Thread: Tire width impact on fuel economy / MPG
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Old 03-24-2018, 05:19 PM   #59 (permalink)
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wrinkle-walls
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
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Top Fuel dragsters use bias ply low pressure 'wrinkle wall' tires. At high RPM at the start line they grow visibly, at cruise would this not affect overall drive ratio? Belts would help.
They've got to engineer for the 'growth' of the tire diameter.
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