dougmcintyre
04-17-2010, 10:52 AM
In Bavarian Autosport's spring 2010 newsletter
Another weapon in the fight against negative camber:
the design of Yokohama Advan tires.
In addition to proper inflation, tire rotation, proper
alignment and camber correction, we do have
another option in the war against uneven tire wear.
A few tire manufacturers have designed some of
their ultra-high performance (UHP) tires specifically
to compensate for excessive negative camber
without quickly chewing off the inner tread areas.
A good example of this is the Yokohama ADVAN
line of tires, where the sidewall has been designed
in such a way that it does not compress and distort
under the uneven inner loading of the negative
camber caused by performance suspensions. This does not completely eliminate the
accelerated inner tread wear – it simply reduces the difference in wear between the
inner and outer tread blocks so you get more useful tread life.
What other tires are designed to "compensate for excessive negative camber"?
Another weapon in the fight against negative camber:
the design of Yokohama Advan tires.
In addition to proper inflation, tire rotation, proper
alignment and camber correction, we do have
another option in the war against uneven tire wear.
A few tire manufacturers have designed some of
their ultra-high performance (UHP) tires specifically
to compensate for excessive negative camber
without quickly chewing off the inner tread areas.
A good example of this is the Yokohama ADVAN
line of tires, where the sidewall has been designed
in such a way that it does not compress and distort
under the uneven inner loading of the negative
camber caused by performance suspensions. This does not completely eliminate the
accelerated inner tread wear – it simply reduces the difference in wear between the
inner and outer tread blocks so you get more useful tread life.
What other tires are designed to "compensate for excessive negative camber"?