No, your description is correct AFAIK... curious. I have found that I
experience this effect if my rear tire pressures are too low. And I would
think that higher rear pressures would result in more rear grip, not less.
The information I referred to is from the Moss catalog, presumably
written by Lawrie. Perhaps he could explain the theory. Again, this is
only applicable to a more or less stock chassis setup.
ATWEDITOR@aol.com had this to say:
>In a message dated 8/21/00 5:44:46 PM, mvheim@studiolimage.com writes:
>
>>1) I believe that recommended tire inflation for B roadsters, at least,
>>is 3lbs. greater at the back than the front...
>>
>>2) ...and the reason for this is to AVOID oversteer; therefore, if I
>>understand this correctly, your setting of 30f/35r would actually induce
>>mild understeer. Conversely, the 25/25 setup should induce mild oversteer
>>-- and in my experience, actually does.
>Maybe I've confused the terms. The effect I'm talking about is when you can
>get the rear end to break loose somewhat in a turn. I've thought that was
>"oversteer." Wrong? In any case, having stiffer rear tires (higher
>pressure) with less flexing in the sidewalls surely is the way to get that
>racy feeling of drifting through a turn, wheel turned slightly against the
>turn to maintain direction. Ah! Can't beat that.
>
>Jay Donoghue
>72B
>72B-GT
>66Mustang
>
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