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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Orange 94" data-source="post: 1232072" data-attributes="member: 17635">Weight displacement.If you have a wider tire your are spreading your weight over a larger area. You have less weight per area. Friction is the normal force (weight) times the friction coeffient (ice has a low friction coefient). So you want a skinnier tire to have more weight per area and more traction. That's why winter tires are skinny. Winter tires have different tread to make it have more traction with ice/snow too. They type of tire and how much tread makes the biggest difference.Damn you deeplist, beat me to it!</blockquote>