wide wheels with rather narrow tires

[Carl Jarrett]

What is tramlining? And a narrow tire is better? How do you say? Doesnt
it make sense that the stiffest widest tire possible will give the most
dry traction? More rubber contact to the ground, and least amount of
flex?



Erik Ringelberg wrote:
> 
> All,
> 
> There is a ratio for width of tire and rim. Graph: On the same rim with
> increasing tire sizes there is a traction curve that declines to the right,
> with increasing comfort. It also falls off hard on the left when the tire
> width is not sufficient to deal with the heat of the car's cornering. So
> relative narrow is better, up to a point. It also reduces tramlining for a
> given rim width. (A wider tire will tram more.)
> 
> This is all theory. A stiff sidewall R-tire will work best at the widest
> width you can cram on. (see hoosier).
> 
> Erik
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