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J-Ri
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Please help settle this argument I had with a friend. We both have fast FWD cars, and on road courses we both have problems with oversteer (where the back of the car slides out on corners). He says if I put wider tires on the rear of my car, I will have less oversteer.
My understanding of this is that wider tires by themselves would not help. I think the wider tires, although having more surface area, will have the same or perhaps even less traction than the tires I have now (my tires are about 8" wide, and the absolute maximum I could fit is 10"). I say that's because the wider tires will conform to the track less than narrower tires because they would have less downward force per square inch, and not grip as well because they are are not forced as deep into the valleys in the pavement.
His argument is that when he went from all season tires of the stock width to high performance tires on a wider rim, he had much less oversteer.
All other things are equal, the weight distribution in the car, same tread compound and tread design, same weight wheel+tire assemblies (but wider, just "magically" the same weight), same diameter tires, etc.. The only change is that the tires are wider.
Thanks,
Jason
My understanding of this is that wider tires by themselves would not help. I think the wider tires, although having more surface area, will have the same or perhaps even less traction than the tires I have now (my tires are about 8" wide, and the absolute maximum I could fit is 10"). I say that's because the wider tires will conform to the track less than narrower tires because they would have less downward force per square inch, and not grip as well because they are are not forced as deep into the valleys in the pavement.
His argument is that when he went from all season tires of the stock width to high performance tires on a wider rim, he had much less oversteer.
All other things are equal, the weight distribution in the car, same tread compound and tread design, same weight wheel+tire assemblies (but wider, just "magically" the same weight), same diameter tires, etc.. The only change is that the tires are wider.
Thanks,
Jason