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[bob.rossato at att.net]

> > the weight per square inch is exactly the same as
> > the tire pressure,
> > wider tire just makes the patch wider and shorter,
> > narow tire its
> > narrower and longer.  at the same pressure.
> 
> sounds like c*** to me...weight per square inch is
> contact patch divide by car weight...wider
> tyres=bigger contact patch
> 
> mike
> 

How can that be if the weight of the car or the tire pressure hasn't changed.  A wider tire only changes the shape of the contact patch, not its total area.

Bob R.