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- From: thos@suite.sw.oz.au (Thomas Cohen)
- Subject: Re: Need Formula For Tire Friction
- Organization: Softway Pty Ltd
- Date: 21 Aug 92 02:48:36 GMT
- Message-ID: <thos.714365316@suite.sw.oz.au>
- References: <h85mx6k.westes@netcom.com> <1992Aug15.200403.18303@cabot.balltown.cma.COM> <Bt8tKy.LH0@acsu.buffalo.edu>
- Keywords: differential, transaxle, limited-slip
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- >In article <1992Aug15.200403.18303@cabot.balltown.cma.COM> richard welty
- >(welty@cabot.balltown.cma.COM) replies to:
- >>article <h85mx6k.westes@netcom.com> Will Estes westes@netcom.com writing:
- >>>I recently had a bad experience with a small "toy" spare tire
- >>>on my Honda Prelude. After driving on it at 50 mph for only
- >>>10 miles it heated up almost to the point where it was
- >>>smoking.
- >>
- >>
- >>you need to know the characteristics of the tire compound,
- >>the weight/load on the tire from the car (and its operation),
- >>the inflation of the tires, and so forth.
- >>
- >>trust the speed rating, and keep your tires properly inflated.
-
-
- Richard has said on the most important thing here - the heat
- a tyre generates is dependent on the inflation, and the speed it
- rotates. As the heat comes (almost purely) from the flexing
- sidewall, the more it flexes (lower inflation pressure/load) or the
- more often it flexes (higher rotational speed), the more heat is
- generated. Heat is what kills tyres. The old habit of taking air
- out of tyres before going on the highway always makes me cringe.
-
- Now, 'space saver' spare tyres are often meant to be inflated
- to abnormal levels so they can be used on a car that normally
- needs a tyre of twice the size. This inflation allows less flex
- than a tyre of that size would normally have. Even so, with a
- smaller tread and carcase, the ultimate heat absorbency is lowered.
- Ergo, you can't drive on one of these tyres fast for any length
- of time. Check the car's manual for inflation pressures and
- recommended maximum speeds.
-
- regards,
-
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