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Originally Posted by CapriRacer
This question seems to say that you think there is something
wrong with wide tires that might be fixed by applying "tread radius". Would you please explain?
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Lay a straight edge across the face of the tread of a
tire - shoulder to shoulder. You will notice that the tread
is not flat - it's a curve. You can measure the radius of
that curve. That curve affects the distributio of the pressure
in the footprint - and that, in turn, affects wear and grip."
Your words - not mine. The onus is on you to explain how that curve, the tread radius curve that you highlighted in reply #17 I believe, can be adjusted in manufacturing to affect load distrib. across a wider tires' contact patch.
Now that I've thought about the basic concepts, and finally grasp, them, I'll continue to wait patiently for your explanation.