Wider tire vs traction debate

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04-18-2015, 06:28 PM

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Re: Wider tire vs traction debate

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Originally Posted by WutupYo

If you take a tire that is two inches wide, and compare it to the exact same make tire with same size sidewall that is a foot wide, I bet you get more traction.
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What would happen if you compare the 12 inch to a 15 inch? There has to be a medium, one that is relative to the weight of the car. If you go too wide then I think it would only be reducing the psi the contact patch is putting to the pavement.

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04-23-2015, 08:24 AM

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Re: Wider tire vs traction debate

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Originally Posted by Fabrik8

Lateral traction? Dry traction? Too many general statements. Wider is not always better for traction, depending on conditions. That's a general statement too.

My 335's do fantastic in the dry. . . in the wet, not so much.