[Shotimes] tire grip

[don donelson]

My Sr 72 has'nt been used since I ran the car at Sebring over a 1 1/2
ago ! ... Too many saturdays and sundays at the dealership and building
a new house for the past 14 mths.

Anyway .. i finally took the car to a SCCA event .. SOLO II. And did
fairly well. The car definitly out performed the driver ... me !

I didnt push the car to the limits ... I have no doubt that as I attend
more events I will get more in the groove and more comfortable doing so.

Question that I have is how do i get better grip ? The car still pushes
a little.

I use tokico shocks and Eibach springs .. 26 in sway bar the rear and 24
in the front. car is quiafed . Um ... all the suspension mods one can
think of have been done to it. I use Kuhmo Victor Racer 225x60x16 on
7.5" rims

If .. if i go to a 17 " rim .. ( something i have been thinking of to
get 13" rotors up front) and use a 245x40 tire ... wont that give me a
significantly better contact patch. Also .... i know some autocross
tires grip signifcantly better than other tires.

I have also heard with a qauife to use a smaller front sway bar .. say
abouta 22. Is this correct ?

Thanks for the input

dond



Sr 72 race preped 89 SHO

-3.2 ATX block
-FPS hi-flow heads w/  over sized valves
-.40 cams
-SHONUT adjustable timing sprockets
-Ported intake & runners
-Ported and extrude honed exhaust manifolds
-Hi-flow catless Y pipe
-Hi-flow exhaust
-BBB
-SHO SHOP T.B.
-SHONUT phenolic spacers
-Quaife
-CAI
-UDP
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-16x7.5 rims with Kuhmo Victor racer auto cross tires
-Complete sunpro gauges
oil temp / water temp / oil pressure
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-Tokico shocks/Eibach springs
-Polyurethane at all corners
-Solid-sub frame bushings
-Frame stiffners
-Adjustable rear control arms
-Battery located in trunk for better weight distrubution
****
-96 brake up grade
-Steel braided lines
-race seat
-est 2650 pds  :)

can u say "fast" ??

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