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Image 1 — Tire OD vs effective rolling radius
Image 2 — Tire OD vs effective rolling radius
Image 3 — Tire OD vs effective rolling radius

Tire OD vs effective rolling radius

Always assumed tire frequency calcs from tire OD were good enough. Turns out under load the effective radius shifts enough to actually matter. Took some pics with a GoPro to try to capture the mechanism but failed miserably

u/DrivenToMeasure — 3 days ago
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OD vs effective rolling radius

Always assumed tire frequency calcs from tire OD were good enough. Turns out under load the effective radius shifts enough to actually matter. Took some pics with a GoPro to try to capture the mechanism but failed miserably

u/DrivenToMeasure — 3 days ago