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Old 4th January 2021, 19:45   #10
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Originally Posted by trikey View Post
It doesn't matter what you are driving, on ice the contact patch of the tyres is the same for all of us, regardless of what we are driving.
Sure is. But strange as it may seem, wider tyres are not the answer according to some experts. Maybe the aspect of a tyre is also relevant (certainly tread type and depth as also will studs). There might be something in this as to-days FWD wide tyre vehicles perform little better than 60's/70's RWD vehicles in the white stuff - think 30 bhp Beetles.

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