Bring water, spray down the rears to keep them cooler. Course Kumhos
don't usually heat up all the way on 3 runs anyways. I'd setup the car
to run best at 3rd run temps, taking into account any change in
push/oversteer. Most people progressively get faster, so make the third
run the sweet one. Anything you do to change how the tires heat up will
most likely change the handling of the car unless you do something like
change brake bias and don't trail brake.
Tire warmers? Air ducts on rears? Easier on the throttle? (wheelspin
will heat them up real quick)
Randy
--- James Creasy <black94pgt@pacbell.net> wrote:
> > Run your front bar stiffer, or your rear bar softer - either will
> cause a
> > higher percentage of weight to transfer at the front of the car.
>
> but i dont want to change the steer characteristics.. which feel just
> about
> right now...
>
> -james
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kevin Stevens <Kevin_Stevens@pursued-with.net>
> To: James Creasy <black94pgt@pacbell.net>
> Cc: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 7:54 PM
> Subject: Re: how do i get fronts as hot as rears?
>
>
> > On Thu, 8 Nov 2001, James Creasy wrote:
> >
> > > i got a pyrometer recently and took temps last event. my front
> tires
> (kumho
> > > V700) never get as hot as the rears- about 15 degrees cooler
> (even more
> > > scary, i had 155 runs on the last set of fronts and there was
> still
> tread
> > > showing! they dont wear much)
> > >
> > > what can i do to even out the temps? as the tires heat up i go
> from
> > > oversteer to understeer as the rears heat up and give me more
> traction
> in
> > > the back. i could be more consistent driving if they heated up
> the
> same.
> > >
> > > ive got smaller fronts (245 on 17x9") than rears (275 on 17x10")
> and
> have
> > > about 55% rear weight bias and front pressure about 21 lbs, rear
> pressure 24
> > > lbs. getting the tires warm is a challenge normally because the
> car is
> > > fairly light.
> > >
> > > also, i dont seem to have much bite up front compared to other
> cars ive
> > > ridden in.
> > >
> > > what about running the front ride height lower?
> >
> > Run your front bar stiffer, or your rear bar softer - either will
> cause a
> > higher percentage of weight to transfer at the front of the car.
> >
> > KeS
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