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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.
Industry: Automotive; Rubber
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negative camber
Automotive; Tires
Alignment setting where the tops of the tires are leaning toward the centerline of the vehicle; racers use a negative camber angle for maximum cornering potential.
steel belt
Automotive; Tires
The combination of steel cords covered with rubber that forms a strip or belt placed under the tread rubber and on top of the casing (carcass); ensures uniformity when the tire is rotating and helps ...
negative offset
Automotive; Tires
When the wheel mounting face is closer to the brake side of the wheel, moving the tire and wheel assembly out of the fender well.
steering response
Automotive; Tires
A vehicle’s reaction to a driver’s steering inputs. Also the feedback that drivers get through the steering wheel as they make steering inputs.
nominal rim diameter
Automotive; Tires
The diameter of a tire rim, given in nearest whole numbers (e.g. 15 in.).
steering system
Automotive; Tires
The entire mechanism that allows the driver to guide and direct the vehicle; includes the steering wheel, steering column, steering gear, linkages, and wheel supports.
offset
Automotive; Tires
The offset of the rim is what locates the tire/wheel assembly in relation to the suspension. A wheel with zero offset has a mounting face that directly aligns to the wheel’s centerline.