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Wheels and tires form an integral part of a vehicle. The smooth functioning of a vehicle depends majorly upon the kind of automotive wheels and tires used. Automotive wheels have circular frames that have the capability of rotating on their axis thereby helping in the movement of a vehicle. Wheels are available in a wide variety of sizes, designs, and styles. Wheels are attached to an axle, which are used for moving or turning wheels in a circular motion around a point or fulcrum. There are different types of wheels available in the market namely alloy wheel, wire wheel, chrome wheels, rubber wheels, aluminum wheel, magnesium wheel and steel wheel. Apart from wheels, different wheel parts are also found in the market.
Automotive tires are usually rubber tubes or more specifically pneumatic enclosures affixed around a wheel which helps in facilitating rotation of a vehicle. Almost all types of automobiles ranging from two wheelers, cars to airplanes use tires. Tires are filled with air, which ultimately offers a flexible support to the vehicle. Tires enhance the performance of an automobile by providing a smooth and comfortable grip of the road. Mostly, auto tires are manufactured using ductile elastomer material like rubber, fabric and wire. Presently, more than one billion automotive tires are manufactured annually in the world with the three leading automobile wheel manufacturers occupying more than 60% of a global market share. New innovations in terms of material, design and wheels parts in the auto industry have helped the auto wheels and auto tires manufacturers to put forth an extensive array of improved and high performing auto parts.
Wheel and Tire Parts  Wheel and tire parts are indispensable for any automobile. Automobile wheel manufacturers across the globe use different kinds of raw materials and techniques to manufacture these auto parts in a wide variety. The different types of auto wheel and tire parts are automotive wheels, automotive tubes, flywheel, linkage parts, lug bolts, lug nuts, radial tires, steel radials, tires and wheels accessories, tubeless tires, wheel studs and tube expanders.
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Automotive wheels are the devices that are circular in shape, surrounded by a rubber-based tire used for moving a vehicle. These wheels respond very quickly to all types of road conditions and provide uniform and frictionless riding. Automobile wheel manufacturers have used different materials for making wheels. Amongst the diverse range of automotive wheels used in automobiles, alloy wheels and wire wheels are the most common.
Alloy
Wheel: Alloy wheel as the name suggests is generally made up of aluminum alloy. These aluminum-based auto wheels have greater strength and are lightweight, durable as well as attractive. The alloy wheel lessens the rotating mass of suspension parts of an automobile and ensures perfect steering feel and effective braking response.
Wire
Wheel: Wire wheel comprises of three major wheel parts that are inner rings, outer rings and a series of spokes that are used for linking the inner rings and outer rings together. Steel, brass, aluminum, iron, and other types of metals can be used for making wire wheels. |
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Automotive tubes or auto tubes are prominent parts of auto wheels and tires. Automotive tubes are the natural rubber based flexible and bendable hollow ring, which are installed into the casing of a tire. In simpler terms, these tubes are inflated torus shaped balloons used for preventing the leakage of air from auto tires. The auto tubes are generally heat resistant and have an ability of transporting heavy loads for far away distances on unleveled roads under any weather conditions. Moreover these auto tubes assure the longer tire life by offering excellent air retention and lowering of blowouts after punctures. These auto wheels and tires parts that are auto tubes are highly tensile, powerful, and tear resistant.
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Linkage parts consist of many devices, components or equipment used for joining, inter linking or assembling the various parts of an automobile wheel and tire.
Linkage parts can be further segregated into following categories:
Front
Axle: Front axle also known as steering axle is a supporting shaft through which set of wheels rotates. Axle forms an essential part of auto wheels and tires, which is generally affixed in a position with bearings or bushings inside a hole in a wheel of a vehicle.
Rear
Axle: Rear axle is often considered as dead axle. This type of axle is placed at the front of another axle called pusher axle. Rear axle is mostly used by trailers and trucks to bear the heavy loads.
Tie
Rod: An important auto wheels and tires part, tie rod is a metal-based bar used for fastening, binding and linking the various wheel parts of the automobile.
Tie
Rod End: Tie rod end refers to flexible and tensile coupling placed in the steering linkage that are further used for connecting the tie rod to the steering knuckles.
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An important part of auto wheels and tires, lug bolt is the round shaped bolt which is flat from the head and aims at providing traction on a tire of a vehicle. Lug bolt is the mechanical part that has flat extension along with a hook but not head. The lug bolts can be made up of steel, iron, brass, aluminum, copper and many more metals.
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Tires and wheels accessories include whole ensemble of supportive devices, equipment or parts used along with automotive wheels and tires. These accessories are useful in assembling, installing and protecting automobile tires and wheels. These accessories form an integral part of auto wheels and tires for every vehicle.
Some of the auto wheels and tires accessories are:
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