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Originally Posted by big_news_1
I'm a little confused why a wider tire is worse for winter. It would seem that a wider contact patch would provide better traction no matter what the conditions. I wouldn't think a 4000 lb. car would have any trouble getting winter traction with 235s. Isn't that the logic behind an off-roading tire or a float tire? Can someone explain the physics of this to me?
The wider the contact patch the more you float on the snow instead of finding the road...an off road flotation tire is designed to float on the mud without sinking to the bottom, because who knows where the bottom (or where the mud turns hard to dirt) is....By the way this is also why alot of trucks with wider tires need 4 wheel drive they lose so much by trying to float on the snow. My favorite memory is cruising right on by a brand new Range Rover that was stuck spinning all 4 tires and I just rolled right on by in my Bonne
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Originally Posted by big_news_1
I'm a little confused why a wider tire is worse for winter. It would seem that a wider contact patch would provide better traction no matter what the conditions. I wouldn't think a 4000 lb. car would have any trouble getting winter traction with 235s. Isn't that the logic behind an off-roading tire or a float tire? Can someone explain the physics of this to me?
X amount of weight on bigger contact patch (wider tires) = less weight concentrated on the small contact patch area = less traction because, as said above, you aren't cutting through the snow and onto a hard base underneath.
X amount of weight on a smaller contact patch (narrower tires) = more weight concentrated on the contact patch area. The tire pushes down more through the snow, gripping the grippier stuff underneath.
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Use this for tire size comparisons if you need it or are interested:
http://bonnevilleclub.com/forum/view...410&highlight=
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Originally Posted by Twister97
Go to Tirerack, they explain it all
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