Re: [DML] Tires

[Mike Substelny <msubstel@xxxx>]

Jim Strickland wrote:

> I was out the other day pushing my the D a bit, and I found what I'd call a
> considerable understeer.

Understeer in a rear-engine car? Under what circumstances did you experience
this?

> Has anyone considered/tried putting softer tires
> in the front than in the back - ie
> Yoko A520 in front/Yoko AVS intermediate in the rear?

As we have heard frequently in the news lately, if you run your tires at any
pressure other than that specified by the automobile's manufacturer you might
create a safety hazard. Perhaps it is possible to run a "softer" tire at a
pressure that will give adequate safety, but I have no idea how to determine
this, and I do not even know who to ask. I would be afraid to trust the advice
of an anonymous person on the internet.

Who should answer Jim's question? If a person claimed to me that they could
improve handling by changing my tire parameters, what sort of credentials
should he/she present before I listen to him/her?

- Mike Substelny
VIN 01280, 7 years