Subject: [Fot] Fw: Mixing tire sizes?

From: marty via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 20:25:24 +0000

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Sending the email below on behalf of Brian Schirano who cant get through to=
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Marty

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From: Brian Schirano <[email-masked]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2019 3:56 PM
To: Marty Sukey <[email-masked]>
Subject: Fwd: Mixing tire sizes?

Marty - do me a favor and send this off to FOT for me. Twice now I have got=
ten a message something to effect waiting for moderator, non member. Strang=
e
Thanks
Brian

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Date: Tue, Aug 27, 2019, 3:45 PM
Subject: Fwd: Mixing tire sizes?

2nd attempt, first one said I wasn't a member??

Hi Friends

Getting ready for the last hurrah of the season for me at Watkins Glen.

Question - what's the conventional wisdom within the FOT WRT mixing tires s=
izes on our road racers.

Specifically, on my GT6, I am contemplating running 205s on the back and 18=
5s on the front. I have run the 205s all around a number of times but the c=
learance is super tight up front. These are all Toyo R888s.

Comments?

Thanks
Brian

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<div dir=3D"auto">Marty - do me a favor and send this off to FOT for me. Tw=
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non member. Strange</div>
<div dir=3D"auto">Thanks</div>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Friends
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<div>Getting ready for the last hurrah of the season for me at Watkins Glen=
.&nbsp;</div>
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<div>Question - what's the conventional wisdom within the FOT WRT mixing ti=
res sizes on our road racers.</div>
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<div>Specifically, on my GT6, I am contemplating running 205s on the back a=
nd 185s on the front. I have run the 205s all around a number of times but =
the clearance is super tight up front. These are all Toyo R888s.</div>
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<div>Comments?</div>
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<div>Thanks</div>
<div>Brian</div>
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From: Robert Lang via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 20:36:39 +0000 (UTC)

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 Hi Brian - The size difference will change the handling a bit but you can =
"tune" the difference back to more neutral, if you want. My guess is that y=
ou'd introduce some understeer with the smaller contact patch in the front.
What about running 185's all the way around?

I guess the big thing for most of us is whether you want to carry more spar=
e tires / wheels in case you have a problem over the course of a weekend. I=
f all four corners are the same, a pair of spares should be all you need. I=
f you have different sizes front and back you pretty much need four spare t=
ire / wheels... not that I ever argued this endlessly with a certain car ow=
ner who just never seemed to get the "KISS" principle. WE spend over $5k on=
 tires for one autox season back around '07. That was not smart (or simple)=
.

Personally, I like having the option to switch back to front or to swap in =
another pair of tires at one end or the other to fix handling issues.
My tuppence.
c ya,Bob Lang

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Marty
From: Brian Schirano <[email-masked]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2019 3:56 PM
To: Marty Sukey <[email-masked]>
Subject: Fwd: Mixing tire sizes?=C2=A0Marty - do me a favor and send this o=
ff to FOT for me. Twice now I have gotten a message something to effect wai=
ting for moderator, non member. StrangeThanksBrian

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From: Brian Schirano <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, Aug 27, 2019, 3:45 PM
Subject: Fwd: Mixing tire sizes?
To: FOT <[email-masked]>

2nd attempt, first one said I wasn't a member??=C2=A0
Hi Friends
Getting ready for the last hurrah of the season for me at Watkins Glen.=C2=
=A0
Question - what's the conventional wisdom within the FOT WRT mixing tires s=
izes on our road racers.
Specifically, on my GT6, I am contemplating running 205s on the back and 18=
5s on the front. I have run the 205s all around a number of times but the c=
learance is super tight up front. These are all Toyo R888s.
Comments?
ThanksBrian

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        <div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Hi Brian - The size differen=
ce will change the handling a bit but you can "tune" the difference back to=
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r with the smaller contact patch in the front.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-s=
etdir=3D"false"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">What about=
 running 185's all the way around?<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D=
"false"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">I guess the big th=
ing for most of us is whether you want to carry more spare tires / wheels i=
n case you have a problem over the course of a weekend. If all four corners=
 are the same, a pair of spares should be all you need. If you have differe=
nt sizes front and back you pretty much need four spare tire / wheels... no=
t that I ever argued this endlessly with a certain car owner who just never=
 seemed to get the "KISS" principle. WE spend over $5k on tires for one aut=
ox season back around '07. That was not smart (or simple).<br></div><div di=
r=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"f=
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<div>Marty - do me a favor and send this off to FOT for me. Twice now I hav=
e gotten a message something to effect waiting for moderator, non member. S=
trange</div>
<div>Thanks</div>
<div>Brian</div>
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first one said I wasn't a member??&nbsp;</div>
<br>
<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Friends
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Getting ready for the last hurrah of the season for me at Watkins Glen=
.&nbsp;</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Question - what's the conventional wisdom within the FOT WRT mixing ti=
res sizes on our road racers.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Specifically, on my GT6, I am contemplating running 205s on the back a=
nd 185s on the front. I have run the 205s all around a number of times but =
the clearance is super tight up front. These are all Toyo R888s.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Comments?</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Thanks</div>
<div>Brian</div>
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