- stabilizing plies
- Two or more plies, of steel, fiberglass, etc., forming a belt around the circumference of a tire, between carcass and tread rubber. It reduces tread distortion of radial and bias belted tires.
Dictionary of automotive terms. 2015.
stabilizing plies
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