Hi all, I've heard the same thing; narrower tires are better for snow. A contractor near me who has a 4x4 pickup and does plowing actually switches tires for the winter season, taking off his snazzy wide tires on alloy wheels for skinny tires on steel rims. Presumably the tire can dig down and find firmer surface to grip and has less frontal area to plow through. Wide is obviously good to float on loose sand, or paved road. But wide also hydroplanes on wet pavement much easier. But wide looks better ;>) Kerry kstanley@cas.org '86 syncro 171K -----Original Message----- From: Woody Halsey [mailto:WoodyHalsey@COMPUSERVE.COM] Sent: Friday, December 24, 1999 10:11 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: traction, transmissions
Dear Great and Wise List, Recently I have heard my mechanic say two things which do not seem to be backed by either the List or Common Sense. I am curious to know our thoughts. 1) He told another customer, "Narrow tires have better traction in snow than wide tires with the same tread, because there is less surface to slip on." Is that counterintuitive fact, or just plain wrong? This reminds me of snip Woody |
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