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Would larger tires improve the ride of 71 Matador?
On Tuesday, January 28, 2014 8:59:59 AM UTC-5, wrote:
> dsi1 wrote: "....Narrow tires are better on wet roads and snow ..." > > > > > > Narrow tires are actually better overall. > > > > Combine with a tall rim so you have, say, a 60 sidewall, and you'll have less sidewall latency(flex), higher weight per contact patch and better straight-ahead stability(less twitching and correction). > > > > A wide tire requires aggressive amounts of caster and SAI(kingpin angle) to travel in a straight line, and are more sensitive to pull if one side differs even a little from the other. Plus, they'll hydroplane more readily in anything more than a shower due to lower weight per contact patch. Narrow tires are better on wet roads? I don't think so. |
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Would larger tires improve the ride of 71 Matador?
m6onz5a > wrote in
: > On Tuesday, January 28, 2014 8:59:59 AM UTC-5, > wrote: >> dsi1 wrote: "....Narrow tires are better on wet roads and snow ..." >> >> >> >> >> >> Narrow tires are actually better overall. >> >> >> >> Combine with a tall rim so you have, say, a 60 sidewall, and you'll >> have > less sidewall latency(flex), higher weight per contact patch and > better straight-ahead stability(less twitching and correction). >> >> >> >> A wide tire requires aggressive amounts of caster and SAI(kingpin >> angle) > to travel in a straight line, and are more sensitive to pull if one > side differs even a little from the other. Plus, they'll hydroplane > more readily in anything more than a shower due to lower weight per > contact patch. > > Narrow tires are better on wet roads? I don't think so. > I believe he means it won`t hydroplane as soon with narrower tires, and that is correct. KB |
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