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freebeard · 04-14-2016, 12:17 PM

You are focusing on the loft line (profile) and ignoring the wheelwells.

In turns the top of a tire doesn't move in/out as much as the middle of the wheel/tire. A uniform radius from the resting center of the wheel is sub-optimal.

04-14-2016, 12:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
freebeard Master EcoModder Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: northwest of normal Posts: 27,732 Thanks: 7,785 Thanked 8,591 Times in 7,074 Posts	You are focusing on the loft line (profile) and ignoring the wheelwells. In turns the top of a tire doesn't move in/out as much as the middle of the wheel/tire. A uniform radius from the resting center of the wheel is sub-optimal.