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Tire information
sory weight, including heavy duty brakes, ride levelers, roof rack, heavy duty battery, and special trim.
. Radial ply tire A pneumatic tire in which the ply cords that extend to the beads are laid at substantially 90 degrees to the centerline of the tread.
. Recommended inflation pressure
The cold inflation pressure recommended by a vehicle manufacturer.
. Reinforced tire A tire designed to operate at higher loads and at higher inflation pressures than the corresponding standard tire.
. Rim A metal support for a tire or a tire and tube assembly upon which the tire beads are seated.
. Rim diameter Nominal diameter of the bead seat.
. Rim size designation Rim diameter and width.
. Rim type designation The industry of manufacturer’ s designation for a rim by style or code.
. Rim width Nominal distance between rim flanges.
. Section width The linear distance between the exteriors of the sidewalls of an inflated tire, excluding elevations due to labeling, decoration, or protective bands.
. Sidewall That portion of a tire between the tread and bead.
. Sidewall separation The parting of the rubber compound from the cord material in the sidewall.
. Snow tire A tire that attains a traction index equal to or greater than 110, compared to the ASTM E1136-93 Standard Reference Test Tire, when using the snow traction test as described in ASTM F-1805-00, Standard Test Method for Single Wheel Driving Traction in a Straight Line on Snow-and Ice-Covered
Surfaces, and which is marked with an Alpine Symbol“” on at least one sidewall.
. Test rim The rim on which a tire is fitted for testing, and it may be any rim listed as appropriate for use with that tire.
. Tread That portion of a tire that comes into contact with the road.
. Tread rib A tread section running circumferentially around a tire.
. Tread separation Pulling away of the tread from the tire carcass.
. Treadwear indicators( TWI) The projections within the principal grooves designed to give a visual indication of the degrees of wear of the tread.
. Vehicle capacity weight The rated cargo and luggage load plus 150 lbs( 68 kg) times the vehicle’ s designated seating capacity.