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      01-13-2024, 03:37 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by eelnoraa View Post
I would think the variation in actual width will be small. After all, the contact patch is the same. Cannot make the actual side wall much wider, right?
I think you are referring to tread width. The tire width is from outside of sidewall to outside of the other sidewall so the contact patch can vary. As you said though, the variation will be very small, I have seen no more than 3% mentioned for the width.
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