So the debates pretty much end up with endless 'everyone says' but never any actual tests of:
"Narrow tires are better in Winter than wider tires"
Now if you ask anyone, they pretty much say since the dawn of times that narrower Winter tires are better.
A few brave discussions have occured, and in them it is pretty clear NO ONE has actually taken the same car and two sets of tires and gone out and proven anything.
The general consensus is YES in deep snow narrow tires are better.
For the rest.. Ice, slush, straight line vs cornering.. Nothing. No tests.. all theory and endless discussions based on theory, with a few odd video clips tossed in which do not prove much.
The only test I ever was able to drag up is all in Swedish. With piles of graphs (in Swedish) about Nokkian tires 205 vs 225 along with pile of other brand tires. Unless you read Swedish not much help.
now some of the chats were pretty deep and interesting. But still no rel data. all theory why this or that.
My interest is in the wide tire. Seems IMO that a wider tire in many situations is going to be better. And then worse in some others..
Like I have zero need for deep snow traction. I have a lot of use for compacted snow/ice/slush traction. And turning. turning is good.
Anyway being my usual iconoclastic self.. Anyone run into some actual TESTS of wide vs narrow tires..?
The endless tests of snow vs all season etc do not answer any of the things I ask. Nor do the endlesss referrals to everyone agrees narrow is better.
Why? not one test.. none. zero.. if it was so easy to prove.. plenty of Utube bimbos would have vids up proving it? [drinking]
Even the TV show where those guys (Mythbusters) prove or disprove myths.. have declined to try to answer this. And Yes they have been asked.
Please feel free to add YOUR two cents to the debate and be sure to throw in all sorts of well known theory and ideas..
here is the most interesting thread I found: http://www.audiworld.com/forums/whe...-narrow-vs-wide-tires-winter-driving-2767164/
"Narrow tires are better in Winter than wider tires"
Now if you ask anyone, they pretty much say since the dawn of times that narrower Winter tires are better.
A few brave discussions have occured, and in them it is pretty clear NO ONE has actually taken the same car and two sets of tires and gone out and proven anything.
The general consensus is YES in deep snow narrow tires are better.
For the rest.. Ice, slush, straight line vs cornering.. Nothing. No tests.. all theory and endless discussions based on theory, with a few odd video clips tossed in which do not prove much.
The only test I ever was able to drag up is all in Swedish. With piles of graphs (in Swedish) about Nokkian tires 205 vs 225 along with pile of other brand tires. Unless you read Swedish not much help.
now some of the chats were pretty deep and interesting. But still no rel data. all theory why this or that.
My interest is in the wide tire. Seems IMO that a wider tire in many situations is going to be better. And then worse in some others..
Like I have zero need for deep snow traction. I have a lot of use for compacted snow/ice/slush traction. And turning. turning is good.
Anyway being my usual iconoclastic self.. Anyone run into some actual TESTS of wide vs narrow tires..?
The endless tests of snow vs all season etc do not answer any of the things I ask. Nor do the endlesss referrals to everyone agrees narrow is better.
Why? not one test.. none. zero.. if it was so easy to prove.. plenty of Utube bimbos would have vids up proving it? [drinking]
Even the TV show where those guys (Mythbusters) prove or disprove myths.. have declined to try to answer this. And Yes they have been asked.
Please feel free to add YOUR two cents to the debate and be sure to throw in all sorts of well known theory and ideas..
here is the most interesting thread I found: http://www.audiworld.com/forums/whe...-narrow-vs-wide-tires-winter-driving-2767164/