08-13-2014, 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by vividracing
Right, but are you forgetting that tires are made to perform flat on the ground. Sidewalls stretch and grip the road, grooves in the tire divert water to better handling in rain. With half the tire off the ground, it cant do those thing, not to mention putting twice the stress on the inside sidewall (which is only designed to handle a certain weight limit) So, ill take 100% of a 175/80 over 30% of a 315 any day.
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I'll take 100% 315 under cornering forces over most of a 175 that's half unloaded under cornering forces because of camber arcs and suspension compression.
(Although I know the amount of camber required to get 50% at a standstill will probably not result in 100% under cornering.)
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