Low profile tires, are they worth it? Look good at any cost?

A lot of young people are into the tuning market and like the look and performance of low profile tires mounted on very large wheels. The problem is the tire is the first line of defense when you hit a pot hole or turn into McDonalds. The energy from the collision that is created when your vehicle runs through a pot hole or any other large bump, has to be absorbed by the tire first and then into the wheel, then wheel hub, the suspension and eventually into the chassis, then your seat. If you have a very low profile tire (Sidewall), the energy is not absorbed by the tire it is transferred completely into the other parts. These parts are not designed to take the complete impact so they begin to fail prematurely or worse they fail immediately and cause lots of callateral damage. The idea of street tires having to be low profile to handle well is solid, but it has to be tempered with reason. There is “Too low” when it comes to the tire’s side wall and you could cost your self a lot of money trying to look sporty!

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