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A bigger risk with the mini-spare
Posted by newwithasaab (more from newwithasaab) on Wed, 1 Oct 2008 20:08:57
In Reply to: Sample of one versus a large population, Ari [Profile/Gallery]
, Wed, 1 Oct 2008 09:34:03
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is the handling issue. You have three wheels with wide, low profile, tires that handle very well. The fourth wheel has a small tire with less than a third of the adhesion of the other tires. Yet you still have a 4000lb car on top of that tiny tire.
It doens't take much to get into trouble with that setup. The faster you go, the more likely you are to exceed the adhesion limits of that tire.
Bottom line, you have to be pretty stupid to drive one at 75mph. Then again, there are a lot of pretty stupid people out there driving around. If you see someone doing it, stay clear. They are not far from a disaster.
posted by 98.110.150...
Posts in this Thread:
- Update to my trailer question, Rod , Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:57:33
- Couple of solutions, EricG, Fri, 3 Oct 2008 18:10:45
- Tire warnings, Ari , Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:19:11
- On the mini-spares..., Craig, Wed, 1 Oct 2008 07:31:57
- Re: Tire warnings--tend to agree, Noel, Wed, 1 Oct 2008 05:42:34
- Does weight have a large influence?, Rod , Wed, 1 Oct 2008 06:26:59
- Yes!, Ari , Wed, 1 Oct 2008 09:23:41
- I'm not an engineer, so can't say for sure., Noel, Wed, 1 Oct 2008 07:51:44
- Re: Does weight have a large influence?, turbocon86, Wed, 1 Oct 2008 07:18:21
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