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RE: 245 or 275 on front?

To: "James Creasy" <black94pgt@pacbell.net>,
Subject: RE: 245 or 275 on front?
From: "Kevin Stevens" <Kevin_Stevens@Bigfoot.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2001 02:15:51 -0800
You didn't tell us the rim width...

KeS

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of James Creasy
> Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 22:12
> 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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