METHOD OF MAKING A NON-PNEUMATIC TIRE AND NON-PNEUMATIC TIRE

A method of making a non-pneumatic tire (100) is disclosed. The non-pneumatic tire (100) comprises an annular tread portion (200) comprising a tread rubber composition, a shear band (300) comprising a preferably cord reinforced rubber composition and disposed radially inward of the tread portion (200), and at least one spoke disk (500) disposed radially inward of the shear band (300). The method comprises the steps of: applying a curable adhesive as an interface between a radially outermost surface (590) of the spoke disk (500) and a radially innermost surface (350) of the shear band (300) in an uncured state of the shear band (300); assembling the tread portion (200) in an uncured state of the tread portion (200), the shear band (300) in an uncured state of the shear band (300), and the at least one spoke disk (500) to form a pre-assembly; and curing the pre-assembly.