Remeber that the contact patch remains the same regardless of tire width.
It is just distributed differently, ie wider tire, wider patch; skinny tire,
longer patch.
>From: "Gordon Glasgow" <gsglasgow@home.com>
>Reply-To: "Gordon Glasgow" <gsglasgow@home.com>
>To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
>Subject: RE: tire size for a roadster
>Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 21:13:26 -0800
>
>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
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> > [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
> > <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/calspeed1/motorsports.html";>Calspeed
>Datsun
> > Motorsports</A>
> >
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