BAZ technology

[BttlScars00x]

First. I wanna make sure I say that I tried searching and came up with NOTHING.

Now, I just bought new tires, 32x11.5x15 ATs by BFG from Discout Tire. While I was waiting for them to arrive, I was informed that all the stores were sold out so I was upgraded (free of charge) to those same tires with this new BAZ (Banded At Zero) technology. I've been trying to find more info about this, but I can't seem to find much, except they are quieter than normal BFGs. Does anyone know more info about them? I just want to know what it is I just bought..

 

[stuntman]

I googled "BAZ tech" and copied this from Michelin:

Where they spiral wrap portions of the belt construction Banded At Zero degrees to tire rotation to aid in keeping centrifugal tire distortion to a minimum while rotating at higher speeds and allowing the tire to stay durable. If you have ever watched an NHRA Top Fuel dragster do its pre-run burnout you will have an idea of the control. When they hit the throttle to warm the tires up, the extremely wide drag racing slicks decrease in width by about half while increasing in height by about the same.

 

[BttlScars00x]

I googled "BAZ tech" and copied this from Michelin:

Where they spiral wrap portions of the belt construction Banded At Zero degrees to tire rotation to aid in keeping centrifugal tire distortion to a minimum while rotating at higher speeds and allowing the tire to stay durable. If you have ever watched an NHRA Top Fuel dragster do its pre-run burnout you will have an idea of the control. When they hit the throttle to warm the tires up, the extremely wide drag racing slicks decrease in width by about half while increasing in height by about the same.

hmm.. Well, honestly, that all sounds good and great and everything, but I didn't quite understand a lot of that. Sorry..

 

[stuntman]

I guess it's a little hard to understand without pics. Click on this.

 

[james t]

Its a spiral cap of cord over the belts inbetween the belts and tread. At work we call it SNOW, everyone else has their own name for it. You start out with an almost completed tire and wrap this stuff around the tire right over the belts. The "Bonded At Zero" is because this stuff is at zero degrees on the tire. The belts are usually at 45 degree angles and the cord under them are usually at 90 degrees. Zero degrees just means it runs around the tire with the tread.

We use it mainly on our high performance tires, sport truck tires, and plus size AT and MT's. It gives alot of extra rigidity to the tire during high speed maneuvers. It basically keeps the tire round and uniform when you jerk the steering wheel at high speed on interstate because you saw something out of the corner of your eye and now your SUV wont roll over it will just flat spin into the center guard rail. : It also helps take some of the stress off of the belts and keeps the tire running a little cooler.

 

[BttlScars00x]

Its a spiral cap of cord over the belts inbetween the belts and tread. At work we call it SNOW, everyone else has their own name for it. You start out with an almost completed tire and wrap this stuff around the tire right over the belts. The "Bonded At Zero" is because this stuff is at zero degrees on the tire. The belts are usually at 45 degree angles and the cord under them are usually at 90 degrees. Zero degrees just means it runs around the tire with the tread.

We use it mainly on our high performance tires, sport truck tires, and plus size AT and MT's. It gives alot of extra rigidity to the tire during high speed maneuvers. It basically keeps the tire round and uniform when you jerk the steering wheel at high speed on interstate because you saw something out of the corner of your eye and now your SUV wont roll over it will just flat spin into the center guard rail. : It also helps take some of the stress off of the belts and keeps the tire running a little cooler.

Sweet! So I get to spin into a guard rail... That's awesome. Thx!