Sentences with phrase «than rear tires»

The handling characteristic in which the front tires break loose because they are running a larger slip angle than the rear tires.

Front tires typically tend to wear more quickly than rear tires, because of steering / cornering forces and the difference in weight on the front tires.

That means during cornering the front tires have more traction than the rear tires.

For example, front tires experience different to wear than rear tires because front tires are being regularly turned because of steering.

When pressed hard, the 2,975 - pound Mustang GT oversteers, meaning that the front tires have more traction than the rear tires.

Must be because front tires are narrower than rear tires, and light weight engine causes center of gravity to be closer to rear traction wheels.

Not exact matches

This scooter is more stable than other models, thanks to the pneumatic front and rear tires, which are a nice 10 inches wide.

The Tre weighs a pound and a half more than the Activ3 because of the larger rear tires, at 28 1/2 lbs.

Weight distribution is a less - than - ideal 58/42 percent front / rear, even though the engineers made several concessions for lightness and for reduced front - tire load.

The 10 - spoke wheels are staggered in size, with the rears being larger and wider than the fronts, and wear bespoke Michelin Pilot Sport 2 tires sized 285 / 35ZR19 and 335 / 30ZR20, respectively.

Audi even flared the front wheel arches to accommodate the optional 255 / 30R -19 tires, which are almost an inch wider than the rears.

If he means that the rear tire was worn more than the front tire, this is also expected, and, again, occurs more rapidly on heavier motorcycles.

Key bits include a strengthened frame to cope with the stress created by off - road use, Fox Racing - sourced shocks with internal bypasses — giving the Raptor more than 13 inches of suspension travel (13.9 up front, 14.0 at rear)-- an electronic locking rear differential with a 4.10 ratio, Terrain Management with six selectable drive modes including Baja mode, and 315 / 70R -17 BFGoodrich All - Terrain T / A KO2 tires.

Even with its 305 / 30R20 rear tires, which are wider than the 275 / 40R20s worn by the Hellcats, the Camaro ZL1 feels under - tired, its sticky Goodyears smoking at your right foot's behest.

Even beyond the struggle to put all of this power to the road without incinerating the rear tires, accessing the total horsepower potential of the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat is more complicated than you might think.

When hooves hit dirt, I let out the heavy clutch, and the rear end hooks up surprisingly well, considering there's no traction control and the matched tires are each only 1.5 inches wider than those on a Club edition.

Though it struggles a bit when the snow gets deep, the rear - drive 2014 Cadillac CTS Vsport brings home the point that winter tires are far more important than all - wheel drive.

The thinking is that if you have new tires on the front and old tires at the rear that the car may be inclined to oversteer (i.e. go into a spin, «hang the tail out»), which is potentially more dangerous than if you had less grip at the front.

The M Formula Following the M car formula, the 1M features increased power, a manual transmission, rear - wheel drive, a modified suspension, fat tires and a distinctive look — perhaps more distinctive than the other Ms.. The car's track is 2.8 inches wider in front and 1.8 inches wider in rear than the regular 1 Series, so the fenders have swollen as well, resulting in an exaggerated, almost cartoony style that might appeal to some BMW fans — and turn off others.

Over the years, Porsche has dialed in a more balanced and stable chassis with more even weight distribution, vastly improved suspension systems, rear tires wider than the fronts, and the safety net of stability control.

The M Formula Following the M car formula, the 1M features increased power, a manual transmission, rear - wheel drive, a modified suspension, fat tires and a distinctive look — perhaps more distinctive than the other Ms.. The car's track is 2.8 inches wider in front and 1.8 inches wider in rear than the regular 1 Series, so the fenders have swollen as well, resulting in an exaggerated, almost cartoony style that might appeal to some BMW fans &... Show full review

Discretion being the better part of valor, the conservative configuration almost immediately provides more intervention than it's worth, with the torquey engine easily breaking the rear tires loose and the stability control violently yanking them back.

Over-steer conditions will be exacerbated if the front tires have significantly more grip than the rear, as they will allow faster corner entry than the low grip rear tires can't handle: resulting in a spin.

Incidentally, those rear tires are slightly wider than those on a Camaro Z / 28; that car packs 305 / 30ZR19 Pirellis all round.

If you start out with a brand new set of four tires, the rears will be better than the fronts the very first time one contemplates rotating them.

For starters, it pushes for even more extreme boundaries: 30 percent quicker upshifts; 40 percent quicker downshifts; higher combustion pressures and temperatures than the California T; up to 50 percent more downforce than the 458; a lower center of gravity; active air flow devices front and rear; wider tires (245 / 35R -20 front, 305 / 30R -20 rear).

Fun facts: the Z / 28's front tires are wider than the rears on a Porsche 911 Carrera S, and its rear brakes are bigger than the fronts on a 911 GT3.

With wide front air intakes, side gills aft of the front wheels, flared wheel arches, 21 - inch wheels with blue - painted calipers, staggered tires, rear diffuser, quad exhaust ports, a rear decklid spoiler (for the X6 M), and more M logos throughout than we'd even care to count, the high - powered SUVs will be some of the most distinctive looking BMWs on the road.

When the standard drive wheels are front I can not come up with any reason to run 2WD other than when running on a donut or with mismatched tires between the front and rear axles.

The staggered tires that come with the sport suspension also proved costly, as the rears wore out after fewer than 15,000 miles.

The 1M not only develops more torque than the M3, it unleashes all of that torque in a singular blow that completely overwhelms the rear tires if there's even a hint of steering angle.

Apply more than quarter throttle pulling away from a stoplight or during a turn, and the rear tires — pretty serious rubber, mind you — might as well be on black ice.

The only fact I see, is the M4 GTS is faster than Giulia only thanks to its track - oriented package: semi-slick tires, roll - cage, rear adjustable spoiler, lightweight bodywork, stiffer set - up.

The 2004 Mazdaspeed Miata package is quite fabulous as is, with its newly turbocharged, 178 - horsepower engine (that's 25 percent more than the base car), tuned suspension (larger front and rear antiroll bars, stiffer springs, tuned Bilstein dampers, lowered ride height, and retuned engine mounts), quickened steering response, and striking five - spoke Racing Hart alloy wheels wrapped in Toyo Proxes R28 P205 / 40R -17 high - performance unidirectional tires.

The rear suspension also includes a horizontal damper that links the differential to the frame, which brings us to perhaps the biggest problem faced by the Ram SRT - 10 engineers: How do you prevent a 500 - horsepower, two - wheel - drive pickup from incinerating its rear tires every time the driver grazes the throttle with anything more than a chaste caress?

The car feels palpably quicker than the 300 - hp 335i: It spins its rear tires away from stoplights, scoots in the passing lane at 70 mph and bellows a rich, satisfying exhaust note all the way to its 7,000 - rpm redline.

The direct steering communicates more of what's going on at the front tires than some rear - wheel - drive competitors.

Owners who want to carry more than four adults and a picnic basket should specify the sturdy roof rack and / or the rear - mounted tire carrier.

Styling: Toyota Stew The new Toyota RAV4 is about an inch shorter from bumper to bumper than its predecessor, but it seems like it's shrunk even more because the spare tire has been relocated from the rear to under the floor.

Because the Ridgeline's independent rear suspension takes up far less space than a live axle, Honda was able to add a large compartment under the truck bed, providing a clean and dry home to the spare tire (either the standard mini-spare or available full - size) and, more significant, an 8.5 - cubic - foot trunk.

Removable carbon fibre roof panel, uniquely calibrated SLA - type front and rear suspension design, standard Magnetic Selective Ride Control dampers, standard smart electronic limited - slip differential (eLSD) integrated with Electronic Stability Control and Performance Traction Management systems, 19x10 - inch front and 20x12 - inch rear spin - cast aluminum wheels on Michelin Pilot Sport P285 / 30ZR19 front and 335 / 25ZR20 rear tires, extended fenders by 56 mm at the front and 80 mm at the rear, Brembo brakes (371x33mm front and 365x25mm rear two - piece steel brake discs, aluminum six - piston front and four - piston rear fixed calipers), a front splitter, spats around the front wheel openings, a unique carbon - fibre hood with a larger vent, larger front fender vents and unique air blades over the inlets on the rear fenders, a larger unique rear spoiler, and rear - fascia openings that are larger than the Stingray.

The car was recently inspected, and while the front tires are new, the rear tires are a different brand, original to the car and have a little more than 50,000 miles on them.

I immediately pulled off the highway and went to a gas station and pumped up all the tires to the recommended 34 psi — the culprit may have been the left rear, which was about 2 psi less than the other wheels.

Car has less than 10 miles since built.4 tab hood, conduit fenders, aluminum running boards, seal plates.The car although freshly built it has a look from the late 70's, T bars, deck lid stand offs, Auto - meter monster tach, power one piece windows, shaved trim, Bosch Euro headlight lens, Empi 5 spoke wheels with spare, new tires, 4 Willwood disc brakes, SS brake lines and assembled in SS hardware, Grant GT steering wheel, Fiero GT front seats in gray matching rear seat, black velour headliner, Kenwood BT CD Stereo (in glove box), 4 Kenwood speakers.

Blouch Performance 20g - xtr turbo Grimmspeed tmic MXP headers and uppipe Invidia catless downpipie Cobb sf ram intake Cobb 1000cc injectors Cobb ebcs Cobb access port v2 DW fuel pump GFB fuel pressure regulator kit IAG aos SPT strut tower brace SPT Lower chasis brace SPT short throw shifter SPT Group - N trans and motor mounts SPT Group - N pitch stopper Prova D - Ring steering wheel Greddy spectrum elite exhaust Perrin wheel spacers Varis rear spoiler Greddy oil cap (+5 hp) Bridgestone potenza rft tires (less than 5000 miles on them) Brakes have less than 2000 miles on them Car has approximitly 30k miles on it.

The test truck, which had two rear wheels, though four are offered if you want the «dually» look, was shod with pavement tires, and traction was lousy on everything other than dry pavement.

FT - 86 G's concept is 30 mm longer, 50 mm wider and 30 mm lower than the base FT - 86 Concept model and sits on different 19 - inch alloy wheels with high - performance Potenza RE050 tires (Front 245 / 40R19, Rear 275 / 35R19).

These are bigger footprints than those on the SS, and using the same size tires at both ends — as distinct from the staggered setup (wider at the rear) used by the SS — also contributes to more neutral handling.

This is an SUV that can be had in the Rubicon model with heavy - duty Dana 44 axles with mechanical lockers, a 4:1 low - gear ratio, front and rear locking differentials, larger off - road tires, and an electronic disconnecting front sway bar that will allow your wheels to travel farther than ever when you tear up the rocks and trails you find around your Frankfort, IL home area.

The Coupe also has an aggressive stance, with wider front / rear tracks than the sedan, enhanced by short overhangs and sheet metal that wrapping tautly around the tires.