Tire Tech Cheshire CT
Tire performance is important and it can be a task to deal with all the mechanics surrounding tires. Make sure yours are performing at optimum levels with some tire tech advice, found in these articles.
Changing Ideals: Why There May Never Be a Perfect Tire Cheshire CT
With every tiremaker in the world making claims for their particular radial ply entry, beleaguered and confused consumers began to think of fiberglass belted tires as delicate and every bit as breakable as fine crystal. For their part, competitive fiber makers cranked out as much propaganda as possible blasting fiberglass, making consumers all the more wary.
Cooling Down: Reducing Heat is Key to Improving OTR Tire Performance Cheshire CT
Take a rubber band and stretch and release it many times. Notice how much warmer it is? The mechanical energy you imparted to stretch and release the rubber band has been converted to heat energy. This is what takes place in an OTR tire, but on a much larger scale, and all of that rubber (more than 3 tons in a 63-inch radial) – being such a good insulator – holds that heat.
Form vs. Function: Performance Most Important in Tires Cheshire CT
Starting in the mid-1980s it was generally thought by tire compounders that a line of tires needed by most tire buyers should consist of a polymer system, the backbone for all rubber compounds. Much of that thinking is still in place today.
Interpreting Angles: The Important Relationship Between Caster, Camber and Toe Cheshire CT
When talking about the big three in a vehicle’s suspension, caster is probably the hardest to visualize and the least mentioned. Camber and toe are much easier to wrap your head around, but it’s important that we understand caster because if we don’t, the customer may notice a diminished lack of handling.
