Windsor, and Listers,
You could try 175/70/13 tires on the front. That sounds even narrower than the
185/60's but it may be a more effective combination, because the extra sidewall
height will allow the contact patch to flex a little more and stay on the
pavement, where the 185/60's require a carefully aligned suspension to keep the
contact patch square on the ground. The 175/70's have the same sidewall height
as the 205/60's, so you won't look like a drag racer either.
If you're even halfway serious about autocross performance, though, you'd
probably want to keep the same size tires front and rear, and get a set of rims
and/or spacers that let you do that and not have tires sticking way out there.
Theo Smit
tsmit@novatel.ca
tsmit@home.com
B382002705
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Windsor Owens [SMTP:wowens@etec.com]
> Sent: Monday, August 09, 1999 10:56 AM
> To: 'tigers@autox.team.net'
> Subject: tires
>
> I need some new tires for my tiger (13"). I am very fond of Yokohamas, I've
> had good luck with them on my BMW & Porsche in the past. Tire rack has some
> AVS intermediates available in 185/60/13 and 205/60/13. The 205's are
> definetely going on the back. While 205's will fit on the front, they stick
> out beyond the fender line and look stupid. For that reason, I'm inclined
> to go with 185's up front. But they sound awfully skinny, and I don't want
> the car to understeer anymore than it already does (has 205's all around,
> currently). Any thoughts out there?
>
> Windsor
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