- 1. 245 or 275 on front? (score: 1)
- Author: James Creasy <black94pgt@pacbell.net>
- Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2001 22:11:58 -0800
- 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
- /html/ba-autox/2001-01/msg00138.html (7,662 bytes)
- 2. RE: 245 or 275 on front? (score: 1)
- Author: "Kevin Stevens" <Kevin_Stevens@Bigfoot.com>
- Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2001 02:15:51 -0800
- You didn't tell us the rim width... KeS
- /html/ba-autox/2001-01/msg00140.html (8,249 bytes)
- 3. Re: 245 or 275 on front? (score: 1)
- Author: James Creasy <black94pgt@pacbell.net>
- Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2001 08:01:04 -0800
- sorry, its only a 9" in front... -james 245 tires at dont out use
- /html/ba-autox/2001-01/msg00141.html (8,573 bytes)
- 4. RE: 245 or 275 on front? (score: 1)
- Author: Kirk Meline <KMeline@iscribe.com>
- Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2001 09:26:22 -0800
- 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 o
- /html/ba-autox/2001-01/msg00143.html (8,330 bytes)
- 5. Re: 245 or 275 on front? (score: 1)
- Author: James Creasy <black94pgt@pacbell.net>
- Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2001 09:51:45 -0800
- 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
- /html/ba-autox/2001-01/msg00148.html (9,492 bytes)
- 6. RE: 245 or 275 on front? (score: 1)
- Author: Kirk Meline <KMeline@iscribe.com>
- Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2001 11:09:05 -0800
- 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 suspensi
- /html/ba-autox/2001-01/msg00152.html (9,975 bytes)
- 7. Re: 245 or 275 on front? (score: 1)
- Author: Jerry Brown <jerbrown@pacbell.net>
- Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2001 11:21:06 -0800
- ... so, if Bentley's says torque to 96 lb/ft, should just torque it to 60 lb/ft?? Sorry, I couldn't resist. ;^) -jerry
- /html/ba-autox/2001-01/msg00153.html (7,265 bytes)
- 8. RE: 245 or 275 on front? (score: 1)
- Author: Kirk Meline <KMeline@iscribe.com>
- Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2001 11:55:57 -0800
- Yes. Especially for BMW's. ... so, if Bentley's says torque to 96 lb/ft, should just torque it to 60 lb/ft?? Sorry, I couldn't resist. ;^) -jerry
- /html/ba-autox/2001-01/msg00154.html (7,512 bytes)
- 9. Re: 245 or 275 on front? (score: 1)
- Author: James Creasy <black94pgt@pacbell.net>
- Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2001 11:44:13 -0800
- 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 bushi
- /html/ba-autox/2001-01/msg00155.html (11,369 bytes)
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