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Tire Terminology:
| Waddle | Side-to-side movement of a vehicle at low speeds; caused by a bent wheel or axle or by a tire with high lateral force variation. |
| Wander | The tendency of a vehicle to veer or drift to either side from a straight path. |
| WAV 6 | Firestone's exclusive noise treatment. |
| Wheel Bearing | Most commonly, a tapered roller bearing consisting of tapered rollers, matching races and a cage. Mounted on a hub, they permit the spindle to rotate freely with minimum friction. |
| Wheel Weights | Weights that are either clipped, taped, or self-adhered to the inside or outside of the wheel in order to balance the tire/wheel assembly. |
| Wheelbase | The distance between the center of the front wheels and the center of the rear wheels. |
| Wide Oval Tire | One which has an aspect ratio lower than 75. The Wide Oval design has several advantages other than striking appearance, such as greater handling stability. |
| Wires | High tensile, brass plated steel wires, coated with a special adhesion-promoting compound, that are used as tire reinforcement. Belts of radial tires and beads are two common uses. |
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| Z-Rated | A speed category for a vehicle of a top speed of more than 149 mph. |
| Zero Offset | A condition where the centerline of the wheel coincides exactly with the mounting face. |
| Zero Toe | A condition in which two tires on the same axle are exactly parallel. |
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