Nope Dick that is exaclty what I do.... Three sets of Tires and 5 rear
gears.... you pick the combination... kinda nice... but remember that
effects the Ride height and Like Tom Doll mentioned Bigger isn't always
better.
Keith
----- Original Message -----
From: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
To: Thomas E. Bryant <saltracer@awwwsome.com>; Richard Kensicki
<richk@sparta-junction.com>
Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2000 10:32 AM
Subject: Re: Of rears and horsepower and speeds
>
> It seems that having several sets of different
> circumference tires would be easier than changing
> gears. By default, I ended up going that route
> last year with the FWD car I had. I borrowed
> wheels and tires from two different guys right at
> the track, combined with the extra set I had with
> me, I had four different sets of tires from 22"
> tall "Goodyear sportscar slicks" on 13" BMW
> wheels borrowed from Bruch, to 26.5" tall on
> Chrysler 15" wheels, which were the oversize I
> had brought to compare against my mounted 25.5"
> tall 14 inchers.
> I'm planning on doing the same thing with my
> roadster: 1 set of tall front runners, one set of
> 2" shorter 15" speed rated street tires, and one
> set of really short street rated tires. Using the
> formula that Mayf has posted on his site, with
> the 3.08 gears I'm using, I think these tires
> should give me effective final drive ratios for
> nearly anything my motor might put out.
> Does this work out to a "poor man's quick change,
> or am I missing something here?
>
> =====
> Dick J
> in east Texas
> ECTA #72 FX/GMR
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