----- Original Message -----
From: "Riyan Mynuddin" <riyan@hotpop.com>
To: <autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 7:49 PM
Subject: tire balancing
> i'm getting some falken azenis tires on a separate set of wheels for my
> autocross car. is there any point in balancing these tires or should i
just
> mount them? they'll never have any highway use, and i've had people tell
me
> that balancing is unnecessary at autox speeds.
Nonsense. Get them spun.
If you are looking for the last bit of performance, you want the tire to be
the same all the way around. It won't be if it is out of balance.
You want to feel what your front tires are doing. You don't need vibration
in the steering wheel masking that.
Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
1970 Lotus Europa 65/2597, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1993 Suburban, 1962 TR4 CT2846L
pethier@isd.net http://www.mnautox.com/ http://www.lotusowners.com
"Drifting is the synchronized swimming of auto competitions." -Gene Bennett
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