It's true that R tires age rapidly. However, don't you think that old,
hard, crappy R tires usually still outperform good, fresh street tires?
I think they do, but that is just based on the _feel_ of the tires.
Maybe they feel faster because of the stiff sidewalls and quick
response, even if the overall traction is not as good? What do you
think?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of james creasy
> Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 11:04
> To: jake@codeworm.com; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Benefits of various tire sizes on my del Slo..
>
>
> r-compound tires dont age well. age will harden them (6
> months or more) and they have a limited number of heat cycles
> of stickiness even if there is rubber left. so used ones
> should be pretty cheap- they give their best performance when
> they are young and fresh (unlike race drivers :))
>
> wider tires are also heavier. but usually most will chose
> the widest that will fit.
>
> i am finally going to try some wider tires on the front on my
> car to get it to turn better, and because i cant get even my
> 245 (on a 9" rim) rim hot enough to matter. i think my
> competition uses a 205 size tire on a 10 inch rim! they
> drive on warm tires.
>
> -james c
> OSP - Often Spinning, Perhaps
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <jake@codeworm.com>
> To: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 10:52 AM
> Subject: Benefits of various tire sizes on my del Slo..
>
>
> > So, I've got 14x5.5 wheels, and I'm considering the
> > various Kumhos that will fit them.
> >
> > I understand that a smaller diameter tire is
> > advantageous in terms of gearing, and I suspect a wider
> > tire is good because more rubber is on the road. But I remember
> > skimming a thread recently that mentioned you might NOT get
> that extra
> > tread to the road if the wheel is too narrow. Are there bad side
> > effects of this?
> >
> > Another factor: Given that my car has no camber
> > adjustment and I'm hard on the outside tread blocks up
> > front, is it better or worse to have wider tires?
> >
> > In the Ecsta, I could mount 225/50-14, 185/55-14, or 195/55-14.
> >
> > http://www.kumhousa.com/pages/pcr/ev700stats.htm
> >
> > In the Victoracer, I could mount 205/55-14 or 185/60-14
> >
> > http://www.kumhousa.com/pages/pcr/vv700stats.htm
> >
> > What does a wider tire to for me, versus a narrower
> > one? If the narrower one is better, how much cheaper
> > does a slightly used set of 205/55-14 Victoracers have
> > to be to offset the lower performance. :)
> >
> > Finally, any data on which model is better for
> > autocross?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jake Hodges
> > Honda del Slo
> > 35 HS
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