 | B arry's Tire Tech This is a series of articles on the technical aspects of tires, their care and usage. My primary purpose in these articles is to help people understand tires and thereby reduce the risks we all face every day. ..........and since tires is just about the only thing I know about.......... Please drop me a note if you have a topic you want to see: Barry@BarrysTireTech.com |
Links to Useful and Interesting Websites: Useful Lists and Such: Tyre Reviews.com - Jonathan Benson, a UK based journalist (now living in Salt Lake City), does tire testing and publishes them on YouTube. This link takes you to his website, which has links to the YouTube videos. This guy is excellent!! Wheel-Size.com - A listing of the tire and wheel specifications of many vehicles on a worldwide basis. They have much more than just tire and wheel info. TirePressure.org - Lots of tire load tables as well as some related charts. I prefer this website over others that have load tables TirePressure.com - Tire load tables and some related charts. I'm not a great fan of how they organized this. TireSize.com - A Tire Size Calculator. I'm not a great fan of this one, but it has many good features. But be aware that they calculate the Revs per Mile wrong. They don't factor in that the rolling diameter is 3% smaller than the freestanding diameter - meaning you have to multiply the displayed value by 1.03! 1010Tires.com: Tire Size Calculator - A Canadian retailer of tires that has some interesting webpages - including this calculator. They got the revs per mile correct - probably because I consulted with them once and they've continued the correction. However, they use the term "Tread Width" in the calculation where they should have said "Section Width". Firestone Recommended Tire Pressures - A way to find the specified tire pressure for vehicles. I'm assuming these are US only vehicles. I've by-passed the main site and linked directly to the selection page. The main site is a consumer portal for their repair services. Tire Rack's Main Page - I use the main page to research what's available. But the links below are likely more useful. Barry's Tire Tech.com: DOT CodesThis is an excerpt from an issue of Tire Business of the DOT Codes as of December, 2024. Barry's Tire Tech.com: Wheel Weight Chart 2005 to 2018This is an application chart showing what wheel weight types fit on what vehicles - OEM wheels only! Top Tire Review: EU Tire Label Database - This is a database of EU Tire Labels. This database might get updated from time to time. Barry's Tire Tech: EU Tire Label Database - This is the same database as immediately above, but my own copy in case that webpage disappears. I probably won't be updating the database very often.Top Tire Review: UTQG Rating Database - This is a database of UTQG ratings. This database might get updated from time to time. Barry's Tire Tech: UTQG Database - This is the same database as immediately above, but my own copy in case that webpage disappears. I probably won't be updating the database very often.JLTechno: Alignment Specs - This has alignment specs for many cars, but it appears they aren't completely up to date!Hunter: Find Road Force Balancers - This is a search for Hunter Road Force Balancers.Code Table.net - This is a list of &# codes for special symbols USE THIS ONE!! Alt-Codes.net - This is a list of Alt Key Codes - they also list Decimal (&#) and Hex (&#x) codes. TireRecappers.com: History of Tires - I found this while looking for images of retreads. This is the best history of tires I have found. Tire Recappers is a Nashville based retreader. TyreSafe: Tyre Wall of Shame - I stumbled on this website while looking at Tyre News UK. It has photos of tires with problems. Tire Standardizing Organizations and Related: The Tire and Rim Association (TRA) - The US based tire standardizing organization The European Tyre and Rim Technical Organization (ETRTO) - The Europe based tire standardizing organization The Japanese Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association (JATMA) - The Japanese tire standardizing organization USTMA (US Tire Manufacturers Association, formerly the RMA - Rubber Manufacturers Association) - The trade organization for companies that manufacture tires in the US. They have many useful publications, most of them free! European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers Association (ETRMA) - The trade organization for companies that manufacture tires and rubber products in Europe Tire and Rubber Association of Canada (TRAC) - The organization that represents companies involved in tires and rubber products in Canada Tire Industry Association (TIA) - An international organization headquartered in the US that represents tire dealers, tire manufacturers, and related groups, probably best known for their training classes and manuals. Friends and Colleagues: RV Tire Safety - Roger is a retired tire engineer. His site is devoted to RV owners.Tire Terrain - Emre is in Turkey and publishes comparisons.Top Tire Review - Edwin is in Malayasia and publishes comparisons.Tire News: Tire Business - US based tire newspaper with, of course, a US emphasis.Tyre News UK - UK based tire newspaper with, of course, a UK emphasis.Tire Technology International magazine - News magazine with a decided technical orientations.Discussions about Tires: Bob is the Oil Guy: Tires and Wheels - This is a website that primarily deals with oil and related products, but they have lots of discussion forums. This link takes you to the "Tires and Wheels" section. I hang out there a lot. |