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Old 11th July 2006, 12:28   #44 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by gigy
putting wider tyre for a car when maintaining the same loading will reduce the force per square inch area on tyre resulting in more mileage but lesser grip on road. so while broadening the tyre dont exceed a rational size. also the suspensions get screwed. baleno is a light car thats why it flys... it can fly off the road too. i get 12 in city with ac and got 18 in mumbai pune at 120kmp average.
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And pray what about the extra amount of rubber that you put on the road increasing your contact patch, which increases the grip???
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