[DML] Re: Questions???

[magriese@xxxx]

Rory asked:

>Has anyone ever tried factory 15" rims all around?<

Running the same size wheels on all 4 corners of a
DeLorean is a Bad Idea. The wheels and tires are
sized to provide handling balance from front to rear.
The wheels on the rear are larger to prevent the
car from transitioning into oversteer while cornering.
The larger size is required because of the rearward
weight bias.

The DeLorean is set up to provide understeer
during hard cornering (this is true for most any
mass produced car). The natural tendency for
most drivers in loss of control situations is to
press on the brakes. This pitches weight forward,
increasing the grip on the front of the car, and
unweighting the rears. If the front tires on the DeLorean
are larger, the onset of understeer is delayed due
to increased grip. If the brakes are applied
in a turn (or even if you release the throttle quickly),
there is a high probablility that the
rear of the DeLorean will step out due to the
unweighting of the rear tires, putting you and
your car into a nasty spin.

The suspension of your DeLorean was designed by
Lotus Engineering, the best suspension engineers in
the business. I would recommend against second
guessing them.

Michael A. Griese
Storage Software Development Manager
IBM Storage Systems Division
Rochester, MN 55901
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