Is the FAQ right? - tire diameter effects on bottoming out

SE_2K serca@iocon.com
Sat, 28 Dec 2002 17:58:10 -0600


At 04:10 PM 12/28/2002 -0600, you wrote:
>Is he right? It seems to me that it (total tire diameter?) would make little
>or no difference on bottoming out. Thanks for any tips.

It's not the total tire diameter that makes the difference...
The taller sidewall will flex more, especially under large transients that
would bottom the suspension.

I don't know how much of a difference there would be, but there will be some.

-Stede Bonnett
my 2.40 JPY