Winter tyres

Winter tyres for light & heavy commercial vehicles significantly improve the safety of using this type of cars in the cold season. This is determined by the fact that rubber compound the summer products are made from hardens in cold, which leads to an increase of braking path and loss of control of a vehicle. And in case with heavy commercial vehicles, this can have tragic consequences.

Types and features of winter tyres for light & heavy commercial vehicles

By vehicle types:

• For light commercial vehicles. These products can be studless and studded. The former are more common. The second type is used less often, mostly for intercity trips, transporting company employees, etc. They have a reinforced carcass. The tyre tread is adapted for driving on packed snow and wet pavement.
• For heavy commercial vehicles. These are high-profile components, usually without studs. Most of them have metal belt plies. Their rubber compound differs by high amounts of natural rubber, resins and oils.

By arrangement of belt plies, there are the following types of winter tyres for heavy commercial vehicles:

• Diagonal. They are inexpensive. These components are resistant to punctures and cuts. They reduce impact loads on the suspension when driving on poor-quality roads. Nowadays, such parts are installed only on large and specialised vehicles.
• Radial. Due to stiff belt plies, their treads do not deform under loads. This ensures good road grip. All characteristics of these products are better than those of the diagonal ones. They are expensive.

Popular sizes

• 205/65 R16. These are high-profile winter tyres for light commercial vehicles. Ford Transit, Iveco Daily, Citroën Jumper, Fiat Ducato, Fiat Talento, Volkswagen Transporter, Volkswagen Vanagon, and cars of other brands are equipped with this kind of components.
• 195/70 R15. They are designed for vans and light commercial vehicles, such as Citroën Berlingo, Fiat Ducato, Opel Movano, Renault Master.
• 235/65 R16. Owners of light commercial vehicles and vans like Ford Transit and Iveco Daily, as well as Isuzu KB pickups, usually buy these components.

Popular brands of winter tyres for light & heavy commercial vehicles

Clients of our online shop usually prefer products of the following brands:

• Goodyear. Their tread features staggered Z-shaped sipes that enhance the grip on wet and snow-covered road surfaces. High shoulder block density protects the side surface from uneven wear.
• Nokian. They have more than 1100 transverse sipes that improve road grip in bad weather. Angular front sides of the blocks promote shortening of braking path and improve acceleration dynamics.
• Goodride. A multi-layer tread structure increases wear resistance and the loading index. Longitudinal grooves disperse moisture from the contact patch quickly.

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