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Tire Information
steel wires, wrapped or reinforced by ply cords and that is shaped to fit the rim.
. Bead separation A breakdown of the bond between components in the bead.
. Bias ply tire A pneumatic tire in which the ply cords that extend to the beads are laid at alternate angles substantially less than 90 degrees to the centerline of the tread.
. Carcass The tire structure, except tread and sidewall rubber which, when inflated, bears the load.
. Chunking The breaking away of pieces of the tread or sidewall.
. Cold tire pressure The pressure in a tire that has been driven less than 1 mile or has been standing for three hours or more.
. Cord The strands forming the plies in the tire.
. Cord separation The parting of cords from adjacent rubber compounds.
. Cracking Any parting within the tread, sidewall, or inner liner of the tire extending to cord material.
. Curb weight The weight of a motor vehicle with standard equipment including the maximum capacity of fuel, oil and coolant, and if so equipped, air conditioning and additional weight optional engine.
. Extra load tire A tire designed to operate at higher loads and higher inflation pressure than the corresponding standard tire.
. Groove The space between two adjacent tread ribs.
. Innerliner The layer( s) forming the inside surface of a tubeless tire that contains the inflating medium within the tire.
. Innerliner separation The parting of the innerliner from cord material in the carcass.
. Intended outboard sidewall( 1) The sidewall that contains a whitewall, bears white lettering or bears manufacturer, brand, and / or model name molding that is higher or deeper than the same molding on the other sidewall of the tire, or
( 2) The outward facing sidewall of an asymmetrical tire that has a particular side that must always face outward when mounting on a vehicle.
. Light truck( LT) tire
A tire designated by its manufacturer as primarily intended for use on lightweight trucks or multipurpose passenger vehicles.
. Load rating The maximum load that a tire is rated to carry for a given inflation pressure.