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radial tires

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These are newer tires where the layers run straight across, not diagonally. They grip the road better and last longer.

Technical Definition

Radial tires have cords that run perpendicular to the direction of travel, providing better grip and longer life compared to bias ply tires. They became standard in the 1980s.

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"Okay, so we are talking about the radials. Yes."

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"where we had to make sets to where then it was the radios. And then it's pretty much, you check just to make sure something wasn't really out."

Ep.322 – Matt Yocum Dinner with Racers 58:11

"...they do, they make bias. See, I thought Biasly was something that was out of,..."

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Mazda MX-5 / Miata Morgan Plus 8 Tata Motors Aria

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