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• Wire wheels
  [[Image:1957_mga.jpeg|right|thumb|300 px|A 1957 MGA Automobile with wire wheels]] ...he rim true while supporting applied loads. The process of assembling wire wheels is called [[wheelbuilding]].
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• About Wheels Of Italy
  ...has been done and done at a level that even surpassed WOI’s expectations. Wheels of Italy has succeeded and will continue to succeed! ...ple are starting the recognize it and know what it means. WOI stands for 'Wheels Of Italy'!
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• Magnesium alloy wheel
  ...14 (Russian variation of ZK60). Cast magnesium disks are used in motocycle wheels. ...are inflammable but this is not the case. Other rumors say that Magnesium wheels have low corrosion resistance; this is not the case either as long as const
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• Car of the Year
  ...[[Australia]] from the Australian automobile magazine ''[[Wheels magazine|Wheels]]'' and the [[AJAC]] in [[Canada]], these two are the major ones that use t * ''[[Wheels magazine|Wheels]]'' magazine's [[Wheels Car of the Year|Car of the Year]]
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• Serpent Auto Sport
  ...on a car I paid 5 grand for is just not right! It's better to leave these wheels to the Ferrari guys.
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• Wire wheels
  [[Image:1957_mga.jpeg|right|thumb|300 px|A 1957 MGA Automobile with wire wheels]] ...he rim true while supporting applied loads. The process of assembling wire wheels is called [[wheelbuilding]].
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• Minneapolis St. Paul Mag 2006
  = Wheels Of Italy, Best of the Twin Cities 2006 =
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• Motrone GL Flash 4
  ...[[tuboni]] 80s ie wheels [[aluminum alloys]] [[drum brakes]] on 2 [[wheel|wheels]], [[engine]] 4-speed transmission of 50 [[cubic centimeter|cc]] and went o
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• Ackermann steering geometry
  ...a [[automobile|car]] or other [[vehicle]] designed to solve the problem of wheels on the inside and outside of a turn needing to trace out [[circle]]s of dif ...e of the turn will trace a larger circle than the wheel on the inside, the wheels need to be set at different angles.
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• Automotive Art
  [[Michael Jekot]] art sponsor of Wheels Of Italy
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• Live axle
  ...uses the [[driveshaft]]s that transmit power to the wheels to connect the wheels laterally so that they move together as a unit. ...bes containing the driveshafts that connect the differential to the driven wheels. The differential is connected to the engine via a swinging [[propellor sha
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• Rear-engine design
  ...n imbalance of such proportions would make it impossible to keep the front wheels on the ground. *Having the engine located over the driven wheels increase downward pressure which is helpful for grip on loose surfaces
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• Main Page
  <h2 style="color:#000;font-weight:bold;"><em>WHEELS OF ITALY ENCYCLOPEDIA</em></h2> <h5 style="color:#fe6904;"><em>EVERYTHING ITALIAN ON WHEELS</em></h5>
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• Thankyou Message
  Thanks for contacting '''Wheels Of Italy'''!
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• RR layout
  ...ance of such proportions would make it nearly impossible to keep the front wheels on the ground. ...heaviest component of the car. Thus, in a car which steers with the front wheels, it is better for the engine to be located in the rear of the car - either
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• Two-wheel drive
  ...[rear wheel drive]]. The term '''4x2''' is also used, to denote four total wheels with two being driven. ...efers to the mode when 4WD is deactivated and power is applied to only two wheels.
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• Custom wheel
  ...2 lambo ahhhh2.jpg|thumb|300px|right|'''Lamborghini Murcielgo with custom wheels]] ...earance-oriented enthusiasts more often choose larger and more distinctive wheels, a trend made even more popular in the late 1990s and first decade of the 2
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• FF layout
  ...FF layout because weight transference under acceleration unloads the front wheels and reduces grip. Electronic traction control can avoid wheelspin but larg ...ich is the heaviest component of the drivetrain, with respect to the front wheels.
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• Beam axle
  ...metimes called a '''dead axle'''. Beam axles are commonly used at the rear wheels of a vehicle.
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• Momo
  ...race equipment such as racing suits and helmets. MOMO air-bagged steering wheels have become standard accessories on some regional [[Subaru]] and [[Mitsubis MOMO steering wheels were standard feature in the [[UMM Alter II]] from 1987 to 1991.
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• Amilcar C4
  It was powered by a 903&nbsp;cc four cylinder engine driving the rear wheels through a 3 speed gearbox.
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• Toe (automotive)
  ...[[steer (automotive)|steer]], which is the antisymmetric angle, i.e. both wheels point to the left or right, in parallel (roughly). Positive toe, or '''toe ...fronts of the front wheels are closer together than the backs of the front wheels) provides greater straight-line stability at the cost of some sluggishness
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• Alberto Colombo
  |Team(s) || [[ATS (wheels)|ATS]], [[Merzario]] ...e unsuccessfully entered 3 [[Formula One]] Grands Prix in 1978 with [[ATS (wheels)|ATS]] (2 failures to qualify) and [[Merzario]] (1 failure to pre-qualify).
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• Alfa Romeo Alfetta 2000
  ...pg|thumb|400px|left|'''1976 Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT at [http://www.woiow.com Wheels Of Italy]]]'''
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• Open wheel
  ...ocated outside the car's main body, as distinct from cars which have their wheels below the body or fenders, in the manner of most street cars, [[stock car r ...ars, the engine is located directly behind the driver, and drives the rear wheels. Depending on the rules of the class, many types of open-wheeler have wings
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• Open-wheel
  ...ocated outside the car's main body, as distinct from cars which have their wheels below the body or fenders, in the manner of most street cars, [[stock car r ...ars, the engine is located directly behind the driver, and drives the rear wheels. Depending on the rules of the class, many types of open-wheeler have wings
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• Contact Us
  *'''[http://www.wheelsofitaly.com Official Wheels Of Italy Site]'''
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• Swing axle
  ...to the [[chassis]]. They do not have universal joints at the wheels - the wheels are always perpendicular to the driveshafts. Swing axle suspensions tradit # It eliminates sympathetic [[camber]] changes on opposite wheels
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• Independent suspension
  .... Note that “independent” refers to the motion or path of movement of the wheels/suspension. It is common for the left and right sides of the suspension to ...A '''fully independent suspension''' has an independent suspension on all wheels. Some early independent systems used [[swing axle]]s, but modern systems us
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• Fiat Bianchina
  [[Image:FIATBian.jpg|thumb|300px|right|'''Fiat Bianchina at Wheels Of Italy''']]
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• Axle
  ...elative to each other and to the vehicle body. Since for most vehicles the wheels are the only part touching the ground, the axles must bear the weight of th ...brakes are part of the wheel assembly and therefore exert friction on the wheels directly, but [[engine braking]] may still be effected via the axle.
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• BWA
  ...80s and was OEM supplier for [[Alfa Romeo]], [[Fiat]] and [[Lancia]]. The wheels business at the end of the 90s was still strong at BWA and were working wit
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• Spider
  ...pider.jpg|thumb|400px|right|'''Ferrari 360 Spider at [http://www.woiow.com Wheels Of Italy]]]''' ...a lighter version of a [[phaeton body|phaeton]], having narrower, spindly wheels and two-seat
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• Rombo
  ...e front and the rear wheel were driven, the two side wheels were the drive wheels. This technique was offered to a few manufacturers, but showed no interest.
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• Cornering Brake Control
  ...CBC regulates the pressure in the different wheel brake cylinders so that wheels operate separately and brake optimally. In this way the system intervenes e ...sure at the outside front wheel to build up more rapidly than at the other wheels.
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• Knurling
  ...ing wheels. Usually, three wheels are carried by the tool: two left-handed wheels and one right-handed wheel or vice-versa.
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• Iso Rivolta
  ...itially with only three wheels, later, for reasons of stability, with four wheels (the two on the rear very close together): the Isetta Bubble Car. ...leadership, Iso built the [[limousine]] Fidia, "the fastest four seats on wheels" (Advertisement, 1967), the Grifo 7 litri (with the GM V8 7-litre marine en
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• Razini
  [[Image:spair wheels replacement.jpg|thumb|right|150px|'''Spare wheels replacement 'system'''']]
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• Alfa Romeo Spyder
  ...r show may have observed that the Brera show cars were fitted with 18 inch wheels, with 245/40 R18 tyres. This wheel and tyre size combination will also be a
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• Hydrolastic
  ...lled, displacer units, which are interconnected between the front and rear wheels on each side of the vehicle. ...paired wheel, thus providing a dynamic interaction between front and rear wheels.
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• Conti
  ...kept in production until 1932 with improvements, expansion brakes on both wheels on all models. In the same year the Conti closed its doors.
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• Bandini 1100 (1946)
  ...wheel are particularly pronounced, while the rear is low and tapered. The wheels are Borrani ray.
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• Taraschi
  ...body. Change of Fiat derivation, to 4 marce + RM. Drum brakes on the four wheels. Front tires 5,20x12. Rear 5,20x14. The first version deferred in the syste ...Rear suspension to independent wheels with front suspension to independent wheels with deformable cross-sectional quadrilaterals, shocks-absorber varies and
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• Unsprung weight
  ...e more grip when tracking over an imperfect road. For this reason, lighter wheels are often sought for high-performance applications. In contrast, a heavier ...and must be less stiff than would optimally damp the wheel bounce. So the wheels execute some vibrations after each bump before coming to rest. On dirt road
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• FR layout
  ...ans a layout where the [[engine]] is in the front of the vehicle and drive wheels at the rear. This was the traditional automobile layout for most of the 20t ...bout 200bhp, as the weight transference during acceleration loads the rear wheels and increases grip.
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• Electronic brakeforce distribution
  ...vide maximum braking for the conditions – whether that's the front or rear wheels, the left or right. The final result is more precise and effective braking
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• De Dion tube
  ...hanics)|differential]], and uses a solid tubular beam to hold the opposite wheels in parallel. Unlike an [[anti-roll bar]], a de Dion tube is not directly c ...]] changes on suspension unloading (or rebound). Fixing the camber of both wheels at zero degrees assists in obtaining good traction from wide tires and also
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• FRAM
  ...wheels and the motor and the rear section (effectively a trailer) with two wheels and seats. Thus arose buses and passenger cars. These vehicles were produce
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• F4 layout
  ...e''' places the [[engine]] at the front of the vehicle and drives all four wheels. This layout is typically chosen for better control on many surfaces, and
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• Rolling friction
  ...]] (9.81&nbsp;m/s² on Earth) '''divided by''' the number of wheels (if the wheels have the same rolling coefficient).
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• Borrani
  ...anufacturer of [[wheel]]s, famous for supplying single-nut lockable [[wire wheels]] to many [[Italian]] [[racing car]]s and [[luxury car]]s up until the 1960 ...otive history, both on the road and on the race track. Afterwards, Borrani wheels remained a major option for Ferrari owners until as late as 1984.
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