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Post by bogner47 on Feb 6, 2007 16:10:37 GMT -5
I figure I might as well ask this question, knowing full well that I probably won't get a 'one-size-fits-all' answer. Anyways, with the weather looking chilly but dry for this weekend, I'm just curious how one knows at what point an R-compound tire is going to cross the point where it is so cold that it loses grip as compared to my standard P.O.S. full-tread all-seasons. High of 48 degrees predicted for Sunday, there ain't gonna be much heat build up at all, but still, slicks offer a lot more surface area of hard, cold rubber than my mushy treadblocks.
I'm pretty sure that I'll still be better off with the slicks than all-seasons, but how do you decide??
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Post by prancingdawg on Feb 6, 2007 16:31:24 GMT -5
SLick for stick
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Post by C4Shane on Feb 6, 2007 22:10:29 GMT -5
Hard to answer that one! But, at least with the Fiesta on full race slicks I have noticed a big difference in grip with changes in temperature. We had one event last year that I ran early on a cool day and then got to do fun runs later when the sun was out - took 2 seconds off of my time. Last year at NTI we never could get it to grip very well in the cold and others on race slicks seemed to have similar problems - we all dropped air pressure by a few pounds to try to get them warmer.
Now - is this any different than other tires - not sure, but they do seem more sensitive to temps than when I used to run on Falken Azenis.
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Post by lancer360 on Feb 7, 2007 13:03:08 GMT -5
I will be running on Yoko A048 "r" compounds this weekend. I can't imagine that that it would ever be cold enough around here for all-season tires to beat slicks as long as it is dry. Even all-seasons are going to lose grip in the cold weather. Of course this car is running special snow tires in cold weather. |
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Post by prancingdawg on Feb 7, 2007 15:03:37 GMT -5
Lowering pressure is about the only alternative if you're on streets... if you have adjustable shocks you can soften things some too.
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Post by Warp3 on Feb 7, 2007 16:13:18 GMT -5
I'm going to be on sticker Hankook Z211 DOTs. At least I have AWD so I can warm all four at the start line...LOL  |
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Post by prancingdawg on Feb 10, 2007 21:32:27 GMT -5
And what did we learn today, boys and gurlz???
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Post by C4Shane on Feb 10, 2007 22:49:28 GMT -5
Cold tirze is fun! Whoo hoo did a double loop in the lower slalom! My daughter was riding with me and she loved it.
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