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Old 04-10-2019, 12:36 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
I measured contact patch at various pressures and it didn't correlate well at all.
One article I read shows that with soft rubber compounds, you can actually roughly estimate the corner weight in a vehicle based on contact patch and pressure.

Sidewall stiffness and rubber compounds also affect the slope of the curve, of course, but the relationship is there. Or, should be at least.

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