What Impact Does Aspect Ratio Have on Comfort?
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The impact of aspect ratio on comfort is: tires with a larger aspect ratio have thicker sidewalls when viewed from the side, offering better comfort but poorer handling. Conversely, tires with a smaller aspect ratio have thinner sidewalls when viewed from the side, resulting in poorer comfort and louder road noise, but better handling. Aspect ratio is a tire specification that refers to the percentage of the tire's section height to its section width, essentially the height-to-width ratio of the tire. The tire's cross-section is composed of the shoulder, sidewall, and bead, with the sum of their heights being the tire's section height. After installation, since the bead is hidden within the rim, the measured height from the rim to the outer cross-section is slightly less than the tire's section height.