
Wheel Testing

Information about Wheel Testing

Smithers Wheel Test Center provides a complete dynamic testing laboratory for testing all types of wheels and rims to international, national, and proprietary performance requirements.

Smithers wheel testing services are utilized by the original equipment and aftermarket sectors of the automotive industry, and by truck and bus, off-road, agricultural, motorcycle, military, specialty vehicle, trailer, industrial, and lawn and garden equipment manufacturers worldwide.

Smithers testing procedures meet or exceed SAE, SFI, ISO and JASCO requirements.

Tests are precisely controlled and repeatable to your exact specifications.

Smithers wheel testing capabilities include the following tests and evaluations:

Dynamic radial fatigue
Dynamic cornering fatigue
Impact testing
Rim flange strength
Torsional fatigue
Strain gaging/stress analysis
Rim contour/dimensional checks
Metallurgical tests
Coatings analysis
Corrosion evaluation
Forensic investigation

Cornering Fatigue Testing

Impact Testing