A tolerance ring (200, 600), comprising: a generally cylindrical body (202, 602) having a side wall (204, 604) that defines a top, and a bottom, wherein the side wall (204, 604) includes: a plurality of wave structures (220, 606) extending from the sidewall (204, 604) in a first direction; and a first plurality of component engagement structures extending from the sidewall (204, 604) in a second direction opposite the first direction, wherein each of the first plurality of component engagement structures is configured to at least partially extend into and engage a first component to which the tolerance ring (200, 600) is assembled, each of the plurality of wave structures (220,606) includes a force footprint and wherein each of the first plurality of component engagement structures is at least partially overlapped by the force footprint of an adjacent wave structure, wherein the force footprint is an indication of the area of the sidewall, over which a force acting perpendicular to the wave structure toward the center of the tolerance ring is transmitted, wherein each component engagement structure is located opposite the wave structure, and each wave structure includes a central axis and each of the first plurality of component engagement structures includes a central axis and the central axis of each of the first plurality of component engagement structures is aligned with the central axis of a respective wave structure, characterized in that each of the plurality of wave structures includes a depth, D WS, measured from a first face of the sidewall to a distal point on the wave structure, each of the first plurality of component engagement structures includes a depth, D CES1 that is measured from a second face of the sidewall to a distal point on the component engagement structure and D CES1 ≤ 50% Dws, and at least a portion of each of the first plurality of component engagement structures is located within an area bound by the perimeter of the force footprint of an adjacent wave structure, wherein the area, A FF, bound by the perimeter of the force footprint is ≥ 105% and ≤ 400% than the area, A WS, of the perimeter bound by the outer perimeter of the wave structure. a plurality of wave structures (220, 606) extending from the sidewall (204, 604) in a first direction; and a first plurality of component engagement structures extending from the sidewall (204, 604) in a second direction opposite the first direction, wherein each of the first plurality of component engagement structures is configured to at least partially extend into and engage a first component to which the tolerance ring (200, 600) is assembled, each of the plurality of wave structures (220,606) includes a force footprint and wherein each of the first plurality of component engagement structures is at least partially overlapped by the force footprint of an adjacent wave structure, wherein the force footprint is an indication of the area of the sidewall, over which a force acting perpendicular to the wave structure toward the center of the tolerance ring is transmitted, wherein each component engagement structure is located opposite the wave structure, and each wave structure includes a central axis and each of the first plurality of component engagement structures includes a central axis and the central axis of each of the first plurality of component engagement structures is aligned with the central axis of a respective wave structure, each of the plurality of wave structures (220,606) includes a force footprint and wherein each of the first plurality of component engagement structures is at least partially overlapped by the force footprint of an adjacent wave structure, wherein the force footprint is an indication of the area of the sidewall, over which a force acting perpendicular to the wave structure toward the center of the tolerance ring is transmitted, wherein each component engagement structure is located opposite the wave structure, and each wave structure includes a central axis and each of the first plurality of component engagement structures includes a central axis and the central axis of each of the first plurality of component engagement structures is aligned with the central axis of a respective wave structure, characterized in that each of the plurality of wave structures includes a depth, D WS, measured from a first face of the sidewall to a distal point on the wave structure, each of the first plurality of component engagement structures includes a depth, D CES1 that is measured from a second face of the sidewall to a distal point on the component engagement structure and D CES1 ≤ 50% Dws, and at least a portion of each of the first plurality of component engagement structures is located within an area bound by the perimeter of the force footprint of an adjacent wave structure, wherein the area, A FF, bound by the perimeter of the force footprint is ≥ 105% and ≤ 400% than the area, A WS, of the perimeter bound by the outer perimeter of the wave structure.