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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wander

Automotive; Tires

A vehicle’s tendency to stray or wander from its intended direction of travel as a result of steering abnormalities, worn tires, suspension misalignment, crosswinds, or pavement irregularities.

wet traction

Automotive; Tires

Indicates how efficiently the tire disperses water to combat aquaplaning, and how well it grips wet roads in low-speed driving.

wheelbase

Automotive; Tires

The longitudinal distance from the center of the front wheel to the center of the rear wheel on the same side of the vehicle.

wheel weights

Automotive; Tires

Small weights attached or secured to the wheel to balance the tire and wheel assembly.

durometer

Automotive; Tires

An instrument used to measure hardness. Specific to tires, a durometer typically measures the hardness of the tread compound. Durometer can also refer to the hardness result, as in The tire’s ...

dynamic balance

Automotive; Tires

Exists when the weight is equally distributed both around its circumference and on either side of its centerline. A tire and wheels assembly that is out of dynamic balance will produce a wobble ...

eccentric mounting

Automotive; Tires

Mounting of a tire wheel assembly in such a way that the center of rotation for the assembly is not aligned with the center of rotation for the vehicle’s hub.