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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.

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Tires

camber thrust

Automotive; Tires

Side or lateral force generated when a tire rolls with camber, which can add to or subtract from the side force a tire generates.

carbon black

Automotive; Tires

This is a reinforcing filler which, when incorporated into the tire rubber compound, gives it a high resistance to wear.

carcass

Automotive; Tires

The supporting structure of the tire consisting of plies anchored to the bead on one side and running in a radius to the other side and anchoring to the bead. Also called casing.

carcass ply

Automotive; Tires

Made up of thin textile fiber cables bonded into the rubber. These cables are largely responsible for determining the strength of the tire.

carrying capacity

Automotive; Tires

At a given air pressure, how much weight each tire is designed to carry. For each tire size, there is a load inflation table to ensure the inflation pressure used is sufficient for the vehicle axle ...

caster

Automotive; Tires

The angle between a line drawn vertically through a wheel’s centerline and the axis around which the wheel is steered; improves a car’s directional stability and on-center feel.

centerline

Automotive; Tires

An imaginary line down the center of the vehicle. Alignment tracking is measured from this line.

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