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Dealing with vehicles or machines used for travel or motion, especially cars.
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interlocking sipes
Automotive; Tires
S-shaped sipes that interlock, creating greater sipe length for extra tractive grip.
sidewall
Automotive; Tires
That portion of a tire between the tread and the bead. Protects the tire against impacts with curbs, etc. This is also where the sidewall markings can be found which tell you ...
silica
Automotive; Tires
In 1992, Michelin discovered how to incorporate this new reinforcing filler into the rubber compound of tires. The discovery paved the way for compounds that provided resistance ...
lateral weight transfer
Automotive; Tires
When a vehicle travels through a curve, weight is transferred from the wheels on the inside of the curve to the wheels on the outside of the curve. This is a result of the ...
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