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Originally Posted by Chuck33079
OP, narrower tires are better in rain and snow. The only time wider helps is on dry pavement. You're spreading the weight of the car over a larger contact patch, resulting in less weight pressing the tire down per square inch of contact patch.
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Incorrect - contact patch area is based on car weight and tire pressure - a narrow tire has a different shape than a wide tire, but same area and same force per square inch = tire pressure.
It is the shape of the contact patch that makes the difference - think forcing a toy boat through water frontwards or sideways to see the difference.