Tires revisited

[yoscirocco at hotmail.com (daniel savatteri)]

Go with the BFG G-force sports. The're Great!

>From: Dan Smith <sad_rocc@yahoo.com>
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: Tires revisited
>Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 14:27:32 -0700 (PDT)
>
>THAT'S the kind of info I was looking for, thanks. After checking 
>tirerack.com, they only offer 2 tires at 195/45/16 and neither are ones I 
>would consider, so that makes tire stretching a moot point. Either way, 
>it's good info to know. Looks like 205/40/16 is the size I will be sticking 
>with.
>
>Wear rating does matter a bit as even though the car won't be a DD per say, 
>it will be driven every chance I get. I average about 600mi a week driving 
>plus with the occasional 300mi roundtrip visit to Denver, so I could 
>potentially eat through a set of tires pretty quickly. Luckily, I have 
>about a month to decide and save up money and who knows, maybe a tire will 
>go on sale or something. Looks like I'm currently inbetween the BFG 
>Scorchers, Yokohama Avid H4S, Yokohama Parada-2 and BFG g-force Sports. Who 
>knows though, when the time comes something may swing me toward a different 
>tire.
>
>Dan
>
>Mark <mardak@cogeco.ca> wrote:
>
>I'll explain my thoughts a bit further. There'll be less acceleration
>and braking traction due to a narrower contact patch. The cornering
>ability will also be reduced by the narrower contact patch, but more
>importantly the tire wasn't designed with the sidewall "rolled over" in
>a static position - so I would assume that the handling will not be what
>the tire manufacturer had in mind... Along with less overall cornering
>ability, I would guess that "at the limit" handling would be less
>forgiving, and that tire breakaway would be sudden and less
>predictable... You *may* end up even costing yourself more money in the
>long run, because the tire might wear differently (outsides wear quicker
>(?))
>
>
> > The fender lips will be ground off as there isn't a whole lot left to
> > them and if I tried to roll them, they'd probably just crumble. And
> > yes, this car is getting a 2L turbo swap. However, it's going to
> > mainly see streets and shows (eventually). Since I drive the speed
> > limit and not like I'm on a road track, I don't mind giving up a
> > little traction especially if I go with ultra high performance summer
> > tires.
>
>With a 2L turbo under the hood you're going to want as much traction as
>possible. I'd fit the widest tires possible, cause you should have
>enough power to roast the tires in 1st through 3rd gears at will...
>Also, if this isn't for your daily driver, the wear rating of the tire
>shouldn't matter as much...
>
> > Cornering, yes that I'm not as keen giving up as I'm aiming
> > for a neutral, go-kart like handling. Th e car will never see an
> > auto-x track
>
>Never say never! :)
>
>
>
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