"Jcarr" (jcarr)
01/08/2015 at 09:16 • Filed to: Tires
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"Jcarr" (jcarr)
01/08/2015 at 09:16 • Filed to: Tires | 1
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We had a decent (~6") snowfall here in NE Iowa the other day and temps have been hovering around -5 degrees since.
This morning on my commute I was behind a 1st gen Rav4 and noticed something peculiar. The driver side rear tire looked properly inflated and the tread surface was white with snow and road salt, like this:
However, the passenger side tire looked to be significantly under-inflated, maybe at 15 psi or so. Its tread surface was wet and totally black, like this:
!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!
The road was not at all wet or slushy so my theory is that the increased flexing of the tread and sidewall caused by the underinflation was making the tire heat up to the point that its temperature was above freezing and therefore melting any snow it came into contact with.
Is that possible?
Destructive Tester
> Jcarr
01/08/2015 at 09:21 |
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Yes, this is very possible.
AMGtech - now with more recalls!
> Jcarr
01/08/2015 at 09:26 |
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Sounds legit.
DatASSun
> Jcarr
01/08/2015 at 09:37 |
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I know in your photo it shows the tire making full contact to the snow. But this is something I learned drag racing as a kid (from 10.5 radial tire guys) When the tire get deflated such as yours more and more load gets put on the sidewalls. Which actually means less contact in the center of the tire where it's most important. if you were todo a burnout so to speak and there wasn't any snow you'd see two thin strips of rubber for each tire and not one single patch like a typical burnout mark.
Either way your theory is strong.
KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs
> Jcarr
01/08/2015 at 10:40 |
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Yes. That is very possible.
gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
> Jcarr
01/09/2015 at 07:44 |
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Yes
http://pslc.ws/macrog/exp/rub…
The flat tire is deforming (stretching the rubber) more. generating more heat.