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Should the best two tyres be on the front or the back?
Front 81%  81%  [ 26 ]
Back 19%  19%  [ 6 ]
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 8:06 pm 
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Morris 1100 wrote:
feralsprint wrote:
let me ask why do racing minis always have there best tyres on the front even to the extent on sports sedans to having much larger wheels and tyres on the front,its not rocket science
Because they are racing. They don't have to do emergency stops on blind corners, they don't have kids running out on the street in front of them, they don't have to worry about cars suddenly stopping in front of them, they only have to come to a complete stop once during a race and that is to take the start. You cannot compare racing to driving on the road.


They do full smergency braking for every corner not to a stop but from higher speeds and the braking force is higher at speed so don't come the raw prawn :D racing is much harder and I have already said what do you people do in a road emergency besides hitting the kid or the car because you choose to reduce your braking by having your worst tyres on the front so in the wet you cant stop or turn, you have just shot your own argument when you mention kids on the road, like to have another try, your wrong wrong wrong, your premise is based on you would rather go of forward than backwards where mine is avoid the accident by being smart and giving yourself every chance of avoiding the accident in the first place , we wnt from better tyres to bals tryes and no one should be driving on bald tyres in the first place but if you have Bridgestone and put a couple of Yokies on put them on the front for dry and wet but remember to slow down in the wet.

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 8:54 pm 
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Best tires on front wheel for handling and braking, best tyres on back wheel to prevent 360's in the wet on the road. They don't call me 360 Chong for nothing :roll:

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 10:40 pm 
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360 Chong is rite..and I was behind you at the time..I could add to this...but I wont

I have fresh new rubber on Morris and they are on the FRONT...
I don't want wheel spin
I do want tracktion while power is appied going around a corner
I do want tracktion when the brakes are applied and 70% is by the front (thats why you have disk on the Front)


If your not an idiot driver you want get yourself into a stupid situation.
If by chance the back end does come out you can hold it by adjusting the steering wheel :wink:

In the Alfa the best tyres are on the front also...only due to the fact that the tyres are slightley worn out Falkins and I enjoy the wet with a real wheel drive 8)

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