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Tag: steer tires

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POLL: Steer-only or steer/drive — your approach to spin balancing?
If you have your tires balanced, do you focus on steers only, drives too or another approach?
November 10, 2016
tire-balancer
Overdrive Extra
Fuel and Physics
With all the fuel saving products in the marketplace, how do you know what works?
December 1, 2011
Tread design and type of rubber compound account for 40 percent of a tire’s rolling resistance.
Business
Dual-compound steer tire
Michelin introduced its XZA3 + Evertread steer tire June 8, incorporating a “dual-compound” tread design. Ted Becker, director of marketing for Michelin America’s Truck Tires, said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency SmartWay certified tire is designed for fuel efficiency, meeting California Air Resources Board requirements and to deliver 30 percent more mileage than competitor steer […]
June 8, 2011
Business
Spec the Perfect Tires
With products becoming increasingly specialized, learn to pick the designs that fit your business and save money.
February 1, 2011
A tire that runs even 20 percent of the time off road needs a different tread design and compounding or it will suffer an early demise. If running off road most of the time, a model with more rugged specs is needed.
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GT tires get SmartWay approval
The GT radial GSL213 steer tire and GT669+ drive tire have received SmartWay certification from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, GITI Tire USA announced. Read about the tires at GITI TIre USA.
November 19, 2010
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Tire rotation
Even when alignment is up to snuff, tires do wear unevenly. Add the tendency for parts to wear and get out of alignment, and tire rotation begins to make sense.
March 1, 2010
“Rotation is not the answer to solving an axle misalignment issue or other mechanical issue,” says Michelin’s Doug Jones.
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