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- From: dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us (Dave Williams)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: Tires : Slicks vs. Treaded: Help Please
- Message-ID: <994.88.uupcb@chaos.lrk.ar.us>
- Date: 15 Oct 92 12:45:00 GMT
- Reply-To: dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us (Dave Williams)
- Organization: The Courts of Chaos * 501-985-0059 * Public Access Usenet
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- -> when radials let loose. But I've never heard of there being any
- -> significant difference in the way the tires let loose for treaded
- -> tires versus slick for the same construction.
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- I don't know what people say. All I know is how they behaved on the
- car.
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- -> Were these slicks radial or bias ply?
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- Bias.
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- -> Was the suspension set up for radial or bias ply?
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- Please explain how there would be any difference. A race car ain't a
- Pontiac Grand Prix with a "Radial Tuned Suspension" medallion glued to
- the dashboard.
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- -> Were you running the proper compound and width?
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- Proper compound: the softest Goodyear made, since they weren't making
- special autocross tires then.
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- Width: 10 inches, the largest that would fit in the fenderwells.
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