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Originally Posted by White Shadow
You might want to read this article:
http://www.performancesimulations.co...on-tires-1.htm
Sure, weight and tire pressure are the biggest factor when it comes to contact patch size, but all else equal, a wider tire will put down a larger contact patch than a more narrow tire. I did notice that you said "wouldn't really change", so I suspect that you already know that wider tires generally mean wider contact patches. |
ill just start off with, i dont really get the whole concept.
that being said, yes ive read that and looked at the data dozens of time. there are a couple things i would like to point out. for starters that is a study on the effects of changing pressure on the same tire and not changing the tire with the same pressure. i dont think it reflects the changes that would happen if the other side of the equation is made the variable (dont know what happens in real life but i think its an important observation). as the tire pressure decreases, the structural integrity of the sidewall becomes a more significant factor so we wouldnt expect to see linear relationships. i would be curious to see what happens when you get a wider tire with the appropriate rim to keep similar sidewall tensions and see what happens.
either way thats probably an article that a forum for a car like this could really use
