Car owners always have something to buy for their “horse”: oil, covers, wheels, coolants, rubber. Tires on the car must have two sets - summer and winter. Those people whose budget can not afford a large selection and different price categories, tires have to choose from a small variety. The most popular wheels for cars of domestic production are tires of Nizhnekamsk production - "Kama". This rubber is available in a large number of sizes and models: "Kama-505", "Kama-301", "Kama-204" and other models. Which model does most motorists choose?
Tires "Kama-204"
This rubber has become popular because of the reasonable price, relatively good quality and a variety of sizes. "Kama-204" R13 is one of the leaders in sales of VAZ cars, as there are many of these cars on Russian roads. It is suitable for many models - from a penny to a tag. The price of this rubber is about one and a half thousand rubles apiece, and this is only six per set. It is currently difficult to find tires with this cost, if only Chinese.
Is it summer or winter tires
Rubber "Kama-204" refers to the group of so-called all-season tires. Many drivers tried to use it in the winter, but found that it was not suitable for sub-zero temperatures. The thing is that the composition of this rubber even at small frosts begins to refuse to work, it just dubs. This affects the grip on the icy road, the car becomes almost uncontrollable. Therefore, it should be used for driving only in positive weather in the summer and with small morning frosts in the fall and spring.
Rubber tread
Outwardly, "Kama-204" is very similar to winter tires, only without spikes. Its tread pattern is asymmetric, consists of five ribs. This allows you to perfectly overcome not only dry asphalt, but also the road during and after rain. The ribs are separated by deep grooves (of course, longitudinal), on the ribs themselves there are lamellas. This allows you to qualitatively remove water and stones from the contact spot. "Kama-204" is positively different from its predecessors. Thanks to new developments, rubber behaves more quietly when driving, even with such an “aggressive” tread, it is better adapted to better resistance to aquaplaning.
Features "Kama-204" 175/70 R-13
Rubber even of one model differs in features depending on the size. So the thirteenth radius is distinctive from the fifteenth and fourteenth. The difference is not very big, but if you decide to purchase such rubber, then you need to know more about it.
"Kama-204" is a radial model, like most modern tires. Now it is almost impossible to find rubber with a different frame design. The letter R represents this type of frame. Thirteen is a diameter, not a radius, as many car owners believe.
This tire is tubeless, but can be installed. A camera the size of UK-13 is suitable for it. It is worth noting that it is the thirteenth chamber that should be used on wheels of the fourteenth size, in order to avoid wrinkles from the chamber inside the wheel, which, when pumped, does not fully fit into the rubber. Accordingly, it is preferable to place the camera one size smaller on each wheel diameter.
"Kama-204" without a camera and a disk weighs a little more than seven kilograms. For riding it is permissible to put a camera weighing no more than nine hundred grams. This should be considered to avoid unpleasant consequences.
As previously mentioned, this rubber, although it has an all-weather purpose and pattern, but use it only in summer and autumn. This is, first of all, the safety of you and other road users.
"Kama-204": reviews of motorists
Already many car owners have managed to experience the quality and endurance of this tire. Reviews about her in most cases are warm. So there are records that the "Kama" of this model showed itself perfectly in a dirty difficult road. Many write that these tires, thanks to their aggressive tread, ideally pass through heavy dirt on country roads.
There are records that the rubber "walks" for a very long time. The tread does not wear out for a long time, the marriage was not detected.
Some complain that this tire is not suitable for winter, it does not hold ice, freezes and becomes stiff. It is believed that the rubber is still noisy.
They also note an acceptable price. People write that with such a democratic price, they were able to afford new wheels during the crisis.
There are a lot of reviews that the Kama manufacturers nevertheless achieved a more “quiet” rubber model, and it became much more comfortable in the car interior.
They also write about its cross on wet roads and puddles. She proved herself perfectly and showed herself. The car does not throw to the side despite the fact that the puddles are deep and large.
Kama has been on the market for many years. Manufacturers try to update the lineup more often so that owners of domestic cars have more choices. According to statistics, marriage in this production is much less than in imported tires.