Some of my friends consider me to have an unhealthy obsession with tyres. This is completely untrue; but as tyres are the only link between the car and the road it makes sense to understand something of their construction and characteristics. One thing I didn’t know was that the markings on new tyres can be used to tell you about a tyres tendency to run straight (known as run out). The rightmost or leftmost line indicates the run out and tyres should be fitted so that run out is equally balanced in opposite directions. Get it wrong and you could end up with steering that pulls to one side.
This information came from the Institute of Advanced Motorists. The suggestion is that, when buying tyres, you should look at the tyres before they’re fitted. I can’t recall ever being able to inspect tyres that closely but I’ll be more attentive in the future.
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Motoring journalists have it easy, right? A life of fast cars, fine food and exotic locations. Maybe. But first you've got to get yourself established. From time to time I'll cover the things I'm doing to try to boost my career. The rest of the time I'll be doing what I love, which is writing about cars.
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- Fourwheelsteer
- I've got a "proper" job, which is great but I've always wanted to be a motoring writer. Now that side of things has started going somewhere; writing regular news stories for The Car Enthusiast (see link below).
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