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Frank.Ind
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 Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:45 pm Post subject: |
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Interesting, I guess I understand the "look" idea if that is what you are going for. Sort of opposite to the Porsche world where people are trying to get the maximum rubber under that car, and are willing to tack flares on their fenders to do so. In your case it seems the maximum wheel width, not the tire width, is the aim under the stock fenders.
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Got it in one and a better explaination than I could of done. 
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Why would you want easier breakaway of the rear? Wouldn't that actually slow you down? I can understand wanting to limit the understeering tendancies of a front wheel drive platform, but that seems to push it too far into snap oversteer? |
On the track it would slow you down, good for drifting (D1 drift cars all run stretch on very low profiles) This cars for the street so not to worried how quickly I can get to the shops, just that I can enjoy the trip.
Stretched tyres give a more progressive oversteer over stock due to reduced sidewall flex. Probably teaching you to suck eggs here but think of it like this: You push hard in to a corner on stock tyres, the tyres flex under the load. Once that flex limit is reached though you loose traction, this can suddenly happen. With stretched tyres the flex is already taken care of. Grip is lost more gradually. Same princible as very low profile tyres (a 195/45/16 on an 8" rim for example would give the same responce as a 30 profile). |
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Chrenan
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| Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:48 am Post subject: |
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Interesting stuff. Crazy V-Dubbers.
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Frank.Ind
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Update. Went to a show resently and a friend took these pictures of my car:
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Mike924
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| Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 5:30 pm Post subject: |
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Looking good, Frank!
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fezza575m
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| Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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that is some nice photography! 
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