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Originally Posted by abell75
............Now that I think about it more, since the contact patch needs to be the same size for a given load & pressure.....
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I think there may be data to refute this.
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Originally Posted by abell75
............ a wider tire will have less sidewall deformation. The patch area is WxL; if W is more then L must be less. And I suppose less deformation results in lower RR......
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But I think the issue of less deflection due to the larger load carrying capacity is true, but I think the size of the fottprint is not connected in a way that can be used in any quanitative way.
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Originally Posted by abell75
............Well written article BTW  |
Thanks