Passenger Car Handling Characteristics Associated with Space-Saver Spare Tires Metz Engineering and Racing, LLC

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Metz, Metz, author.

Conference Name:

Automotive Technical Papers (2017-12-28 : Warrendale, Pennsylvania, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 2018

Summary:

AbstractSpace-saver spare tires have become near-standard equipment in passenger cars, replacing full-size spares. The properties of space-saver spare tires (cornering stiffness, self-aligning torque, et cetera) exhibit some differences when compared to standard size tires. We examine potential handling changes when a space-saver tire is installed on the vehicle by examining steady-state behavior, initial step steering response, and vehicle understeer gradient as functions of the mounting location of the space-saver tire (front or rear axle). Results show that space-saver spare tires perform well and are quite capable in low-ay, linear handling maneuvers

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2018-01-5027

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