low-profile tire

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• low-profile tire — low profile tire, a tire wider than it is high, designed to put more tread into contact with the road than do regular tires …   Useful english dictionary

• low-profile tire — A tire with a wide tread but a low height. A tire with a height that is 70% or less of its width would be described as low profile, as opposed to an average tire of 80% …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• low profile — A tire with a low aspect ratio of a tire (i.e., the section height is smaller than section width) …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• tire — The rubber part of the wheel which contacts the ground. The construction can be bias plybias belted or radial. The plies are made of rayon, nylon, and polyester. Belting can be fiberglass steel, or kevlar. The rest of the tire is hard rubber. See …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Tire — This article is about tires used on road vehicles, including pneumatic tires and solid tires. For railroad tires, see railway tires. For other uses, see tire (disambiguation) or tyre.Tires, or tyres (in American and British English, respectively) …   Wikipedia

• profile — [1] The side view of something. [2] The aspect ratio of a tire. See cam profile low profile tread profile …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Tire manufacturing — Pneumatic tires are manufactured according to relatively standardized processes and machinery, in around 450 tire factories in the world. Over 1 billion tires are manufactured annually, making the tire industry the majority consumer of natural… …   Wikipedia

• Tire fire — A tire fire is a slow burning fire that occasionally occurs at dumps where tires are being stored. It is a specific form of landfill fire. They are noted for being difficult to extinguish, and therefore can burn for long periods. Such fires… …   Wikipedia

• Run-flat tire — A run flat tire is a pneumatic vehicle tire that is designed to resist the effects of deflation when punctured, and to enable the vehicle to continue to be driven at reduced speeds (up to 90 km/h or 55 mph), and for limited distances of up to 100 …   Wikipedia

• Whitewall tire — Whitewall tires or white sidewall (WSW) tires are tires having a stripe or entire sidewall of white rubber. Early automobile tires were made entirely of natural white rubber, however, the white rubber did not offer sufficient traction and… …   Wikipedia

• Michelin TRX — The Michelin TRX is a radial tire introduced by the Michelin Group in 1975. Its introduction as the first low profile tire marked an advance in tire technology. Tension was more evenly distributed in TRX tires, affording better directional… …   Wikipedia