victor Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 What does it mean by conicity problems in tires? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edward Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 When the tire is manufactured, there is a belt in the tire that needs to be centered perfectly inside the tire. That belt helps in holding the balance of the car on tires. When the belt is not perfectly aligned to the center, it’s called coniticity problem in the tire. And trust me, it’s really dangerous. Conicity in the tire is not a good sign actually. Even when the belt is measured to be 1mm off centered; it completely imbalance the tires. When the tires have conicity problems, one can notice that the tires leaning to one side always. Event eh air pressure is not perfectly balanced if there is conicity in the tire. Conicity occurs not only because of the off centered belts only, but when the beads in the tire are not in the same plane, comity is possible. In such a case, the tire will roll down to the shorter surface as the beads are not perfectly aligned in the middle and therefore the sidewall height in the tire differs both sides. Conicity is mainly seen in the front wheels. Also, the conicity in the tires directly affects the steering pull and the driver gets uncomfortable with the steering as it is never straight and balanced. Conicity is really harmful. One should never continue driving, if the tires have conicity problem. One will always realize imbalance in the tires, and may be tires will wore down easily. It’s really dangerous. Just think it in this way. You are driving on a highway, and suddenly the tires get tore. You will lose the steering balance completely and may be end up in a big accident. If you think, your tires have conicity issues, take it back to the dealer as soon as possible, and get the belt/beads fixed, but don’t ignore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullseye Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 Its really bad man. I remember the experience ofmy frend who had conicity tire problem. The tire in his car slip off and his car slipped t one side of the road. He was saved but the accident was really bad. His car condition was terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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