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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Shimmy

Automotive; Tires

Wobbling of wheels from side-to-side on a vehicle. Shimmying can be caused by a variety of factors, including improperly balanced tires, poor alignment, and bent wheels.

Interlocking sipes

Automotive; Tires

S-shaped sipes that interlock, creating greater sipe length for extra tractive grip.

Shoulder

Automotive; Tires

The area of a tyre where the tread and sidewall meet.

Kilopascal (kPa)

Automotive; Tires

The metric unit for air pressure. One psi is equal to 6.9 kPa.

That portion of a tyre between the tread and the bead. Protects the tyre against impacts with curbs, etc. This is also where the sidewall markings can be found which tell you important information ...

Lateral runout

Automotive; Tires

Side-to-side wobbling of a wheel as it rotates; a shimmy.

Silica

Automotive; Tires

In 1992, Michelin discovered how to incorporate this new reinforcing filler into the rubber compound of tires. The discovery paved the way for compounds that provided resistance to wear, low rolling ...