Subject	I'm only talking about contact patch area
Posted by	WhiTTe Z (NY) on August 04, 2014 at 9:21 PM
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In Reply To	Yes you are wrong posted by i_s_64 on August 04, 2014 at 09:08 PM
Message	My argument is that, given all things equal, the area of the contact patch remains almost the same with an increase in tire width. The paint roller analogy is not valid because it doesn't bring into the equation the force (weight of the vehicle) acting upon it. I'm not saying wider tires are worse. I'm saying there is a point of diminishing returns and that there is a trade off between cornering ability (with wider tires) and straight line traction as the area of the contact patch changes shape. "Stance: cuz goin fast cost money yo (n/m) - ZiNnYc 08/09/12 18:23:42"
Follow Ups	For those who know about contact patch vs tire width - WhiTTe Z (NY) 20:05:59 08/04/14 Re: For those who know about contact patch vs tire width - WhiTTe Z (NY) 20:19:10 08/04/14 How can we back up your claim when you are completely wrong? - i_s_64 20:31:03 08/04/14 Am I wrong? - WhiTTe Z (NY) 21:00:59 08/04/14 Yes you are wrong - i_s_64 21:08:28 08/04/14 I'm only talking about contact patch area - WhiTTe Z (NY) 21:21:21 08/04/14 if it wouldn't matter our tt would be 225 instead of 245 - puchy 22:30:59 08/04/14 Lateral grip vs straight-line grip. (n/m) - TriniTT 23:43:54 08/04/14 completely false. - Antihero 11:00:32 08/05/14 Agreed - WhiTTe Z (NY) 18:17:28 08/05/14 i disagree, the problem is that most people... - puchy 21:26:19 08/06/14 I think of it this way - white22sky 22:18:18 08/04/14 You're wrong, Andy is right. - TriniTT 23:42:10 08/04/14 ^^^ what he said (n/m) - BlackholeZ 23:55:08 08/04/14 You are vastly oversimplifying a complex interaction - Antihero 10:51:44 08/05/14 Re: You are vastly oversimplifying a complex interaction - Antihero 10:53:06 08/05/14 and then you realize tire inflation pressure isn't constant - Antihero 10:58:13 08/05/14 Some sources - WhiTTe Z (NY) 21:11:01 08/04/14 LOL I'm getting sucked in too :) - Zvil (FL) 23:03:42 08/04/14 ^ this. - Lumpydonut 23:17:59 08/04/14 What about racing tracks that don't have variations in the - ForceFedTT (SoCal) 04:11:21 08/05/14 no, as if you go too wide it will impact heat into the tire (n/m) - JaffaUK 09:56:24 08/05/14 all pavement always has variations. (n/m) - Antihero 11:03:47 08/05/14 Relatively speaking, yes. But Im not talking about nooks and - ForceFedTT (SoCal) 16:55:51 08/05/14 A newly paved f1 track is not as smooth as glass by design - Antihero 20:21:30 08/05/14 forgive me if I have a hard time explaining this - Zvil (FL) 12:02:56 08/05/14 Ha, reminded me of this old TV commerical - Schmeal (NV) 12:04:31 08/05/14 It's complicated. Zvil explained one point very well. - Red Hawk (CO) 23:13:31 08/04/14 Like Zvil said, there are a lot of things that go into grip - BlackholeZ 23:54:48 08/04/14 Lol! What is this? 4th grade recess? (n/m) - ForceFedTT (SoCal) 04:07:04 08/05/14 My Dad can beat up your Dad! (n/m) - shiers69 08:27:45 08/05/14 Some related TT.net Archives - WhiTTe Z (NY) 18:16:43 08/05/14 I agree to a point. Greg Dupree would agree too. - Spongerider :) 18:22:51 08/05/14 Real data - ZEngineerLV 23:49:58 08/06/14 Please explain how you calculated the area (n/m) - WhiTTe Z (NY) 14:46:00 08/10/14
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