stretched tires...

[cky89]

@fairgentleman Z

Holy shit there is so much wrong in this thread I really don’t know where to start.

The stiffer sidewall allows the tire to produce more grip at lower slip angles.

I really would rather arguee calculus to a class of 2nd graders than get into it. So the extremely digested version is this:

NEGLECTING THE BENEFIT OF COMPOUND;

Take a $30 Walmart all season, a really good performance street tire, and a race compound tire. Purely as an example it takes 10* of tire input before max lateral force to be produced, 5* for the performance tire, and 3* for the r-comp.

So going through a 15:1 steering ratio you have to crank on the wheel when autocrossing on a cheap all season, on r-comps you don’t need to be so agressive and can produce more grip with less steering input.

Never knew. Good information. :tup: