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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Toe-out

Automotive; Tires

The fronts of two tyres on the same axle are further apart than the rears of the tires.

Positive offset

Automotive; Tires

The mounting face of a wheel is toward the wheel’s street side, moving the tyre and wheel assembly in toward the vehicle.

Fore-and-aft weight transfer

Automotive; Tires

Transfer of weight from the front axle to the rear axle (or vice versa) caused by acceleration or braking. Acceleration causes weight transfer from the front axle to the rear axle. Braking causes ...

Four-wheel-drift

Automotive; Tires

A handling term describing a car with its front and rear tyres sliding in a controlled manner. The driver uses both throttle and steering to keep the vehicle on a prescribed path.