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Originally Posted by some_other_dave
More sipes == less contact area on the ground, more tread squirm, less dry traction. Generally more noise as well. Probably slightly higher rolling resistance.
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I am curious how siping reduces contact area by any significant amount All the sipes I have seen are just slices through the tread block.
How does a smaller contact area reduce traction? Reduced area means more weight on the now smaller area, end result is amount friction is the same.
More squirm I get but is that a problem for a non performance driver?
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