of course everyone knows tires help stopping but who would of thought it made a difference

saw this vid, wut you think, didn't think that little of a diff would have dramatic results.
article here:
http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/24/t...ter-not-penny/

video here:

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/..._tread_vid.jsp

 

good find

 

very interesting..nice video

 

how come BMW is always in this tests

 

Because they were able to purchase advertising test cars at a discount and in theory until the G35 that represented a top of the line handling car.

Tires represent 90% of handling ability on equal weight vehicles with suspension, shocks and sway bars adding in the other 10%.

Always interesting to see their suspension tests where upgrades in springs shocks, sway bars, etc manage to squeeze out another 1,2, or 2.5% at best.

Always check their tire vs 50 mph wet braking test, this surprises people with a total spread of >25 feet between the best and worst in just 110 feet.
The bulk of US tires sold [across all sizes] each year are really bad in wet braking vs the best.

Think about that the next time someone follows too close in the rain.