Read All About The Components That Come Together To Make Your Car Tires
It takes 10 to 15 components tom come together to form your vehicle’s tire. Several layers of rubber, and fabric, and steel wires are used to make one single unit of a tire. Also, bead of the tire is manufactured separately, sidewall is done separately and so is the tread. The come together step by step to form one unit.
This article is about the basic tire structure and terms used to explain what they are. First of all, let’s start with the tread of the tire.
Tread
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Bead
Sidewall
Sidewall is what connects your tread to the bead of the tire. It also provides cushion during the driving. Most of the handling characteristics of the car depends on the sidewall of the tire. When you turn, you shift load of the car on your tires. For example, when turning left, load of the car will shift to tires on the right side. How soft or hard is your car’s ride is, also depends on the sidewall. Low profile tires means less air and rubber to cushion the blow of road bumps, and vice versa.
Carcass
Carcass is the skeleton of the tire. It holds everything together. The tread of the tire is melted together with the carcass. Carcass is made up of several plys and in case of a radial tire, reinforced with steel wires. The wires go from bead to bead. In case of a bias-ply tire, usually fabric or fiberglass as used.