Notices
Motor Sports If you like rallying, road racing, autoxing, or track events, then this is the spot for you.

Tire cooling due to deformed bumper?

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old May 3, 2009 | 11:06 AM
  #1  
Spool4Fun's Avatar
Thread Starter
Evolving Member
iTrader: (9)
 
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 200
Likes: 0
From: Port Orchard, WA
Tire cooling due to deformed bumper?

Installed a new lip this weekend and its fitment was more than sub-par. I am sick of dealing with bumper lips and even managed to bind or strip one of the screws that is behind the small plates you pop out in the middle of the bumper. Not sure exactly how I'm going to get the bumper if I need to again...

My question is, do you think this is going to be an issue cooling the tires off and end up losing grip due to colder tires. Primarily concerned with lapping days and to a lesser degree autoX, more from a safety aspect than a lap time aspect.

The other side of the car does not have this problem. It is just on the drivers side.

Reply
Old May 3, 2009 | 11:09 AM
  #2  
Smike's Avatar
Evolved Member
20 Year Member
iTrader: (8)
 
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 9,002
Likes: 12
From: somewhere testing various tires, brakes, and suspensions.
Unless your AX/Track is all straight the tire will not be exposed to air as much as you think. You will be in various turn in/out angles as you do the course. In which, the tire is exposed on and off to air.
Reply
Old May 3, 2009 | 11:20 AM
  #3  
D420mac's Avatar
Evolved Member
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 615
Likes: 0
From: Nap Town Maryland
The evo bumper does get on my nerves aswell I wish it was more rigid and had more supports, so it has less flex at higher speeds.
Reply
Old May 3, 2009 | 11:20 AM
  #4  
Spool4Fun's Avatar
Thread Starter
Evolving Member
iTrader: (9)
 
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 200
Likes: 0
From: Port Orchard, WA
Originally Posted by SmikeEvo
Unless your AX/Track is all straight the tire will not be exposed to air as much as you think. You will be in various turn in/out angles as you do the course. In which, the tire is exposed on and off to air.
So I assume that is a round about way of saying "don't worry about it"???
Reply
Old May 3, 2009 | 11:28 AM
  #5  
Smike's Avatar
Evolved Member
20 Year Member
iTrader: (8)
 
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 9,002
Likes: 12
From: somewhere testing various tires, brakes, and suspensions.
Originally Posted by Spool4Fun
So I assume that is a round about way of saying "don't worry about it"???
yes
Reply
Old May 3, 2009 | 11:43 AM
  #6  
Spool4Fun's Avatar
Thread Starter
Evolving Member
iTrader: (9)
 
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 200
Likes: 0
From: Port Orchard, WA
Originally Posted by SmikeEvo
yes
Gotcha, Thanks Smike!!
Reply
Old May 3, 2009 | 11:51 AM
  #7  
D420mac's Avatar
Evolved Member
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 615
Likes: 0
From: Nap Town Maryland
Mine used to do the same at that point I added an extra screw that held it up better.
Reply




All times are GMT -7. The time now is 11:56 AM.