Tires

Tires

A ring-shaped covering fixed around the wheel-rim of an automobile that both protects it and provides a shock-absorbant cushion to increase vehicle performance and speed.

Industry: Automotive; Rubber

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interlocking sipes

Automotive; Tires

S-shaped sipes that interlock, creating greater sipe length for extra tractive grip.

shoulder

Automotive; Tires

The area of a tire where the tread and sidewall meet.

kilopascal (kPa)

Automotive; Tires

The metric unit for air pressure. One psi is equal to 6.9 kPa.

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 important information ...

lateral runout

Automotive; Tires

Side-to-side wobbling of a wheel as it rotates; a shimmy.

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 to wear, low rolling ...

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 centrifugal force, or ...