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Originally Posted by CapriRacer
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I did and so did some others, and thanks. This chart is interesting. It shows in general that wider tires are better but there are two cases on it that leave me wondering.
When I examine the individual data points, I see a couple things that interest me beyond the clear trend of wider tire = lower Crr.
1) The chart suggests that between two 75 profile 14" tires the 195mm width has lower Crr than the 215mm, yielding a Crr improvement from maybe 11.3 to maybe 10.4. Why is that? I'm not trying debunk anything. I am confident you know the explanation.
2) The chart also suggests that one might improve rolling resistance by reducing width from a 185/65-R14 tire to a 175/70-R13 tire--maybe reducing Crr from 12.0 to 11.5. Why?
Again, this is not an effort at debunking... just trying to understand why this happens so I can maybe make better guesses at good FE tire/rim combos in the future.