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Automotive

Dealing with vehicles or machines used for travel or motion, especially cars.

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oxidation

Automotive; Tires

Rust process that takes place in the steel belts when moisture, via damage, is allowed to get inside the tire. This can result in the tire becoming unserviceable before normal ...

positive caster

Automotive; Tires

Alignment setting when the steering axis is inclined rearward at the top.

positive offset

Automotive; Tires

The mounting face of a wheel is toward the wheel’s street side, moving the tire and wheel assembly in toward the vehicle.

radial ply tire

Automotive; Tires

A type of tire with plies arranged so cords in the body run at 90-degree angles to the center line of the tread.

ribs

Automotive; Tires

A pattern of tread features aligned around the circumference of a tire. There are usually multiple ribs across the tread area of a tire.

rim flange

Automotive; Tires

Surface of the rim of the wheel that contacts the side of the tire bead.

rolling resistance

Automotive; Tires

The force required to keep a tire moving at a uniform speed. The lower the rolling resistance, the less energy needed to keep a tire moving.