 Tire stretching, Anyone in the VW world that can explain |
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| Brett W |
 Mar 9 2006, 12:22 PM
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WTF? Why did this seem like a good idea?
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| Lou W |
Mar 9 2006, 06:23 PM
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"Here Kitty Kitty" my ass...... Group: Members Posts: 4,109 Joined: 9-May 04 From: Roseburg, OR. Member No.: 2,039 Region Association: Spain |
What is the narrowist white walled tires that I can put on the factory 4 lug Fuchs, I want to use the same size on the front too. I don't want to use Radial tires, I was thinking something along the 4 ply bias type made by Firestone. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif)
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| mskala |
Mar 9 2006, 08:59 PM
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R Group: Members Posts: 1,925 Joined: 2-January 03 From: Massachusetts Member No.: 79 Region Association: None
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(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/agree.gif) I'm sure that they were in some street tire class where you have to overinflate anyway to keep the sidewalls up. |
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| Mark Henry |
Mar 9 2006, 09:09 PM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
I've done this...running 135/70-15 on a 6 inch rim. Lowered bug guys do this if they're too poor to do the front end the right way. (narrow the front beam)
I've also see guy running 125/?-15 tempory spares on the front. Low-tech. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wacko.gif) |
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| Mike T |
Mar 10 2006, 08:54 AM
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can't 'member Group: Members Posts: 378 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Brackney, PA Member No.: 161 |
I'm not sure if this was directed at me but: On the face of it those tires on those rims at that pressure may seem ridiculous but it was a case of using what was available at the time. The choice of hi performance tires at that time was limited. None exisited for a narrow 4.5" rim. The high pressures kept the tire from deforming during cornering, standard procedure for autocrossing is to increase tire pressure. If some tire contact patch was sacrificed by the high pressure in my setup the overall traction was still higher than any non "R" compound street tire. Mike T |
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