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Originally Posted by vividracing
Right, but are you forgetting that tires are made to perform flat on the ground. Sidewalls stretch and grip the road, grooves in the tire divert water to better handling in rain. With half the tire off the ground, it cant do those thing, not to mention putting twice the stress on the inside sidewall (which is only designed to handle a certain weight limit) So, ill take 100% of a 175/80 over 30% of a 315 any day.
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also throw in the fact that typically the outside 1/3 of the tire tread block is the real part designed for traction.
on a stance vehicle thats the first part that gets pulled away from the pavement.