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Index page for a report on the fundamentals of car performance, specifically related to tyres.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 53\3\  Scan001
Date  6th January 1927 guessed
  
X4565
FUNDAMENTALS OF CAR PERFORMANCE. X20 / X4050

TYRES.

I: THE EFFECT OF TYRES ON STEERING.
a. {Mr Adams} Out of truth and out of balance tyres.
b. High speed wobbles.
(i) Tyre pressure.
(ii) Tyre size.
(iii) Tyre tread pattern.
c. Irregular tyre wear.
d. {John DeLooze - Company Secretary} Rear tyre inflation pressure and car control.
e. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Balloon tyres and steering stability.
f. {Mr Friese} Large tyres and inflation pressure increase due to increase in atmospheric and running temp:
g. {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} Low speed wobbles.

II: FACTORS AFFECTING TYRE WEAR.
a. {Mr Adams} High temperature effects.
b. Relative tyre life under British and Continental conditions.
c. Double tread tyres.

III: PETROL CONSUMPTION AND TYRES.
a. {Mr Adams} The effect of balloon tyres on consumption.

IV: TYRES AND SUSPENSION.
a. {Mr Adams} Low speed riding characteristics of balloon tyres.
b. High speed properties.

V: MISCELLANEOUS TYRE INFORMATION.
a. {Mr Adams} Variation in gear ratio due to low pressure tyres.
b. The question of noise.
c. Variation in non-skid properties with wear.

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From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).


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