Sep 2, 2012

Cooper's Tyre Pressures Increase Puncture Resistance


Tyres Preassures Increase Puncture Resistance (Cooper Tyre)

We always get the questions such as, "How I get my 4x4 tyres puncture or damage?" repeatedly, thus  CPS TYRE TRADING would like to share with you why you should choose our tyres if puncture or damage on tyres is one of your major concern.

The most common cause of flat tyres is punctured by sharp objects. In the case of the 4 wheel drive vehicles, small punctures can results in a slow loss of air  and put driver in dangerous situation. We would like to share with you the advantages of Cooper tyres from the "Puncture Resistance" perspective. The image 1 as below displays 3 photos snapped from punture resistance test on Cooper tyre.

Cut Resistance Demo - CPS TYRE TRADING BW, BM, Penang tyres dealer



Image 1 : Tyres stay in good condition after several hard cuts on it.

1 : Bend the tyre    
2:  Cut the tyre few times back and forth 
3 : It is hard to damage the tyre


Test Puncture Resistance:

The number in the table as below indicates the number of "pass through" of a tyre over the sharp object before it punctures.

Tyre Preassure

Cooper STT

Cooper ST

Dunxop Grandtrek

Bridgextone Dueler 693

38 psi
2
2
1
1
28 psi
9
3
1
1
24 psi
15
5
1
1
20 psi
NO PUNCTURE
16
2
2
16 psi
NO PUNCTURE
NO PUNCTURE
4
4

The following images show how the puncture tests can be performed using interchangeable tyre pressure across different type of 4x4 tyres.


Tyres pass through the sharp objects couple of times to test the puncture resistance | cooper tyre malaysia dealers

Puncture Resistance Demo - Cooper Tyres

Sharp object is used to test puncture resistance for tyres of Cooper, Dunlop and Bridgestone