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htvfd460 · 03-12-2011, 10:36 PM

I never implied that adding air pressure adds mass. Simply changing the shape of the tire (adding air pushes the center tread out further from the rim)alters the placement of the outer treads further away from the center.

03-12-2011, 10:36 PM	#105 (permalink)
htvfd460 EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: NJ Posts: 42 American - '06 Ford Ranger STX 90 day: 27.05 mpg (US) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I never implied that adding air pressure adds mass. Simply changing the shape of the tire (adding air pushes the center tread out further from the rim)alters the placement of the outer treads further away from the center.