
Why are the front tires on a sprint car so small?
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Posted 01 October 2001 - 03:02 PM
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Posted 09 December 2001 - 12:42 PM
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Posted 09 December 2001 - 03:01 PM
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Posted 09 December 2001 - 07:55 PM
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Posted 10 December 2001 - 07:18 AM
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Originally posted by Jon Banas:
If a 6" wide tire has a 3" long section touching the ground at any one time, there would be 18 sq. inches of foot print. If an 8" tire had 3" of contact length there would be 24 Sq. inches. How could both tires be carrying the same weight per Sq. inch?
If the "air pressure" remained constant the 8" tire would not have a 3" long contact length. It would be less. I could be wrong but I think what I wrote is correct.
[This message has been edited by dirtstudent2 (edited 12-10-2001).]
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Posted 10 December 2001 - 07:15 PM
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