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marinpa · 06-11-2011, 07:59 PM

One thing is for sure, the three industries (tire/car/oil producer) are in cahoots.

Vehicle engineers are acting upon source documents provided by the tire engineers. Both "gangs" have a mutual agreement to abide by those documents. The methodology of those documents, called "Tire Load Tables", published by "Tire Standardizing Organizations" is about 40 years old. In fact representatives of both tire manufacturer and car manufacturer are on the committees that are the source for these tables.

Can a vehicle manufacturer change the way tires are designed? Yes they can! All they have to do is submitting a request to the "Tire Standardizing Organizations" for a different set of standards.

They can do it now just as they have done it in the past.

But why would they? Business is good the way it is. Why change if no one complains?

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marinpa EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 17 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	One thing is for sure, the three industries (tire/car/oil producer) are in cahoots. Vehicle engineers are acting upon source documents provided by the tire engineers. Both "gangs" have a mutual agreement to abide by those documents. The methodology of those documents, called "Tire Load Tables", published by "Tire Standardizing Organizations" is about 40 years old. In fact representatives of both tire manufacturer and car manufacturer are on the committees that are the source for these tables. Can a vehicle manufacturer change the way tires are designed? Yes they can! All they have to do is submitting a request to the "Tire Standardizing Organizations" for a different set of standards. They can do it now just as they have done it in the past. But why would they? Business is good the way it is. Why change if no one complains? Last edited by marinpa; 06-12-2011 at 12:09 AM..