On 25/06/2018 18:08, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 24/06/18 22:18, Jeff wrote:


And yet if you consider a solid wheel, no tyre, it is the distance
between the axle and the road that determines the rate at which
it rotates at the same speed of the car over the ground.

Yes.

Â*So when
a wheel with tyre sees a reduction in the distance between the
axle and the road due to a lower pressure in the tyre, you get
the same change in the rotation rate of the wheel which is
easy to measure with the ABS sensor on that wheel.

No. Once yopu put a non circular tyre on, you vannot talk about radius.

What counts is the distance round whatever shape the tread is. Al;l of
that has to be in contact with the road during one wheel revolution
unelss the tyre slips on the rim





Or it slips on the road like it does.