion. You just drop the car block tread with channels in and have to get off to work, or to do to remove water from f V ' I some shopping. between the tyre and the kvT So below, we’ve answered some road. We believe the best J & Fl T c he A^uajets ' u p to of the questions which are most one of all is the Dunlop WBB ' y/'. ■?? gSk 1 ’ W VyS J the t£e Swew ■ frequently asked. We hope this vrill Aquajet. And we can prove EE Hi w a mp ’ ’i° re help you in choosing the right tyres for it to you. The Dunlop Aquajet KB Je EHI 3»SSS«* * your car, and your type of driving. The was the first true 'wet weather’ I ■ right tyres will almost certainly last you Radial to appear in this country. ‘ well, perform well, and always be safe. It was adapted from a Dunlop . . . .., kinds of tyre behave totally differently --7 \ ., A breakthrough and is exactly suited 9 th f under cornering forces and because of I What kind of tyres are there . for New Zealand conditions. economical. this could cause i oss o f CO ntrol in available for the family motorist The Dunlop Aquajet can virtually Again this depends very much on certain conditions. Ideally keep your I these days . pump out as much as 60 gallons of y Our car and on your driving style. At car completely with radials, or Basically there are three types, water a minute as it goes along a the f O p e nd of the scale you will pay completely with crossplys. Radials, Crossplys and Retreads. thoroughly wet road. The key to its around $42 for Dunlop Aquajets (14" I The Radial tyre is built with a success is shown in the diagram. The family car). But these will give you how to rotate your tyres rigid belt under the tread and water-clearing channels clear water to extra mileage and superb road holding. czzx— kzzo c=j very flexible sidewalls, so that when the rear, while the grooves within the If you use your car a lot for business j"| I the wheels turn, the sidewalls flex but blocks of the tread shoot water out to O r if you’ve got a family car that you / leave the tread flat on the the sides through the aquajets This drive a lot at weekends or on holiday, construction of. radial road . Having all the tread combination virtually pumps the road then Dunlop Aquajets or the Dunlop crossply j « p y ‘' re in contact with the road makes it safe to drive on. SP49 Milespan radials will be the most If you are not sure what type of is the key to good ou ow a car Aquajets on, economical in the long run. They’ll be tyres you’ve got on your car, then your cornering and braking down a wet road, you’ll see that halo of safe and sure with your style of driving, Dunlop Drive-in Tyre Centre can tell \ performance, particu- water shooting out to the sides. No as well as giving you greater mileage. you in a moment and advise you on larlv in thp wpt Th other wet weather radial does ’ —jsttz ; what is the best tyre to fit as a ' me has Tvar/raal tl" namy w/ih Whal yUaoul laluirfng u(d ll and"d“ P « exclude to the Dunlop today s petrol pnces. , J^^^P\???r d ’ bUfldi T^ SlneanS Aquaiet RadlaL . BB performance from «? Radial tyres are slightly more x T money, ana aont maxe sucn w h P pia are balanced and their alicm- ' BXz expensive than Crossolv tvres but Which tyres wear the demands on your car, then wheels are balanced and tneir align Bz expensive man tyres, out i C4Q Commander ment is checked. Your Dunlop Tyre I > you ge better performance and longest .: | £49 Qanmanda: Crossplys Centre can do this for you at a small KCros!p°y\wls rn h°X y a t There are many answers partiSlarly for a second car. charge whether you mre buying tyres or differ sSewaU ftm o this question, depending on ■ ■ ,AI M i p Retreads can be cheaper not W e recommend it be done au omathe type you use, what car you But make sure re tically when you buy a new set of tyres. Kduidib ana ao not use , w h at car you dn Ve an d how __x The reason for this is that correct have a belt you drive it. But the broad principle is + ? 4. t, balancing and correct wheel alignment under the tread. They th is-Radial tyres give you the beS of + the ™ tha J sh< ?? d ?? e d n emanded me an that the tyres will wear evSJy are a good all purpose mileage and of our particular range of a to P^ me -Y re <e Aquajet a across their surface. There will be no tyre, particularly for an radial tyres> the SP49 Milespan what’<? the best fhintr to do if two of scrubbing at the edges and none of the 4? r t ?? r ’ °£ f° r a Radial is actually the radial designed for volir tvres wear out faster than the uneven wear which you’ve probably ■, but they have neither the maximum The Dunlop Aquajet seen quite often, where a tyre wears on ptional cornering power on j y slightly behind the SP49 Milespan — — one side and not on the other. Your ugn mileage ot radials. in tenns of mfleage; but on the other Firstly, to get the most mileage steering will also feel lighter and e cheaper than Radials. hand it gives better wet weather from your tyres you should rotate them steadier and won’t have those vibrations ?ple know what Retreads performance. Both of these radials give from time to time. A Dunlop Drive-in which can occur with unbalanced wheels, ppmg of a worn-out tyre excellent mileage. Tyre Centre will do this for you while is m condition. But wears mostly when corner- you wait, for a minimal charge. The way Ihlk to your Dunlop man Ilvs S can be retreaded 8 ing ’ ac 9 el ® ration braking forces are they rotate tyres is shown in the diagram Call at of the Dunl I Duniop C 49 Commander can me reireaaea _ ut Qn lt _ when it s going along m a m the next column. ; n cpntreq or Dnnlon Dealers com tract km* oi ,h ’ safel Y j hes ® da y s - Retreads, even Radial straight line on a dry road, at let’s say What this means is that if, for the countrv ta^k t 0 of crosspiy tyre. retreads, will never be recommended a s t eac j y 45 miles an hour, then its rate instance, you are doing a lot of city th th answer I asl high-performance tyres but they of wea / is not very ’ So if you just and the front two tyres, which a\ e Xns SouSX mlt vie of offer good value particularly for a ve car you potter round town do all the steering, may have worn-out drivina and the most suitable tvres for c” ° r OWer ’ ”■ or 9° tothe ? faster than xT’ &y“^ yo I. leaium penormance car. get pretty gQod out of a cross _ worn ones from the back and the boot because they, and we, believe that we a MSflv raffaranro tvva Mififla ply like a Dunlop C 49 Commander - the f t 0 take wear . f have a tyre to suit every type of car and A reanY iCICICIICC IVIC Qllioe. If you’re a Hght driver, or an old- When the time comes that you need to driving style I ’—■ -7, = Tr car driver, a retread may be fine. The replace the tyres, you will have got a key thing about retreads is the casing. even wear out of the lot of them and, of ■ jflMflKai If the casing is badly damaged, the course, greater mileage over-all. I' t Y re cari not be retreaded. So if you’re If you find yourself in the situation H A ?II I rlißnß thinking in terms of getting your tyres however, where perhaps you haven’t /I is hr. fl ' U llfefew ! '<l retreaded, or trading them in for rotated your tyres, and you need to buy ■s / r Mm feoojhßifrf retreads, make sure you don’t wear two new tyres, then there is one general I i WMIBKg Mh them absolutely bald before you go in rule. That is: you should never mix radial B wIMSi W- MF WIMV and see the Dunlop Drive-in Tyre and crossply tyres on the same axle— B wßpßr Wklw centre. Tyres with the casing in good and preferably not on the same car. ■ condition and a small amount of tread Either have four radials on your car, or IDulop Aqujtt: High Dunlop SP49 Milespan Dunlop C 49 Commander: Dunlop Safetreads: Fan rPTTiaininff (no less than the leoal restrict radials to the rear axle. ggggfgffUl I J- LU performance radial. A Radial: A high-mileage The crosspiy tyre for the change over service on ... v mzh • , . vs -I , 4Uiz« .‘z. 4verzu g ■ 2LU O great wet weather tyre. radial. Good wet and dry family car. Sizes to suit stock recaps. Or we ll TTUmmUm 1/16 mCh tread deothl Can be me reason lor tniS IS inai uie IWO >»** ( Lu O z Sues to suit popular road-handling. AH round popular model care. recap your own tyres. ALUIUILUUIi */a.v .uiVzXi i.a.cavi w-puy | g<£ mo* can. performance. — retreaded safely. ICO < LU Ijfj Dunlop hare the tyre that's right for you. Io J l- o -» O Z < trn