{"id":2823,"date":"2016-07-08T14:09:29","date_gmt":"2016-07-08T14:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.leithcars.com\/blogs\/1421\/?p=2823"},"modified":"2016-07-08T14:09:29","modified_gmt":"2016-07-08T14:09:29","slug":"psa-got-old-tires-beware-summer-heat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/?p=2823","title":{"rendered":"PSA: Have You Got Old Tires? Beware the Summer Heat."},"content":{"rendered":"

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The summer heat has arrived, and although it\u2019s great for road trips, it\u2019s not great for your car. By August, we\u2019ll be seeing temperatures over 100 degrees here in North Carolina, and that\u2019s got us thinking about safety. Car safety, specifically.<\/p>\n

Anytime it gets extremely hot or cold, cars don\u2019t tend to fare so well. This is the time of year where dashboards start to crack, side view mirrors come unglued, and people find themselves on the side of the road with an over-heated car (pro-tip: if your car overheats, don\u2019t try and open the hood until it cools down).<\/p>\n

But here\u2019s something you may have never heard: tires can be a real danger when the temperatures start to soar. If they\u2019re cracked, worn down, or just plain old, you might need a new set.<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s why<\/strong><\/h3>\n

When your tires roll across the pavement, they create friction. This generates heat, which causes the tires to expand. When the pavement is exposed to normal circumstances that\u2019s not an issue. But when temperatures start to soar, the hot asphalt can exacerbate any issues that your tire may already have (like those we listed earlier).<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s because the temperature of asphalt can be anywhere from 10\u00b0 to 40\u00b0 degrees hotter than the air temperature.\u00a0 So if it\u2019s 100\u00b0 outside, the pavement could be 110\u00b0 or even 140\u00b0. That\u2019s really hard on your tires \u2013 especially at highway speeds.<\/p>\n

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Why it matters<\/strong><\/h3>\n

If you have old tires and they blow while driving, a few things could happen. At best, you\u2019ll be going slow and your tire will be intact enough to navigate away from danger without damaging the car or yourself. At worst, a tire could blow at 70mph or higher, and you may lose control of the vehicle. The rest of the scenario we\u2019re sure you can imagine.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re not trying to scare you, just prepare you. The heat is hard on cars in many ways, but the tires are especially important. If you feel like you may need a new set of tires, don\u2019t hesitate. They\u2019re a good investment in the health of your car, yourself, and your passengers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The summer heat has arrived, and although it\u2019s great for road trips, it\u2019s not great for your car. By August, we\u2019ll be seeing temperatures over 100 degrees here in North Carolina, and that\u2019s got us thinking about safety. Car safety, specifically.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[202],"class_list":["post-2823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2823"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2823\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}