Tires

[TouringBubble]

when the tax return gets here the winter forces shall be ordered! Thats a darn good deal!

Just don't get those 195s Chris linked. That's a bit large for the Mazda. The 175 or 185 over 65 variety would be great though.

[slowautoxr]

List of rally tires

I made a little list of rally tires and where to get them. I'm sure I missed some suppliers.

[Jedi1]

when the tax return gets here the winter forces shall be ordered! Thats a darn good deal!

[g1teg]

This is what you want, if you're not going for actual rallycross tires. Firestone Winterforce work great!

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSearchResults.jsp?width=195/&ratio=75&diameter=14&manufacturer=Firestone

[slowautoxr]

You know back a long time ago, I used to air up street tires well over 40# for autox. I don't think I ever went past 50# though.

[edtype1]

So if someone were dumb enough to run high performance summer tires in a rally, tires that already have pretty stiff sidewalls, they should probably air up to 40lbs anyway? better safe than sorry like?

Correct...you just want to be on the safe side. During the T&T you might be able to play with air pressure and see what feels better....

[Cholewa]

So if someone were dumb enough to run high performance summer tires in a rally, tires that already have pretty stiff sidewalls, they should probably air up to 40lbs anyway? better safe than sorry like?

[Shea Serian]

The LTD and similar cars on that platform runs tires in the 25-26" range. Would these do better than snows? The sidewall should be much stiffer, but that's a large price difference. I'll probably need 15's to clear the brakes I want anyway...

Sidewall stiffness doesn't play as much of a role as it does for autocross. The only gains for a stiff sidewall in rallycross is it is less likely to debead when sliding sideways. The gains for a stiff sidewall will be small during cornering and turn in. Of course, gains will be greater when the ground is very dry and very hard. If it's wet, it doesn't matter much at all.

Take this into account. When I ran all seasons when I first started rallycrossing, I ran 45lbs of air in the tires to keep the tire from debeading. On rally tires, I run anywhere from 26lbs to 29 lbs because the sidewall is so much stiffer.

[Focus]

The LTD and similar cars on that platform runs tires in the 25-26" range. Would these do better than snows? The sidewall should be much stiffer, but that's a large price difference. I'll probably need 15's to clear the brakes I want anyway...

[slowautoxr]

Howabout these? Any comments one way or another?

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....=975R4ARAKORWL

That's like 25.5" tall. A typical Miata tire in a 195/50-15 is 22.7" tall. Just for reference

[edtype1]

I'll get them up shortly..sorry boys & girls just crazy busy that I forgot.

[hondamaint]

Pictutres please

[Jedi1]

And those pics that were promised are where? There are several folks sitting out here watching and waiting for said visuals!

[edtype1]

Yeah, Ron & I will be setting up lots on Sat. so we wont have tons to do on Sunday for the event. I believe Charles wont be there till Sunday morning. I'll just ride up there with my knobbies on. Hope this week flys-by....I'm so antsy for Sunday.

[RUSSOM]

Edwin, I'm going out Sat. too. If you're still coming out Sat....and your up for it, I'll help you change tires and we can use a stop watch on Sean's existing course, so you don't have an unfair advantage for Sunday's track, to see whats faster.