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Originally Posted by fatoni
what do you mean ground pressure? wider tires doesnt make the car heavier. it will make the contact patch shorter probably so a larger percentage of the contact patch is used to move water rather than asphalt.
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Pressure is force per area. Since the corner weight stays the same, decreasing the contact patch/area increases the pressure of the contact patch, which helps push the water into the grooves and helps with moving water.
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