Car Skid resistance Road slipperiness explained Road slipperiness or skid resistance is the technical term for the cumulative effects of snow, ice, water, loose material and the ...

Car Slip angle explained In vehicle dynamics, slip angle or sideslip angle is the angle between a rolling wheel's actual direction of travel and the direction towards which it is ...

Snow chains Snow chains, or tire chains, are devices fitted to the tires of vehicles to provide maximum traction when driving through snow and ice. Snow chains are attached to ...

Subaru Wheel Fitment Sizes Guide PCD & Offsets Model P.C.D. ET Bore Subaru Forester 5 x 100 40...50 56 Subaru Justy (iki 1995 m.) 4 x 100 35...38 59 Subaru Justy (nuo 1995 m.) 4 ...

Toyota Wheel Fitment Sizes Guide PCD & Offsets Model P.C.D. ET Bore Toyota Avensis 5 x 100 35...38 54 Toyota Camry (nuo 1990 m.) 5 x 100 35...38 54 Toyota Camry (nuo 1991 m.) 5 x ...

Transbrake In drag racing, a transbrake is a mechanism that selectively places the transmission in first and reverse gears simultaneously, effectively holding the race car ...

Automotive tyre (tire) History History The earliest tires were bands of iron (later steel), placed on wooden wheels, used on carts and wagons. The tire would be heated in a forge ...

Car Tyre (Tire) Components Explained A tire carcass is composed of several parts. Tread The tread is the part of the tire that comes in contact with the road surface. The portion ...

Car Tyre Materials & manufacturing Pneumatic tires are manufactured according to relatively standardized processes and machinery, in around 450 tire factories in the world. With ...

Car Tyre (Tire) rotation Tire rotation or rotating tires is the practice of moving automobile wheels and tires from one position on the car, to another, to ensure even tire wear. ...

Car Tire Types Explained Vehicle applications Tires are classified into several standard types, based on the type of vehicle they serve. Since the manufacturing process, raw ...

Volvo Wheel Fitment Sizes Guide PCD & Offsets Model Year PCD Offset Bore 440/460/480 86 to 97 4×100 35 to 45 52.1 7/9 Series 82 to 98 5×108 15 to 25 65.1 850 4 Stud 91 to 94 ...

Automotive Car Wheel Bearing A Typical Car Wheel Bearing On most cars whether front or rear wheel drive the hub to which the front wheel is bolted spins on a stub axle. The wheel ...

Automotive Wheel Lug nut History Some cars made prior to about 1960 used left-hand and right-hand screw thread for different sides of the vehicle to prevent loosening. It was ...

Car Wheel Trims Hubcaps History A hubcap, wheel cover or wheel trim is a decorative disk on an automobile wheel that covers at least a central portion of the wheel. Cars with ...