Ralliart handling?
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Originally Posted by dugrant153
hahha.... strangely enough, I noticed that tire spin on the Sportback automatic I tried out.
was coming out of a corner at slow speeds, stomped the throttle, fought the mild torque steer while the tires chirped!!
I was like... "uhhh... that's cool... I think..."
Now I know why it chirped. Tires suck :P
was coming out of a corner at slow speeds, stomped the throttle, fought the mild torque steer while the tires chirped!!
I was like... "uhhh... that's cool... I think..."
Now I know why it chirped. Tires suck :P
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Originally Posted by captain150
No, i'm talking about an UPSHIFT. The tires lost traction when the automatic UPSHIFTED. That is a rare thing, usually only happening on muscle cars with an aftermarket valve body. Of course, it is really easy to spin the tires when the transmission downshifts from 2nd into 1st. But they broke lose from 1st to 2nd
If you want to feel a difference in handling, throw on RDDesigns' lower tie bar and the rrm progress sway bar, and I must agree that it is like driving an entirely different car. However, during normal driving dont expect to feel anything drastic, take it through some windy roads and youll feel the difference.
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anyone know if the car still understeers a lot with better tires?
Or does that hook it up better?
Maybe inflating the tire pressure on the front stock tires might minimize understeer.
Or does that hook it up better?
Maybe inflating the tire pressure on the front stock tires might minimize understeer.
Last edited by dugrant153; Jan 22, 2005 at 01:01 AM.
