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Old 05-04-2012, 11:41 AM   #228
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Originally Posted by Deslock View Post
Your wrote "the FR-S/BRZ on 215s has more tire width per weight than the V6 Mustang on 255s". There are many other factors that affect grip, one of them being that bigger tires will also increase contact patch. Obviously there are other advantages to smaller tires; my point was simply that you really can't only look at tire width per weight.


I never said it did.
Bigger tires don't increase contact patch. Adding weight or losing psi do
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