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Re: Hydroplaning



Graydon D. Stuckey wrote:

> On Wed, 25 Nov 1998, Bob wrote:
>
> > But a tire doesnt keep its shape with different pressures. When you get to lower
> > pressures,  the center of the tire tends to lose contact pressure with the road.
> > Just the inverse with higher pressures, the center will wear more than the
> > outsides.
>
> exactly, and another reason why the tire wins when it is highly inflated.
>
> Later,

and why overinflated tires lose high speed stability... not enough contact.

Bob