Ah, tradeoffs! Aren't they wonderful?
In the A032R, you'll lose .1" of tread width and .3" diameter. The sidewall
should be marginally stiffer if it's fitted on the same wheel, so steering
response might be a bit quicker. Acceleration should increase but the difference
in diameter is only 1.3% so don't bet on feeling it. Tire temps in race
conditions might increase a bit due to the smaller contact patch.
Gordon Glasgow
Renton, WA
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> [mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of
> CalSpeed@aol.com
> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 12:17 AM
> To: ambradley@yahoo.com; bungii69@yahoo.com;
> datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: tire size for a roadster
>
>
> Recently I was thinking of going to a smaller size tire. I have been running
> with a set of Yokohama A032R's, 195x60-14. They are mounted on a set of
> Panasport 14x6 rims. They work well and they stick awesome on the track.
>
> I have been thinking of going to a 185x60-14 on the same 14x6 rim. It seems
> to me that the contact patch will be roughly the same because of the width of
> the wheel. But the profile will end up being lower. Lower profile... more
> stable tire...? Also a tire with a smaller circumference means slightly
> quicker off of the line. Oh... the weight is less too.
>
> It sounds like a winning combination to me. Any ideas from the tire and
> suspension experts? Anyone interested in a good-used set of DOT Race tires?
> They have 75 percent tread left on them? And they stick like stink!
>
> Michael "Calspeed" Carion
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> Motorsports</A>
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