My turn to be wrong, maybe:
Off the cuff, the weight of the car / 4 will be force
exerted on each tire. The weight is a force. The
force the each tire has to act against is the same in
both cases. Force = pressure x area. If the force is
the same and the pressure is the same, the area has to
be the same.
Is it racing season yet ;-).
--- Bill L <pythias@pacifier.com> wrote:
> Hello Ron,
>
> and now for another brain teaser .....
>
> assuming that the tires are to be filled to
> the exact same
> tire pressure, which puts more rubber on the
> road, a tall
> skinny tire, (like a 165/80/13) or a short
> fat tire, (like a
> 205/50/15)? of course on the same car.
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Ron Soave
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