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Tire Terminology...
| H-Rated | A speed rating category for tires which is used on vehicles with a top speed up to 130 mph. |
| High Flotation Sizing System for Light Trucks | A system using overall diameter in inches, section width in inches, type of tire construction, and rim diameter in inches (e.g.: 33x12.50R15LT). |
| High Pressure Die Cast | A wheel manufacturing process using aluminum, alloys in special high pressure die casting machines. |
| Hub Centric | A situation where the center bore hole of a wheel is made to match up with the hub diameter of the vehicle; the wheel is then centered by the center hole, rather than the lug nuts. |
| Hydroplaning | Loss of traction at high speeds caused by a wedge of water which lifts a tire off the road surface. |
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| Idler Arm | A device attached to the frame of the car which duplicated the movement of the Pitman arm and keeps the center link aligned. |
| Imbalance | A non-uniform distribution of mass in a tire and wheel assembly about its axis of rotation. |
| Independent Suspension | A suspension system in which the front or rear pair of wheels of a car are independently connected to the frame or underbody. In this system, deflection of the wheel on one side will not affect the wheel on the other side. |
| Inertia | The tendency of any mass at rest to stay motionless, or any mass which is moving to remain moving in a straight-line. |
| Inner liner | The layers of low permeability rubber which are laminated to the inside of a tubeless tire to insure the air retention quality of the tire body. |
| ISCA | International Show Car Association. |
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