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Tires
TiresandWheels
UniformTireQualityGrading
Thetirequalitygradesareonthetiresidewallbetweenthetreadshoulderandthewidest
partofthetire.Forexample:Treadwear200TractionAATemperatureA.The
USDepartmentofTransportationrequiresthefollowinginformation:
Treadwear
Thetreadweargradeisacomparativeratingbasedonthewearrateofthetirewhentested
undercontrolledconditionsonaspecifiedgovernmenttestcourse.Forexample,atire
graded150wouldunderoneandahalf(11/2)timesaswellonthegovernmentcourseasa
tiregraded100.Therelativeperformanceoftiresdependsupontheactualconditionsof
theiruse,however,andmaydepartsignificantlyfromthenormduetovariationsindriving
habits,servicepracticesanddifferencesinroadcharacteristicsandclimate.
Traction–AA,A,BandC
ThetractiongradesfromhighesttolowestareAA,A,B,andCandtheyrepresentthetire’s
abilitytostoponwetpavementasmeasuredundercontrolledconditionsonspecified
governmenttestsurfacesofasphaltandconcrete.AtiremarkedCmayhavepoortraction
performance.
WARNING
Thetractiongradeassignedtothistireisbasedonbraking(straightahead)
tractiontestsanddoesnotincludecornering(turning)traction.
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