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).
Index page for a report on the fundamentals of car performance focusing on tyres.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 45\2\ Scan002 | |
| Date | 1st January 1927 guessed | |
| X4050 FUNDAMENTALS OF CAR PERFORMANCE. TYRES. X4050 / X20 X4805 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. ----------------------- | ||