[s-cars] Stopping - Tire patch questions

[ekellock at adelphia.net]

If tires are proving to be the weak link, then you've got plenty of brake hardware to do the job currently.

Although I doubt you're talking about ABS-assisted stops from 130 either...  ;-)

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From: Theodore Chen <tedebearp at yahoo.com>
Date: 2003/10/01 Wed PM 12:47:24 MDT
To: "Lewis, Gary M" <gary.m.lewis2 at boeing.com>,
	S-Car List <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Stopping - Tire patch questions


--- "Lewis, Gary M" <gary.m.lewis2 at boeing.com> wrote:
> Now that I have the insane-RS2-setup, I've noticed the car goes so much
> better than it stops.  I have big reds going on ASAP (RS2 brackets are stuck
> in NYC customs.  Grrrrr..), but I'm currently over-braking the brand new
> Bridgestone Turanza's the P.O. put on the car.
>
> Anyway, was wondering if an 17x8 or an 18x8 with attendant tires will stop
> better than the 16x7's I got on there now.  Car is scary.

it's not the rim diameter that counts - it's the width of the tire and
in your case, most likely the kind of tires on the car.

i'm willing to bet your car will stop better with dunlop SP8000s on it.

-teddy


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