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Brakes can cause your tires to appear to have smoke coming off of them. If you drive with your foot slightly on the brake pedal with a car equipped with power brakes (most are), you are applying the brakes enough to cause considerable heat.
Are you sure the tires are smoking, and not the brakes? In any case, it is too dangerous to drive.
Your tires are probably not smoking but your brakes are. Mine were smoking the other day and it was because the caliper was stuck which can happen after you have just put new brakes on the car. Be careful because you can ruin your rotors, tires, and brakes.
It can also be caused by high horsepower. In my 1985 Trans Am with a built 350 in it, if I depress the accelerator down too aggressively, I notice a very thick white cloud of smoke simply pouring off my rear tires. It's the strangest thing... This can also occur during hard shifts between gears...
This often happens if the vehicle has been operating with the parking brake partially set. Brakes can become extremely hot and can cause checking of the brake shoes or brake pad materials. If this occurs, the brakes should be inspected to make certain that they are still funcitonal. If the heat has migrated through the wheel and onto the tire causing the tire to smoke as well, the tire is probably beyond help. In a situation like that, the tire should be removed and the bead should be inspected. If the bead is black, and no other damage is detected, the tire is probably ok. If the bead is grey, the tire is probably damaged and is unsafe.
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Do smoke tires really exist for cars?
yes they do
Is it legal to smoke your tires?
Not on a public street or road.
What would make smoke come from the drivers side?
The drivers side of what? The tires? The brakes? The engine? Please be more specific.
My tires were in a house fire and exposed to heat and smoke. They now have deep cracks around the edges and I cannot remember them being there before. Would the heat and smoke have caused them?
Yes. If the tires were not exposed to temperatures in excess of 140 degrees, consider spraying them with toluene as a temporary repair. Otherwise, or if you don't want to die: replace the tires.
What is NASCAR Tony Stewart's nickname?
Tony Stewart has two nicknames. He has been called Smoke and has taken that nickname and turned it into a merchandising label. He has also been called the Rushville Rocket.Smoke. He got it from his dirt track days when he first started racing midgets and he would "smoke" his back tires during the starts.
Why do Nascar drivers smoke their tires when they win the race?
It is just a form of celebration.
Why do your tires smoke when peeling out?
Because they are generating too much friction and burning.
What causes smoke to come from the wheels?
Burning rubber, or screeching the tires, and then accelerating.
Why do tires smoke during burnouts?
Friction increases temperature to near burning point.
Why is smoke coming from the front tires ... brakes?
Could be lube/oily substance on the pads.
Is there any slip on a Top Fuel or Funny Car between the rear tires and the track at the starting line?
If you mean to the tires spin at the starting line then the answer is yes. while its not enough to smoke the tires they do spin some.
If you bought tires for a guys car and he broke up with you would you get in trouble if you cut the tires?
Why would you? They're your tires, you bought them.
