(Editor's Note: This story is part of our #TireBiz30 in which we feature one archived story every day of September to celebrate Tire Business' 30th anniversary. Each story represents one of the most ...

You know, tires are a lot like people. Tires have shoulders, toes, heels and soles in addition to belts and zippers. They need air to live and they can be bled. They can get hot, overheat, fatigue, ...

In short, tires are precisely-engineered pieces of rubber, chemicals, fabric and metal that are designed to provide traction, cushion road shock and carry a specified load under all kinds of ...

When you install wider tires without changing anything else, the size of the tire's contact patch (i.e., the rubber touching asphalt) stays relatively constant. That size is based on a tire's overall ...