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<blockquote data-quote="turbology" data-source="post: 278979" data-attributes="member: 10223"><p><strong>1) "More tyre tread = less grip on tarmac road";</strong></p><p><strong>AND "More surface contact = more grip"</strong></p><p><strong>Therefore it's good to have tyres with less tread on the front for better braking/cornering grip in the dry?</strong></p><p></p><p>"Grips" is determine by the contact surface friction of tires, and road surface. Few factors can affect grips, include contact patch (shape), surface area (cm square), tires compound, tires thread, and etc.</p><p></p><p>If every others factors are the SAME, then yes, more surface contact equal more grip.</p><p></p><p><strong>2) "...the correct thing to do is the put your less worn out rear tyres at the front axle and put new tyres at the rear axle..."</strong></p><p><strong>"...This is because when the front has more grip than the rear, the rear will lose traction before the front of the vehicle during a corner on a wet or slippery road..."</strong></p><p><strong>Putting tyres with more tread at the rear will help with wet grip on the rear and avoid a sliding tail in the wet?</strong></p><p></p><p>You can't just have more grip at rear but little at front. This will achieve high-understeer. Both front and rear grips are equally important regardless FWD, RWD, or AWD.</p><p>But for most drivers, during panic-ermergency situation, their first instinct is to step brake if anything happened. Thus, having understeer is a better "solution" for those drivers, which result "more grip is needed at the rear than front".</p><p>I for one prefer oversteer, because almost all pro-drivers will agree oversteer is easier to correct than understeer without losing much speed and time. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p><strong>So does this mean that somehow for everyday drivers, putting the newer tyres (read: more tread) at the rear is a "safer" option, since not everyone knows how to deal with oversteer?</strong></p><p></p><p>Yes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="turbology, post: 278979, member: 10223"] [B]1) "More tyre tread = less grip on tarmac road"; AND "More surface contact = more grip" Therefore it's good to have tyres with less tread on the front for better braking/cornering grip in the dry?[/B] "Grips" is determine by the contact surface friction of tires, and road surface. Few factors can affect grips, include contact patch (shape), surface area (cm square), tires compound, tires thread, and etc. If every others factors are the SAME, then yes, more surface contact equal more grip. [b]2) "...the correct thing to do is the put your less worn out rear tyres at the front axle and put new tyres at the rear axle..." "...This is because when the front has more grip than the rear, the rear will lose traction before the front of the vehicle during a corner on a wet or slippery road..." Putting tyres with more tread at the rear will help with wet grip on the rear and avoid a sliding tail in the wet?[/B] You can't just have more grip at rear but little at front. This will achieve high-understeer. Both front and rear grips are equally important regardless FWD, RWD, or AWD. But for most drivers, during panic-ermergency situation, their first instinct is to step brake if anything happened. Thus, having understeer is a better "solution" for those drivers, which result "more grip is needed at the rear than front". I for one prefer oversteer, because almost all pro-drivers will agree oversteer is easier to correct than understeer without losing much speed and time. ;) [B]So does this mean that somehow for everyday drivers, putting the newer tyres (read: more tread) at the rear is a "safer" option, since not everyone knows how to deal with oversteer?[/B] Yes. [/QUOTE]
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