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RE: [ST] 190 on rear



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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