DETROIT Airless tires, thinner and lighter than the minispares
now used, could become the standard for automotive spare tires.
And these could be the forerunners of regular airless road
tires, says Leonard Stokes, manager of new product development at
Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Co.
The non-pneumatic road tire would never go flat, so it wouldn't
even be necessary to carry a spare. Unless damaged by some severe
road hazard, it would wear out by normal tread wear, gradually losing
resiliency.
But for the time being, the research and development at Uniroyal
Goodrich is focusing on the airless spare tire that automakers want
in order to save weight and space.
The no-air spare meets the ...