How wide tires affect overall performance

Chuck33079 · 09-25-2013, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by osbornsm

Generally Speaking OP:

TOO wide front tire = More Understeer
TOO wide rear = no such thing
*Note: There is such thing as having a tire too wide for the wheel also

Sure there is. It's a tradeoff between width and tire weight and rolling resistance. And your front/rear explanation just describes putting a wider tire on one end of the car. If you go wider on both front and rear in the same amount, there will be very little change in the car's balance between understeer and oversteer.

osbornsm · 09-25-2013, 08:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chuck33079

Sure there is. It's a tradeoff between width and tire weight and rolling resistance. And your front/rear explanation just describes putting a wider tire on one end of the car. If you go wider on both front and rear in the same amount, there will be very little change in the car's balance between understeer and oversteer.

And now i learned something

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