-----Original Message-----
From: Todd Totman <cuzz@earthling.net>
To: Paul Zahornasky <p.zahornasky@att.net>
Cc: autox@autox.team.net <autox@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 6:53 PM
Subject: Re: Race tire questions
>on 24 July 2001, Paul Zahornasky wrote:
>>
>> The only reason to balance tires is to quell vibration. Tires usually
>> vibrate to the point that you will really notice it at 65-70 MPH.
>
>
>Unless you own a neon, then that vibration/shimmy might be anywhere from
>40 MPH on up.
You don't have to wait that long with a Lotus. Unbalanced wheels on a
Europa can drive you crazy at just about any speed. And 60 MPH + is a
pretty regualar thing in an autocross in a Street Prepared Lotus.
Phil Ethier Saint Paul Minnesota USA
1970 Lotus Europa, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Suburban, 1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L
LOON, MAC pethier@isd.net http://www.mnautox.com/
"Kids haven't lost the feeling that the sense of wonder is more important
than wondering what makes sense. And if that doesn't define what it takes
to like British cars, I don't know what does." -Scott Fisher
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