- Industry: Automotive
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To achieve the optimal weight balance between the tyre 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.
Industry:Automotive
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 softer, better gripping compounds.
Industry:Automotive
Tyres selected by a vehicle manufacturer that best match tyre performance to vehicle performance characteristics. Also known as OE.
Industry:Automotive
The way in which a tyre carcass is constructed. Radial structure tyres can be identified by the word radial or by the letter R and today account for the majority of vehicle tires.
Industry:Automotive
Small bumps in the shoulder grooves help to provide lateral block rigidity.
Industry:Automotive
The distance between the outside of the two sidewalls, including lettering and designs.
Industry:Automotive
The various springs, shock absorbers and linkages used to suspend a vehicle’s frame, body, engine, and drivetrain above its wheels.
Industry:Automotive
Too much air in the tire, resulting in premature wear in the centre of the tread.
Industry:Automotive
Uniform tread pattern on both sides of the tread for better performance in specific conditions and on specific roads.
Industry:Automotive
