Lexus ES350 Service Manual page 531

Tire related term
Innerliner separation
Intended outboard sidewall
Light truck (LT) tire
Load rating
Maximum load rating
Maximum permissible infla-
tion pressure
Measuring rim
Open splice
Outer diameter
Overall width
Passenger car tire
Ply
Ply separation
Pneumatic tire
Radial ply tire
ES350_OM_OM33B64U_(U)
9-1. Specifications
Meaning
The parting of the innerliner from cord material in the
carcass
(a) The sidewall that contains a whitewall, bears white
lettering, or bears manufacturer, brand, and/or
model name molding that is higher or deeper than
the same molding on the other sidewall of the tire,
or
(b) The outward facing sidewall of an asymmetrical tire
that has a particular side that must always face out-
ward when mounted on a vehicle
A tire designated by its manufacturer as primarily
intended for use on lightweight trucks or multipurpose
passenger vehicles
The maximum load that a tire is rated to carry for a given
inflation pressure
The load rating for a tire at the maximum permissible
inflation pressure for that tire
The maximum cold inflation pressure to which a tire may
be inflated
The rim on which a tire is fitted for physical dimension
requirements
Any parting at any junction of tread, sidewall, or inner-
liner that extends to cord material
The overall diameter of an inflated new tire
The linear distance between the exteriors of the side-
walls of an inflated tire, including elevations due to label-
ing, decorations, or protective bands or ribs
A tire intended for use on passenger cars, multipurpose
passenger vehicles, and trucks, that have a gross vehicle
weight rating (GVWR) of 10,000 lb. or less.
A layer of rubber-coated parallel cords
A parting of rubber compound between adjacent plies
A mechanical device made of rubber, chemicals, fabric
and steel or other materials, that, when mounted on an
automotive wheel, provides the traction and contains
the gas or fluid that sustains the load
A pneumatic tire in which the ply cords that extend to
the beads are laid at substantially 90 degrees to the
centerline of the tread
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