Spare Change
…to hydroplane (float) on top of the water, losing traction and increasing stopping distances. It costs a little more to use a coin to
test for 4/32". Take a
quarter; insert George Washington’s head upside down into the tread in several locations across the tire. If you can see all of his head, your…
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Tire Tech Information - Mounting and Balancing
…on the third try. Done this way, the high spot on the tire has been tried at each
quarter of the wheel. At one of those points, the tire should be good and round. At that point, rebalance the tire, and go for a
test drive. If the vibration persists, the problem is either in the tire, or elsewhere in…
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Winter Tech - Mounting and Balancing
…on the third try. Done this way, the high spot on the tire has been tried at each
quarter of the wheel. At one of those points, the tire should be good and round. At that point, rebalance the tire, and go for a
test drive. If the vibration persists, the problem is either in the tire, or elsewhere in…
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How many wheel weights are too many?
…bring it into balance. Let's take a
test example of one incident I recently encountered when a customer expressed concern that 15 wheel weights were used on his 19" BMW wheel and tire package. Is 15 weights too many? Let's find out. * Each stick-on weight is a
quarter of an ounce * 15 weights on one wheel…
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Pirelli World - Part 2
…manufacturers based in Germany. Similar to their Italian counterparts, the German technical team is
quartered adjacent to the
test center. The same sorts of indoor
tests are carried out here as in Milan, speeding
test turnaround time for the German O.E. customers. Two separate tire manufacturing plants are also…
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