Tyre sidewall damage

Back to Basics: Part 1: Beads and Sidewalls and What They Add to Performance

Did you know entry-level tire construction engineers, compounders and designers aren’t allowed to touch a new tire for a year or two?

That’s because tire design and development isn’t part of any college curriculum. The making of a competent tire engineer isn’t the job of a college professor. That task belongs to veteran tire company technical types who serve as mentors.

That means only experienced engineers and chemists are making decisions about the tires you sell.

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These seasoned vets constantly make running changes in tire technology to improve such things as noise, vibration and harshness, as well as handling characteristics, tread life, braking, water dispersion, and even better gas mileage.

And the process never stops.

In this article, the first of four, you’ll get a dose of “plain English” explanations about tire pieces and parts. Tire buyers count on you to explain the complexities of a tire. With all of the advanced technology we’ve seen in recent years, an

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