Some other designations are LT for light truck, and T for temporary, or spare tires. Tire Width The 235 is the width of the tire in millimeters (mm), measured from sidewall to sidewall. Since this measure is affected by the width of the rim, the measurement is for the tire when it ...
Using a measured course to fine-tune your settingA comparison of a cyclecomputer's distance reading with GPS readings, or with mile markers over stretch of road, can dial in the accuracy even closer. Divide the DPS or road distance by the cyclometer's mileage reading, then multiply your ...
First, I measured the knives, forks and spoons, inventoried everything else we’d had stashed in the old drawer, and mapped out how I could efficiently divide a 19-in.-by-19-in. drawer. That yielded a layout with two modules: one frame with five boards to separate the knives, big ...
Artwork: How the bore, stroke, and displacement of one cylinder are measured. The bore is the diameter of the cylinder, the stroke is the distance the piston moves, and the displacement is the effective volume. You'll also see the total volume of a car's cylinders quoted in a measurement...
For the sake of avoiding any confusion, understand that while a vehicle is moving forward, the wheels on the driver's side of the car are spinning counter-clockwise, while the wheels on the passenger side spin clockwise. The other information shown in this example is an "E2" followed by ...
Although no specialized tools are necessary to check toe, companies such as Eastwood, JC Whitney and Harbor Freight sell tools specifically for this purpose. Two things to remember when measuring and adjusting toe: First, true spec is measured midway up the tires. If the car's body ...
The aerodynamic abilities of a car are measured using the vehicle's coefficient of drag. Essentially, the lower the Cd, the more aerodynamic a car is, and the easier it can move through the wall of air pushing against it. Let's look at a few Cd numbers. Remember the boxy old Volvo ...
Auto safety has come a long way in the last few decades, and one of the most effective innovations is thecrumple zone. Also known as acrush zone, crumple zones are areas of a vehicle that are designed to deform and crumple in a collision. This absorbs some of the energy of the impact...
Typically, the drivers are informed they can use DRS by dash lights activating on their steering wheels. For the car in front, teams generally radio their drivers to warn if a rival is within the vital gap. The attacking driver will manually activate DRS by pressing a steering wheel button ...
which powers the gears and wheels. The rotation of the wheels is what then powers the alternator in the car and the alternator recharges the battery. This is why you are told to drive your car around for a period of time after being jumped – the battery needs to be recharged in order...