Category: References

Wheel Weight Charts

Posted in References on November 13, 2025

These are charts showing the various kinds and configurations of balance weights for wheels.

Why the Endurance Tire Return Pattern didn’t change:

Posted in References on November 15, 2023

In the article on weather cracking and tire aging – here!– I stated I couldn’t figure out why the tire return pattern didn’t change – it should have changed timing and shifted to a later return pattern, indicating the failures were occurring later in life. Instead, it only dropped in magnitude.I now have an explanation. […]

UTQG Table

Posted in References on October 16, 2023

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Excerpts from the 1950-51 Tire & Rim Yearbook

Posted in References on September 1, 2009

1950-51 TRA Cover Page: 1950-51 TRA Page 1-01: 1950-51 TRA Page 1-02: 1950-51 TRA Page 1-03: 1950-51 TRA Page 1-04: 1950-51 TRA Page 1-05: 1950-51 TRA Page 1-06: 1950-51 TRA Page 2-01: 1950-51 TRA Page 2-02: 1950-51 TRA Page 2-03: 1950-51 TRA Page 2-04: 1950-51 TRA Page 2-05: 1950-51 TRA Page 2-06: 1950-51 TRA Page […]

Excerpts from 1960 Tire & Rim Yearbook

Posted in References on August 26, 2009

1960 TRA Cover Page: 1960 TRA Page 1-01: 1960 TRA Page 1-02: 1960 TRA Page 1-03: 1960 TRA Page 1-04: 1960 TRA Page 1-05: 1960 TRA Page 1-06: 1960 TRA Page 1-07: 1960 TRA Page 2-01: 1960 TRA Page 2-02: 1960 TRA Page 2-03: 1960 TRA Page 2-04: 1960 TRA Page 2-05: 1960 TRA Page […]