Colored Tread

…pitches/placement of Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus tread blocks are highlighted by different colors. In order to keep that from happening, tire designers use computers to sequence multi-pitch tread designs that subtly vary tread block size and shape to randomize the road contact and resulting…

…or various colors around the tire's circumference) and/or alphanumeric codes to identify the exact type and size tire for which the tread slab is intended. Because the tread identifying stripes/letters/numbers are printed on the flat tread slab before the tire is assembled and its tread design is…

…tire's tread, they are formed by raised pins strategically located in the curing mold. There will be occasions when a tire being removed from the curing mold will lightly drag its tread across the tread depth pins. This may cause shallow lateral nicks in the tread surface just outboard of the tread…

…on the specs page and in search results. As noise reducing tire technology continues to spread, we see multiple variations of style, width, color, continuity and even placement of the foam. While this disparity may seem like random execution, it is intentional, with each manufacturer determining…