Types of Tires

These tires live up to their name because they are designed to handle driving conditions in every season and provide excellent comfort and handling while driving on the highway. You no longer need to change your tires with the seasons, while their steady performance on the highway and local roads make them popular with most vehicle owners.

Touring tires, also known as Grand Touring tires, have wider treads. You get enhanced traction surpassing all-season passenger tires with reasonable life. However, these tires don’t typically last as long as standard all-season tires.

These tires give you a better grip on the road in dry and wet conditions than touring tires, and they are rated for higher speeds. You can generally find performance tires on sports and high-performance cars.

Manufacturers design summer tires for warmer climates, handling wet and dry conditions on roads. These tires have broader contact points with the road while offering enough groove to resist hydroplaning. However, summer tires don't work well when driving on snow or ice.

Winter tires give you the best control and traction on snow, ice, and slush because of their heavy spinning dispelling snow and ice so that your tires stay in contact with the road’s surface. We have these tires available in studded and non-studded, offering varying levels of traction.

These high-performance tires have similarities to street performance tires, but you do not use this type of tire for daily driving. Track and competition tires are designed to provide constant road contact on dry roads and apply primarily to professional and amateur racing and track driving.

These tires for trucks and SUVs are like all-season passenger tires in their design, specifically for smooth pavement driving and outstanding all-season traction while handling heavier loads.

If you find yourself traveling over sand, gravel, or light mud as much as you drive on paved roads, all-terrain tires have a rugged tread pattern to handle these surfaces better than highway tires while still offering comfortable driving.

All-purpose tires are also called mild all-terrain tires or trail tires and fall between highway and all-terrain tires. You get a little more grip than a highway tire while driving off-road on soft conditions, but the grip is less than an all-terrain option.

We characterize these tires by their large tread blocks with additional voids, providing more traction while traveling over soft terrain. These tires are reinforced for puncture resistance, which is a common issue with off-road driving.

Commercial drivers who put a lot of highway miles on their vehicles are ideal candidates for ribbed tires. This option provides vehicles with superior highway handling and fantastic weather traction while supporting heavy loads.

Use these tires for all-season performance like highway tires. However, sport truck tires have a higher speed rating at which a vehicle can carry loads safely.

Donut or compact temporary spares are a little slimmer than standard tires. They are designed for limited use until you complete a permanent tire replacement. A spare tire is typically rated for around 50 miles of travel at a maximum speed of 50 mph. You can often get full-size spares in the same brand as your vehicle’s other four tires.

Trailer tires come in two main types: bias ply and radial ply. Bias ply tires come designed to travel farther distances and carry heavier loads. These tires tend to suffer from irregular wear since they typically carry more weight. The smoother radial ply tires are ideal for highway driving.

ATV/UTV tires are similar to all-terrain tires. They have large tread blocks and deep voids to handle sand, mud, rocks, gravel, and other soft terrains.

Tires in this category include anything from wheelbarrows and dollies to golf carts and tractors.