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8-1. Specifications
Tire related term
Cracking
CT
Extra load tire
Groove
Innerliner
Innerliner separation
Intended outboard sidewall
Light truck (LT) tire
Load rating
Maximum load rating
Maximum permissible inflation pres-
sure
Measuring rim
Open splice
Meaning
Any parting within the tread, sidewall, or innerliner
of the tire extending to cord material
A pneumatic tire with an inverted flange tire and rim
system in which the rim is designed with rim flanges
pointed radially inward and the tire is designed to fit
on the underside of the rim in a manner that
encloses the rim flanges inside the air cavity of the
tire
A tire designed to operate at higher loads and at
higher inflation pressures than the corresponding
standard tire
The space between two adjacent tread ribs
The layer(s) forming the inside surface of a tubeless
tire that contains the inflating medium within the tire
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
outward when mounted on a vehicle
A tire designated by its manufacturer as primarily
intended for use on lightweight trucks or multipur-
pose 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 permissi-
ble 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 dimen-
sion requirements
Any parting at any junction of tread, sidewall, or
innerliner that extends to cord material
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