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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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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.

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