Re: Brake drums
F=fN. What this means is that the force, F, is equal to the coefficient of friction, f, times the normal force, N. The normal force is the weight of the car except for "weight transfer" to the forward wheels when hard braking. There is no "area" in the equation. This is high school physics. So wide tires will do nothing to the braking force except if they have a better coefficient of friction. That said, many wider tires have a better coefficient of friction.
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