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Norbie Forums Junkie Location: Brisbane Registered: May 2002	Re: Wheels Wheels Wheels..... Sun, 23 November 2003 04:10 Rob is entirely correct re contact patch. There is no point arguing, this is a well-established concept. But don't take my word for it - as Rob said, go and do some research, there's heaps of info out there! So while a wider tyre won't give you a bigger contact patch, that doesn't mean it won't give you more grip. We all know wider tyres generally do give you more traction in a straight line at least, and there's many reasons for this, but one of the major ones is heat. A wider tyre has a wide but short contact patch, which means each square mm of rubber is in contact with the road for a shorter period of time each time the tyre rotates. It also means there's a larger overall area of rubber on the tyre. What this means is the tyre is less likely to overheat, which is your biggest enemy when it comes to traction. [Report message to a moderator]

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	Wheels Wheels Wheels.....	Caledwvech	Fri, 21 November 2003 00:26
	Re: Wheels Wheels Wheels.....	bbaacchhyy	Fri, 21 November 2003 00:55
	Re: Wheels Wheels Wheels.....	Caledwvech	Fri, 21 November 2003 01:01
	Re: Wheels Wheels Wheels.....	Norbie	Fri, 21 November 2003 01:24
	Re: Wheels Wheels Wheels.....	Cressida Supra	Fri, 21 November 2003 07:57
	Re: Wheels Wheels Wheels.....	RobST162	Fri, 21 November 2003 08:08
	Re: Wheels Wheels Wheels.....	toof	Sat, 22 November 2003 02:13
	Re: Wheels Wheels Wheels.....	rob_RA40	Fri, 21 November 2003 01:54
	Re: Wheels Wheels Wheels.....	Cressida Supra	Fri, 21 November 2003 06:33
	Re: Wheels Wheels Wheels.....	STR8 2.8	Fri, 21 November 2003 07:11
	Re: Wheels Wheels Wheels.....	Caledwvech	Fri, 21 November 2003 01:55
	Re: Wheels Wheels Wheels.....	Cressida Supra	Fri, 21 November 2003 07:45
	Re: Wheels Wheels Wheels.....	STR8 2.8	Fri, 21 November 2003 07:52
	Re: Wheels Wheels Wheels.....	rob_RA40	Fri, 21 November 2003 09:38
	Re: Wheels Wheels Wheels.....	thug_immortal	Fri, 21 November 2003 10:30
	Re: Wheels Wheels Wheels.....	rob_RA40	Fri, 21 November 2003 23:34
	Re: Wheels Wheels Wheels.....	draven	Sat, 22 November 2003 02:21
	Re: Wheels Wheels Wheels.....	toof	Sat, 22 November 2003 03:22
	Re: Wheels Wheels Wheels.....	rob_RA40	Sat, 22 November 2003 03:44
	Re: Wheels Wheels Wheels.....	Norbie	Sun, 23 November 2003 04:10

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