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<blockquote data-quote="craig1" data-source="post: 1023459" data-attributes="member: 16211"><p>Coming in from the Land Rover camp, we run narrow tires all the time.</p><p></p><p>He should be airing them down. A tire footprint can get bigger in length as well as width. Unless he bought tires that has a sidewall that is too stiff for the weight of the rig (easy to do with a zuki) a tall skinny tire aired should work just as good as a wide tire on snow (Obviously a tall and wide tire would work even better -- it's about the size of the contact patch). Since it is a bias-ply tire that probably won't flex under a lightweight zuki or Jeep they (LTBs) probably will suck. If someone insists on running a firm sidewall then going wider really is the only option.</p><p></p><p>In addition to sidewall flex, tread flex is also important for keeping good contact with the ground when crawling over rocks in the summer and is also dependant on the weight of the vehicle.</p><p></p><p>To get more stability off-camber, rims with different backspacing can be used to get a wider track.</p><p></p><p>A narrower tire offers less rolling resistance on the road, making it easier to turn and offering better gas mileage.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="craig1, post: 1023459, member: 16211"] Coming in from the Land Rover camp, we run narrow tires all the time. He should be airing them down. A tire footprint can get bigger in length as well as width. Unless he bought tires that has a sidewall that is too stiff for the weight of the rig (easy to do with a zuki) a tall skinny tire aired should work just as good as a wide tire on snow (Obviously a tall and wide tire would work even better -- it's about the size of the contact patch). Since it is a bias-ply tire that probably won't flex under a lightweight zuki or Jeep they (LTBs) probably will suck. If someone insists on running a firm sidewall then going wider really is the only option. In addition to sidewall flex, tread flex is also important for keeping good contact with the ground when crawling over rocks in the summer and is also dependant on the weight of the vehicle. To get more stability off-camber, rims with different backspacing can be used to get a wider track. A narrower tire offers less rolling resistance on the road, making it easier to turn and offering better gas mileage. [/QUOTE]
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