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Re: More Tires

To: "autox@autox.team.net" <autox@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: More Tires
From: bruce haden <bhaden@ucsd.edu>
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 08:08:51 -0700
A tire that fits the wheel properly will always work better
than one that doesn't. What you want to do probably isn't 
dangerous, but the car may not handle well at all depending
on the specific car, weight, alignment, track layout, etc.
Call Kumho and ask. They are real helpful.

At 10:20 AM 6/24/99 -0500, Marc wrote:
>Hi guys, I think I finally decided on getting some Kuhmo 700's.  The
>only problem is I have stock 16x6 rims and the smallest 16 kuhmo makes
>is the 225 50.  That is a considerable amount wider than the rim.
>Anyone with tire experience think that this is ok?  Is the autoX tire
>stiff enough to deal with it?  Should I go with another tire for a
>stiffer side wall or maybe a 215 or 205?
>
>--
>Thank You
>Marc Johnson
>indyspat@flash.net
>“Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend.  Inside of a dog, it
>is too dark to read” -Groucho Marx
>http://www.goecities.com/motorcity/lane/4648/marchome.html
>
>
>


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