Colored 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…

…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…

…as sticky and responsive as they are, these Michelin performance tires provide a great ride quality and quiet ride. I've only noticed a little tread noise on certain surfaces such as chip-and-seal, but a good tire won't hide bad road repairs. My one observation is that it's important to…

…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…

…Email Page to a Friend Video Center It's Too Easy Not to Check Your Tread (00:35) Category: Tires Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Email Page to a Friend Think you can stop on a dime? Better check your tread. During National Tire Safety Week and all through the year, get…

…to testing Max Performance Summer tires - the proverbial running shoes for cars. They're the pinnacle in tire technology, blending the latest in tread compounds and internal components with highly engineered designs. To find out how they drive, we selected several of the best and two of the newest…

…Video Center Panic Stopping: How Much Tread Depth Do You Need? (03:42) Category: Tires Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Email Page to a Friend Tires are usually considered legally worn out when they reach 2/32" of remaining tread depth. Concerned that nearly worn out tires…

…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…

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Email Page to a Friend Video Center Understanding Tire Tread with Wide Open Throttle's Jessi Lang (03:08) Category: Tires Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Email Page to a Friend Jessi Lang, host of Wide Open Throttle, visited…

…General Exclaim UHP for only $72* each. And if you're considering adding some color to your ride, take a look at Sparco's Assetto Gara wheels. They're offered in bright silver and a rainbow of other color choices: Blue Assetto Gara $136* Green Assetto Gara $136* Bronze Assetto Gara $136*…

…Michelin's FleX-Ice silica-based winter tread rubber compound provides firmness at higher temperatures for wet and dry road stability while it remains flexible at lower temperatures to enhance packed snow and ice traction. It's molded into a directional tread design that helps evacuate water…

…tread depths, studs are manufactured in different lengths that must be matched to the depth of the holes molded in the tire (see illustration below). Stud sizes are identified by their Tire Stud Manufacture Index (T.S.M.I.) number or the stud's overall length in millimeters (mm). New studs are color…

…winter conditions without them. Developed featuring a compound to enhance cold weather flexibility and wet traction, the compound is molded into a tread design with a Center Stability Rib and directional pattern to combine straight-line stability on dry roads with water evacuation and hydroplaning…