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Old 06-02-2012, 03:11 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by taper41 View Post
..... a 2 wheel and 4 wheel vehicle that are the same size and weight.


the other question is rolling resistance and how important is it, our two wheels going to have less rolling resistance than four, or the same, seeing as though the same amount of weight would cause 2 wheels to have a heavier load than if it was spread over 4
do you have any examples? i dont know what i would compare as far as a 2 wheel and 4 wheel vehicle that are the same size and weight

weight being spread out... you could run wider tires on a 2wheeled vehicle or skinnier tires on a 4wheel. i'm guessing less is more, i thought semi's were running the super single tires instead of dually for fuel saving/rolling resistance
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