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OEM Tires, Optional OEM tires, and totally off-the-wall tires
On 9/8/07 9:25 AM, in article 01c7f223$682b6500$9698c3d8@race, "*"
> wrote: > > > E Meyer > wrote in article > >... >> >> >> >> On 9/7/07 8:55 AM, in article 01c7f156$151493a0$f192c3d8@race, "*" >> > wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/ wrote in article > <HP2Ei.16866$453.2177@trndny02>... >>>> On Thu, 06 Sep 2007 08:32:34 -0500, * wrote: >>>> >>>>>> I make sure they fit the rims correctly. >>>>> >>>>> With today's tire and rim technology, how can a 14" tire fit a 14" > rim >>>>> incorrectly? >>>> >>>> >>>> And you're telling me you're an 'expert?!?!?! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Toyo Proxes T1r >>>> 195/45R14 >>>> 15Lbs. >>>> 280 Treadwear >>>> MP >>>> V Rated >>>> Tread Depth 10 >>>> Rim Width (Min/Max) 6 - 7.5 >>>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Toyo Proxes Tpt >>>> 185/60R14 >>>> 16Lbs. >>>> Rim Width (Min/Max) 5 - 6.5 >>>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> If you tried to put the first tire on the rim meant for the second > tire, >>>> the sidewall would blowout. A real recipe for disaster. >>>> >>>> If you don't know this, then NO WAY are you telling me what to do with > my >>>> tires!!! >>>> >>>> So, on my Corolla with OEM rims of 5.5", I had to take a set of wheels >>> off >>>> my Celica (6.5") to run the hi-poi 195/45-14s or run the risk of the >>>> sidewall flexing too much and blowing the tire off the rim... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> In spite of all your horse schidt, here is one undeniable fact...... >>> >>> >>> A tire supporting a 500 pound load will have a footprint of 20 >>> square-inches at an inflation pressure of 25 p.s.i. and a footprint of > 12.5 >>> square-inches at 40 p.s.i. inflation. That's simple high school math > and >>> physics. >>> >>> The ONLY differences between the footprints of a "narrow" tire versus a >>> "wide" tire is the SHAPE of the footprint. They BOTH require the > same-sized >>> footprint to support the same load at the same inflation pressures. >>> >>> With the 20 square-inch example, a ten-inch-wide tread will have a >>> footprint that is ten-inches wide by two-inches long while a five-inch >>> tread would have a footprint that is five-inches wide by four-inches > long. >>> >>> With 25 pounds of air pressure, you need 20 square-inches to support > 500 >>> pounds.....one way or another. >>> >>> By running your tires at maximum inflation, you are running the car at > 62.5 >>> percent of the tire footprint that the car manufacturer has designed > the >>> suspension to work with. >>> >>> >>> >> >> Undeniable fact?? Usually the stuff you put out is more or less correct >> (bravado and SOB-ness not withstanding), but I need to see a legit > reference >> for this one. >> >> > > > "The Racing & High-Performance Tire" by Paul Haney > > ISBN 0-9646414-2-9 > > Available through SAE - or directly from Haney at: > > http://www.insideracingtechnology.com/ > > > Page 70 and 71 "Load and Internal Pressure" > > This looks like the reference I was seeking. Thanks. |
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