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Topic: Skinnies on the street?
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mainer
Gearhead Posts: 151
From: Bryant Pond, Maine
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 09-01-2004 11:00 AM
   
How many of you run skinnies on the street? How does the car handle?I'm ordering front wheels and trying to decide between 4", 5" or 6" wheels. Thanks,
Don
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steve'66
Gearhead Posts: 9104
From: Sonoma,CA,USA
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 09-01-2004 12:38 PM
I run skinnies on the street, handles fine. But, no road racing.....  SteveW
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Scott (69Mach)
Gearhead Posts: 760
From: Walnut Creek, CA USA
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 09-01-2004 01:35 PM
Stopping can be a bit squirrelly. Maintain a larger gap behind the car in front of you...
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mainer
Gearhead Posts: 151
From: Bryant Pond, Maine
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 09-01-2004 04:49 PM
Thanks for the info. MT doesn't sell a radial skinny front is there anyone else selling a lightweight radial front drag tire? I've always heard don't mix radial and non-radial tires, is this fact or fiction? thanks,
don
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steve'66
Gearhead Posts: 9104
From: Sonoma,CA,USA
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 09-01-2004 05:16 PM
Don,You won't want to use a real drag tire on the front for the street. For one thing they will wear too fast. I was thinking M/T sportsman front's or a small radial street tire on the front. I run little street radials on the front of mine with ET streets on the back. Look at tire sizing charts on the net to get an idea of what std. size street tire you want to run, then get a wheel that is on the smaller side of their suggested rim width. Or run M/T sportsman fronts if you want bias plies. SteveW SteveW
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TomP
Gearhead Posts: 5822
From: Delta BC Canada
Registered: Dec 99
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posted 09-01-2004 08:33 PM
skinny radials are pretty common. 60's and 70's Volvo, VW, MG, etc used 155R-15 to 185R-15 sizes. None of those cars handle awful but then total weight, it's distribution and suspension setup plays into that. These sizes will go on a 3.5" wide rim but you'd be better off with a 5" rim if handling is a concern. Keep in mind your lap times at the gymkhana will suffer compared to the 275/40ZR-17's everyone else has up front.
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bud4660
Gearhead Posts: 518
From: Mesquite, Tx. M&M #2925
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted 09-02-2004 11:17 AM
You have to watch the 3 1/2" wheels. Some/most of them are not legal on the street. 4" is ok. I have run both. Watch driving in the rain and you cant road race with them. There is no problem finding tires that will work. 185 or 195 even a 205/75r15 will work ok. Depends on how you want it to look in the wheel well. Also check the load range for your vehicle.
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