Re: Gee... I have a lot of questions... ;-)

[Alan Cordeiro <cordeiro@198.202.236.150>]

At 03:10 PM 11/1/95 -0500, you wrote:
>Glen Powell Said:
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>>  You will need the Bentley manual to back up your stock claims for SCCA
>>  Solo II GS class. I'm not sure when the Ur-Qs started coming through with
>>  the 15x8" wheels, '84 perhaps and fer sure by '85. These are the ones you
>>  want *if* they are legal for your year Ur-Q, dunno if you can update to
>>  the 15x8" legally in Stock. The Bentley does document the 15x8" wheels,
>>  fer sure. 
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>Just had a silly thought.... You might want to use those 8" wheels up 
>front and stick with 6" or 7" in the rear....  Might help to kill some 
>understeer........
>>>
>Later!
>
>Eric Fletcher
>'87 5KCSTQIA2RSR2B


Your thought is'nt silly at all...
Read the latest issue of European Car, there is an article about one of the
German
Audi aftermarket tuners doing exactly the same thing, purposely, to reduce
understeer.
>From the story, he tried it once on the track just to see what it would do, and
was so pleased with the results that he now repeats this "fix" on his top
end upgrades.

Alan Cordeiro
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