Research Article

Effects of Front Total Toe-In Angle on Tire Wear and Emissions for a Light-Duty Vehicle

Table 2

Experimental data for tire wear as a function of front total toe-in​ angle.

Front total toe-in angle (°)Tire outer lateral groove wear ​ (mm)Tire outer lateral groove wear rate (%)Tire circumferential groove wear (mm)Tire circumferential groove wear rate (%)Tire circumferential groove wear (mm)Tire circumferential groove wear rate (%)Tire circumferential groove wear (mm)Tire circumferential groove wear rate (%)Tire circumferential groove wear (mm)Tire circumferential groove wear rate (%)Tire inner lateral groove wear ​ (mm)Tire inner lateral groove wear rate (%)Tire travelling life, Tire travelling life reduction rate (%)

0.000.030.000.0400.0400.0400.0400.030.0092250.000.00
0.400.0566.670.06500.07750.06500.06500.0533.3361500.0033.33
1.000.09200.000.081000.081000.091250.081000.07133.3346125.0050.00
1.600.371133.330.357750.347500.357750.204000.09200.0010542.8688.57
4.202.438000.002.4059002.4159252.4059000.9021500.13333.331537.5098.33