> Not that I'm an expert but the bigger tires do help the brakes
> not lock up as quick
that was the moral of the recent article in Grassroots Motorsports magazine.
i am just worried the 275 will give me less traction than a (presumably)
warmer 245.
rather than putting the rubber bushings back, i am going to try these things
they call "shocks". all the new adjustments on them are kind of
overwhelming. =)
sorry this is so esoteric, i am going through autox withdrawal!
-james
----- Original Message -----
From: Kirk Meline <KMeline@iscribe.com>
To: 'James Creasy' <black94pgt@pacbell.net>; Kirk Meline
<KMeline@iscribe.com>; Autocross List <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 11:09 AM
Subject: RE: 245 or 275 on front?
> I made a mistake in saying "higher tire temps". I meant higher tire
> pressure. Not that I'm an expert but the bigger tires do help the brakes
> not lock up as quick. Maybe you should loosen the suspension up to get
back
> the controllability.
>
> Kirk
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Creasy [mailto:black94pgt@pacbell.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 9:52 AM
> To: Kirk Meline; Autocross List
> Subject: Re: 245 or 275 on front?
>
>
> > I found that running 245's on a 9 inch wide wheel is
> > great if you run very, very high tire temps.
>
> ok, thats what i have 17x9 in front. but my concern is that the tires are
> not getting warm *enough*.
>
> on fun runs where i the tires got warm (and maybe a little softer) i would
> drop 1 to 1.5 seconds a run. thats significant since i am often out of
1st
> place by that much.
>
> lack of braking is another problem so more tire in front is more braking
> more than anything else. but i am a lousy judge of speed as i will drive
> crappy, the car feels like crap, no traction, no cornering, no braking and
i
> am a few seconds off TTOD. i dont understand my car.
>
> -james
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kirk Meline <KMeline@iscribe.com>
> > Hi James
> >
> > I think you answered your own question. You didn't list the width of
the
> > wheel though so its hard to tell. Go with the perfect fit rather than
> > bigger or smaller. I found that running 245's on a 9 inch wide wheel is
> > great if you run very, very high tire temps. But you have to monitor
that
> > after every run or you get in trouble quick. What about a 255\40or45
> tire?
> > That seems to be perfect on the Cobra R wheel.
> >
> >
> > Kirk
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: James Creasy [mailto:black94pgt@pacbell.net]
> > Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 10:12 PM
> > To: Autocross List
> > Subject: 245 or 275 on front?
> >
> >
> > i am about to order new tires, and should i use a 275 front tire, or the
> 245
> > width as i ran last year (17" rims). i can heat up the larger rear
tires
> at
> > will (also my car has a rear weight bias), but i am concerned about not
> > getting four 275 size tires hot on my 2100 lb car. already the tires
dont
> > heat up at our cold sites with just three runs. (look for me peeling
out
> > and over-driving like crazy on my first runs this season!)
> >
> > i know, i should use a softer tire than the kumho, but this way i can
use
> > them as regular street tires.
> >
> > thanks for your ridicule and hushed whispers in advance =)
> >
> > -james c
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