Re: Plus definition

["Dave Aukerman" <mhauk@ccsdana.net>]

The wheel sizes may be the same, but the tire sizes were not.  I've got the
article that was referenced in the previous post.  If necessary I will go
dig it out for exact wording.  But. . . the article did say that the wider
front/narrow rear did cure the understeer problem.

Dave

-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Eaton <Dave.Eaton@clear.net.nz>
To: 'Javad Shadzi' <javad@mail.csuchico.edu>
Cc: quattro@audifans.com <quattro@audifans.com>
Date: Sunday, May 23, 1999 1:15 AM
Subject: RE: Plus definition


>mmmm, the exception proves the rule???  i've certinaly never seen anything
>sms/mtm have done with different wheel sizes.  i'm not saying that they
>haven't, just that they put out a lot of kit with the *same* wheel sizes.
>if it was such a win, why would they do that?
>
>fwiw, the rsr which i've seen has the same size rims (18") front and rear.
>we're talking about the 480hp rs2 aren't we?
>
>dave
>'95 rs2
>'90 ur-q
>'61 mb fintail
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Javad Shadzi [mailto:javad@mail.csuchico.edu]
>Sent: Sunday, 23 May 1999 04:15
>To: JustaxPHX@aol.com
>Cc: Dave.Eaton@clear.net.nz; quattro@audifans.com
>Subject: Re: Plus definition
>
>
>> In view of the above, I find it interesting to note that two well-known
>Audi
>> tuners, SMS and MTM, have occasionally run smaller rear wheer
wheels/tires
>> (larger front wheels/tires?) on the hi-peformance Coupes they built for
>> racing and street use and in both instances, the center diff was a
>Torsen...
>>
>> JG
>>
> I agree, a couple years ago European Car did a write up on the
>RSR, a souped up S2 with bigger tires (and wider rims) in the front.  They
>did testing at a track to determine this was the best set up, hardly a "I
>dont know, just guessing" procedure, not that any of you are doing
>that... ;)
>Javad Shadzi
>86 coupe GT
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