Re: dry performance q-s..

[audidudi@delphi.com (Jeffrey J. Goggin)]

>One of the interesting tweaks on the car was running wider rims and
>tyres on the front..which they claimed solved the inherrant understeer
>probs and really sharpened up turn-in...

I haven't yet run different size rims but I have run different size tires on
a FWD 4000 that I raced and I've got different offset rims front & back on
my 200q ... Yes, it DOES work but, real world, it's not something I think
most people will be interested in pursuing since I can no longer rotate
tires without dismounting them, which is only a minor PITA for me but a
major PITA for others.  Running harder compound tires on the back --
roadrace compound v. autocross compound -- was also something I did although
that's no longer possible these days since BFG & Yokohama no longer offer
two different compounds for their DOT race tires.

BTW, Scott's absolutely right about the Ur-Q being only two-wheel drive ...
I took mine out yesterday and hit my secret "test track" (the roads for an
undeveloped subdivision: 3 lanes wide and no curbs!) and learned the hard
way about the Ur-Qs' handling anomalies.  Yep, I spun it twice ... you need
to be REALLY careful lifting off the throttle at the entrance to a turn
since it goes all freaky if you get it wrong.  Admittedly, I still need to
do some work on it -- new control arm bushings, etc. -- but the car is not
without a few vices if you drive it at 10/10ths.  (Usual disclaimer: Don't
try this at home; professional driver on a closed course...)  







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