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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step groove

Automotive; Tires

A design feature at the base of the groove that generates an additional gripping mechanism in deeper snow.

off-the-car balancing

Automotive; Tires

To achieve the optimal weight balance between the tire and the wheel, the assembly can be taken off the vehicle and balanced to eliminate both side-to-side shimmy and hopping up and down.

A radial casing design that more evenly distributes the forces of acceleration, cornering, and braking throughout the contact patch, allowing for design enhancements in the shoulder and the use of ...

original equipment

Automotive; Tires

Tires selected by a vehicle manufacturer that best match tire performance to vehicle performance characteristics. Also known as OE.

structure

Automotive; Tires

The way in which a tire carcass is constructed. Radial structure tires can be identified by the word radial or by the letter R and today account for the majority of vehicle tires.