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The contact patch is the portion of tire that is touching the road. A wider tire should have a smaller contact patch... Maybe. A wider tire means the force can
by chrismcb 5y ago
The contact patch is the portion of tire that is touching the road.
A wider tire should have a smaller contact patch... Maybe. A wider tire means the force can be spread out more and should deform the tire less. So the front to back dimension will differ.
- wiredfool 5y agoThe contact patch should be a constant area for a given pressure and load. A wider tire will have a wider, but shorter, contact patch at the same pressure.