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| Elliot Cannon |
 May 15 2011, 01:41 PM
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914 Guru  Group: Retired Members Posts: 8,487 Joined: 29-December 06 From: Paso Robles Ca. (Central coast) Member No.: 7,407 Region Association: None 
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I'll be having my wheels balanced this week and was wondering what is best for my 914. If two of my tires are better than the other two, is it better to have the best tires on the front or back? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)
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| sean_v8_914 |
May 15 2011, 02:04 PM
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Chingon 601 Group: Members Posts: 4,011 Joined: 1-February 05 From: San Diego Member No.: 3,541 |
dry climate street car: I kill teh fronts so that is where I would put the good tires
wet climate street car: I would put the good tread on teh back because understeer is more predictable. dont want the rear to brake loose in teh wet track or AX: i smoke teh rears faster so teh meat goes onthe rear |
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| messix |
May 15 2011, 02:04 PM
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AKA "CLUTCH KILLER"! Group: Members Posts: 6,995 Joined: 14-April 05 From: between shit kickers and pinky lifters/ puget sound wa.north of Seattle south of Canada Member No.: 3,931 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
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| J P Stein |
May 15 2011, 02:45 PM
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Irrelevant old fart Group: Members Posts: 8,797 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Vancouver, WA Member No.: 45 Region Association: None |
Which end would you rather have go flat if you hit something on the road?
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| hot_shoe914 |
May 15 2011, 08:21 PM
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on ramp passer Group: Members Posts: 3,802 Joined: 20-November 07 From: Earle, Ar. Member No.: 8,354 Region Association: None |
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| Tom_T |
May 18 2011, 05:28 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California
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IMHO - front, cuz a blow out on the steering wheels is a b**ch, whereas you can control it if a rear blows.
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| messix |
May 18 2011, 05:34 PM
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AKA "CLUTCH KILLER"! Group: Members Posts: 6,995 Joined: 14-April 05 From: between shit kickers and pinky lifters/ puget sound wa.north of Seattle south of Canada Member No.: 3,931 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
bad tread up front, good tread in back.
having the back end swap ends in a corner due to hyproplaning =bad you will have control of the car with the steering wheel to counter any problem up front, there is no control over where the back end is going. |
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| Cap'n Krusty |
May 18 2011, 05:42 PM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
Bad in the front, good in the rear. Contrary to what was said earlier, you can control the front in the event of a deflation by using the steering wheel. The back offers no such aid.
The Cap'n |
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| billh1963 |
May 18 2011, 05:49 PM
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Car Hoarder! Group: Members Posts: 3,402 Joined: 28-March 11 From: South Carolina Member No.: 12,871 Region Association: South East States |
Buy 4 new tires. I don't play with tires or brakes....if you can't stop or stay on the road it's bad news
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| ewdysar |
May 18 2011, 06:06 PM
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What happens here, stays here. Group: Members Posts: 558 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Altadena, CA Member No.: 3,030 |
QUOTE(Cap'n Krusty @ May 18 2011, 04:42 PM)  Bad in the front, good in the rear. Contrary to what was said earlier, you can control the front in the event of a deflation by using the steering wheel. The back offers no such aid. The Cap'n (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) The tire industry answer is to put the better tires on the rear for exactly the reason described by the Cap'n |
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| MikeSpraggi |
May 18 2011, 09:36 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 781 Joined: 7-February 05 From: Silver Spring, Md Member No.: 3,570 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
QUOTE(billh1963 @ May 18 2011, 04:49 PM) Buy 4 new tires. I don't play with tires or brakes....if you can't stop or stay on the road it's bad news (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) |
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