that chu's mom is funny. Thats gotta be evogirl.

Mike thanks for the description. I'm making both events this year because I want to see what the fuss is all about.

happy friday bishes.

 

Yeah, the prosolo sounds great. Thanks for the writeup Mike.

If we get enough of us slow drivers there we will have someone to compete against I know I wont be attempting a proper launch, my t-case already took a beating from the uneven tire wear.

At a minimum I'll be there to watch. Now I understand why chuck always wins these, but not the tours. Will they allow instructor runs? lol

 

I know the whole eneven tire thing is a big no no on these cars, but how bad do you think it is? I kinda feel like people blow it out of proportions a bit. Its not like you're running two extremely different tires, right? When I first bought the car, the previous owner have bald tires in the front, and two brand new tires in the rear. I drove it for 5k, and didn't have any problems. Not saying that anyone should, but I don't think the beating is as bad as you think. Anyways, launching the Evo is fun!

 

jim, did chu inform you of saturday's plans? i know it's a hike. just putting it out there.

i just realized that the pro event would be like 4 launches in like 2 minutes!

 

one front tire was nearly bald, the other had 1/4 tread left. The rear tires had a similar difference the one corner looked about 80%

I had been rotating every couple auto-x, but i think the interval was uneven. I would check my tires on occaision. Either I wasn't looking hard enough, or the tires wore quickly over 2 events.

either way, t-case oil was pretty dark. I've been paranoid ever since. The car makes lots of noise, but the whines i hear generally go away when i press the clutch in at speed. I read that that was a good test for t-case problems.

did you use a calculator?

i though this was funny...
http://scoutstuff.org/BSASupply/Item...=8638^8^01CLO&

 

Hi Chu's mom!

I agree with you on this one Chu, I don't see how uneven tire wear can really cause that much damage... I could see it being a problem with two vastly different sizes like you said, say a F 225/50 & R 245/40, but not worn vs newer... What the hell do I know though.





Happy friday gents.

 

usually uneven wear from left to right is the issue. front to back is not.

 

I 'think' its only an issue if you're talking about a noticable difference in overall diameter between any tires (ie; like driving on a donut for long distances). Remember, the diff will slip when you turn the wheel, so i don't think a slight difference in diameter (meaning one tire is turning slightly faster or slower than another) will be an issue.

 

but in theory wouldn't the diff slip during a straight run constantly? like if kenny was going 80-90 on a highway the diff would be going the whole time.

 

Thanks

 

the diff should only be slipping when you have one wheel moving faster than another, like in a turn or what we're talking about here with uneven tire diameter. I don't 'think' the diff is slipping at all when the car is going perfectly straight unless you have two drastically different tire diameters.

 

yeah thats what i mean- if the uneven tire diameters are significant enough the diff would be active and on during straights heating it up.

not sure how this all is related to kenny's tcase though

 

oh BTW
Sierra Nevada celebration = awesome
Sierra Nevada celebration beer ****s = not so much

 

I ordered me some snows last night, I'll post up these gems when they get here. Ish is tight!!



Also, for you guys local to me.. They're opening a Harbor Freight store in Downingtown right by Wegmans. Just thought some of you might want to know that...

 

what ones did you end up going with