I am confused. He says they have a larger diameter on the outside???
That would make them positive camber tires sort of.
I guess the theory is to negate the wear and overheating of the inside of the inside tire and preload the outer edge of the outer tire???
I think Hoosier did the opposite in the past with some of their designs.
Thinking about how tires wear in autocross and such, he may be on to something. A loaded outer tire is unlikely to be ably to actually lift the inner portion of the contact patch and the outer sidewall is already preloaded so grip is already present prior to tire angle change... I think this might greatly reduce the tendency for the tire to roll under which is what cause all the shoulder wear.
Hmmm.
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Last edited by Dean; 2010-10-06 at 11:11 AM.
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