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RE: [ST] 190 on rear
- Subject: RE: [ST] 190 on rear
- From: "David W. Funk" <dwf@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 16:15:13 -0800
The contact patch is greatly affect tire shape and construction.
To think of a tire as a "bouyant device" is to ignore the rubber.
David W. Funk
'00 Triumph Sprint ST
Pleasanton, CA
On Tue, 17 Dec 2002 15:23:47 -0800 (PST), Bryce wrote:
>I think he's referencing motorcycle tires....not
>flat/square drag slicks.
>
>Bryce
>
>--- Matt Knowles <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >Tires are bouyant devices. So, at the same
>> pressure and load, the contact
>> >patch will be the same for any 2 tires.
>>
>> So your saying that if you inflated the front and
>> rear tires on a top
>> fuel dragster with an equal pressure, and had an
>> even 50/50 weight
>> distribution front and rear, that the two tires
>> would have an equal
>> contact patch?
>
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