The Westlake CR869 truck tire has been specifically designed for light and medium duty trucks and buses operating primarily in urban areas. In addition, the wide scope of this model is provided by the possibility of its use on any axles of the above-mentioned categories of commercial vehicles.

Four longitudinal ribs
Unlike most other tire products of a similar purpose, this model has a symmetrical non-directional tread pattern with a minimum number of individual elements. This design feature cannot be considered a disadvantage, since due to this design, the tire was able to give a number of important advantages. The main one, perhaps, is the very low rolling resistance, which provides it with excellent fuel efficiency.

In addition, the reduction in the number of individual tread elements allowed the Chinese tire manufacturers to make them as large as possible. In addition to the enlarged contact patch, this design feature gave them increased resistance to dynamic deformation, which, in turn, led to improved directional stability.

Excellent load capacity
Another advantage of the 4-rib design of the tread pattern of this model was the optimization of the distribution of external pressure over the contact patch. As a result, the tire exhibits not only excellent load carrying capacity, but also resistance to uneven tread wear, which greatly increases the tire's service life.

Excellent grip on wet roads
The next undoubted advantage of this tire is grip on wet roads. They are provided mainly due to the zigzag shape of the drainage grooves that separate the tread ribs from each other. In the process of movement, these elements not only remove water from the contact patch, but also provide it with a large number of grip edges.

Key features of the WestLake CR869 tire
- universal model, equally well suited for all axles, not only trucks of small and medium capacity, but also buses;
- the minimum number of individual tread elements made it possible to make them very massive, which led to an increase in the size of the contact patch;
- the rigid design of four longitudinal ribs reduces rolling resistance, optimizes the distribution of external pressure over the contact patch, and increases directional stability.