I’m not going to get into an argument about this. I will engage in healthy debate. Saying wide tires are better in sand is categorically false as it relates to this thread.
Realistically, tire pressure effects tire performance more than tire profile (we’re not comparing arctic truck tires to tractor tires).
That said:
A 33x12-in wide tire has a wide/short contact patch.
A 33x10-inch wide tire has a narrow/long contact patch.
Both have a similar/the same contact patch surface-area. The potential for grip is equal. However the narrow/long contact patch of skinny tires has less rolling resistance due to the narrow “leading edge” of the tires. None of this is circumstantial. If you want the math I can provide it.
Some random dude’s advise based on a butt-dyno and the recommendations of Chaz at Jeep-parts-r-us is circumstantial. So if you feel wide tires are better, cool. What is the base of your assertion?
Regardless, for the OP and anyone else reading the thread, do your own research and
form your own conclusions.
Realistically, tire pressure effects tire performance more than tire profile (we’re not comparing arctic truck tires to tractor tires).
That said:
A 33x12-in wide tire has a wide/short contact patch.
A 33x10-inch wide tire has a narrow/long contact patch.
Both have a similar/the same contact patch surface-area. The potential for grip is equal. However the narrow/long contact patch of skinny tires has less rolling resistance due to the narrow “leading edge” of the tires. None of this is circumstantial. If you want the math I can provide it.
Some random dude’s advise based on a butt-dyno and the recommendations of Chaz at Jeep-parts-r-us is circumstantial. So if you feel wide tires are better, cool. What is the base of your assertion?
Regardless, for the OP and anyone else reading the thread, do your own research and
form your own conclusions.