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  2. List of tire companies - Wikipedia

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    Titan Tire Corporation [84] USA: 1993 Goodyear (farm tires), Titan, Continental (OTR only) [85] Tigar Tyres Serbia: 1959 Tigar: Tomket Tires [86] [non-primary source needed] Czech Republic: 1997 Tomket (Czech brand of low category is made in China) Toyo Tire & Rubber [87] Japan: 1945 Nitto, Silverstone, Toyo: Trayal Corporation Serbia: 1955 ...

  3. Firestone and Ford tire controversy - Wikipedia

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    The Explorer weighs more than the Ford Ranger and has a higher Gross Vehicle Weight Rating while also having a lower recommended tire pressure. [15] This difference in weight and tire pressure explains why Ford Explorers had far more tire failures than Ford Rangers even though they used the same tire models.

  4. Cold inflation pressure - Wikipedia

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    Cold inflation pressure is the inflation pressure of tires as measured before a car is driven and the tires warmed up. Recommended cold inflation pressure is displayed in the owner's manual and on the Tire Information Placard attached to the vehicle door edge , pillar , glovebox door or fuel filler flap .

  5. Tire-pressure monitoring system - Wikipedia

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    A tire-pressure monitoring system (TPMS) monitors the air pressure inside the pneumatic tires on vehicles. [1] A TPMS reports real-time tire-pressure information to the driver, using either a gauge, a pictogram display, or a simple low-pressure warning light. TPMS can be divided into two different types – direct (dTPMS) and indirect (iTPMS).

  6. Yokohama Rubber Company - Wikipedia

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    Yokohama fender, produced as a part of the company's series of maritime industry products. Yokohama Advan racing tires. The Yokohama Rubber Company, Limited (横浜ゴム株式会社, Yokohama Gomu Kabushiki gaisha) is a Japanese manufacturing company based in Hiratsuka, Japan. [1]

  7. Tire code - Wikipedia

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    The tyre load index (LI) on a passenger-car tire is a two- or three-digit numerical code used to cross-reference a load & inflation table that will give the maximum load each tire can carry at a given pressure. The load index is sometimes used in conjunction with the load range, which appears elsewhere on the tire.

  8. Uniform Tire Quality Grading - Wikipedia

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    UTQG ratings on sidewall of Toyo Tires Proxes R39 tire UTQG ratings (top) and tire code (bottom) on sidewall of Continental ContiProContact tire. Uniform Tire Quality Grading, commonly abbreviated as UTQG, is a set of standards for passenger car tires that measures a tire's treadwear, temperature resistance and traction.

  9. Motorcycle tyre - Wikipedia

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    A rear motorcycle tyre for street use. A motorcycle tyre (spelt tire in American English) is the outer part of motorcycle wheel, attached to the rim, providing traction, resisting wear, absorbing surface irregularities, and allowing the motorcycle to turn via countersteering.