RE: wheels/tyres

["Dave Eaton" <Dave.Eaton@clear.net.nz>]

the change in pressure alters the contact patch size.  everything else
follows....

dave
'95 rs2
'90 ur-q
'61 mb fintail

-----Original Message-----

Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 13:07:15 EDT
From: JustaxPHX@aol.com
Subject: Re: wheels/tyres

> BTDT on non-Audi's - went to big fat sticky tires, and although maybe pure
>  cornering power was better, the whole steering feel became sluggish and
slow
> due to having to push that rubber around.

The changes you noted aren't necessarily caused by pushing more rubber
around, as you claim ... different brands and even different models of the
same brand often "feel" different.  Heck, even a few pounds difference in
pressure is enough to change a tire's basic character, which is one reason
why running a truly scientific tire test is almost impossible.  The ones you
read in the car magazines are interesting but the results are not always
universally applicable...