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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load-carrying capacity

Automotive; Tires

Indicates how much weight a tire is certified to carry at maximum inflation pressure.

The difference between the linear speed of the vehicle and the rotational speed of the tire. For example, if a tire is locked and sliding (e.g., not rotating) while the vehicle is still moving, then ...

zero offset

Automotive; Tires

When the mounting face of the wheel directly aligns with the wheel’s centerline.

zero pressure technology

Automotive; Tires

Michelin® Zero Pressure™ tires feature a reinforced sidewall that is designed to support the weight of your car even after a loss of air pressure — even with no air in the tire. 2 Michelin® Zero ...

zero toe

Automotive; Tires

When tires on the same axle are parallel; the fronts and rears of the tires are equidistant.

zig zag sipes technology

Automotive; Tires

A zig-zag shaped, normally horizontal sipe that flexes and bites into the snow to help provide reliable cold-weather traction.

air pressure

Automotive; Tires

The amount of air inside the tire pressing outward on each square inch of tire, which is expressed in pounds per square inch (psi) or kiloPascals (kPa), the metric designation for air pressure.