Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2005 11:08:59 -0400 From: Malt_Hound <Malt_Houndnospamm*yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Funny quote about the SAAB 9-3 based Cadillac BLS
Malcolm William Mason wrote: > On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 13:52:31 -0500, "Tex" <texnospamm101.org> wrote: > > >>"Pooh Bear" <rabbitsfriendsandrelationsnospamail.com> wrote in message >>news:4235A087.7A9EC38Cnospamail.com... >> >>>Tex wrote: >>> >>>Oh yes - I saw that. How did you resolve the problem in the end ? >> >>As far as the Aero is concerned, the only quasi-solution is to get >>skinnier/higher profile snow tires and put them on 16" rims. That should >>soften up the ride somewhat, whilst also resolving any ice/snow slippage. I >>say "should" because I've not yet tried it. As winter is (hopefully) >>winding down here, in Boston, I'm waiting until September to outlay the >>money for it. >> >>When I purchased the car I had also tried the Linear and Arc flavors (both >>on 16" rims). I hadn't noticed them to be all that much softer in the ride >>department. But I admit, that wasn't of dire concern at the time and that >>would have been only one aspect I was paying attention to, amongst many. >> >>- tex >> > > > > Where do some people get the idea that a narrow track ( or Tread) makes > a better snow tire? They get the idea through many, many years of trial and error. As the old hookers will tell you, experience counts for something. > > Have they forgotten the elementary formula that friction + the > coefficient of friction X the force(that is the mass of the car)normal > to the surface. > > It is independent of the area in contact. The bigger that area the more > the force (mass) is spread out. Exactly right. So tell me, do you want the mass to be widely spread out so it can better float on the surface of the snow or do you want the mass to be applied to a narrower area with the intent that the tread will better penetrate that same snow? -Fred W
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