Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="turbology" data-source="post: 268034" data-attributes="member: 10223">You are kinda right, and wrong.Increase of width do not equal to increase in contact patch.When load remain the same (weight of the car), and there is no change in the compound or rubber, it is inaccurate to assume that as the section width or tread width increases that the contact patch area also increases.But what will change is the shape of the contact patch, becoming shorter in the longitudinal direction as the tire is made wider.And when you change the shape of the contact patch, it effect the slip angle when cornering. With wider rear tires, slip angle is less so you get better "grips".But not always wider is better. Since slip angle is less, is harder to steer.Wider tires are more prone to hydroplane too since it need to dissipate more water at forward direction.</blockquote>