Many also fail to realize that wide puffy tires are mostly useless on snow.
Wide tires tend to float over while narrow tires will grip snow. The real test
is to drive in 2WD and see how far it gets.
It all comes down to pounds per square inch at the contact patch, a tire
could be wide if the tread has lots of open spaces. ( Like a farm tractor tire)
As for braking, running in 4wd "lock" ( not all time 4 wd) does give a bit
more braking power as F to R bias is no longer a factor. Still, this advantage
isn't huge.
Also think the major advantage to anti lock brakes is the automatic F / R
bias adjustment rather than preventing one wheel from locking ( split
coefficient
of friction.)
Harold
In a message dated 1/18/04 2:54:22 PM Eastern Standard Time,
andylit@covad.net writes:
<< "They think they can cause no harm and they can handle
> any weather or driving conditions. What if LBC drivers took that attitude
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