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Date:         Mon, 28 Apr 2003 10:02:03 EDT
Reply-To:     Willolyn99@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bill Marshall <Willolyn99@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: 185 tires on alloy wheels
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Hey, not so fast -- I want to disagree that the wider tire is automatically better traction. The narrow tire concentrates the weight of the van over a smaller area, making it less prone to hydroplane in wet conditions and less likely to 'toboggan' over the snow. They dig in. On dry pavement, or in loose dirt and sand, the wider may be better. All the guys I used to know who had wide tires on their Camaros used to swap them for narrower snow tires in the winter.

Think back to physics class. The harder you push down, the more force it takes to overcome friction. More force per square inch.

Bill Marshall 85 GL Tiico "Pandora's Box" Aurora, IL


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