A front swivel wheel that is lockable for smooth maneuverability on all terrains, in addition to ever - filled bicycle
tires at the rear.
(If I put the wider / higher
tires at the rear and the smaller tires at the front)?
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.
Oversteer is available for order in either car, although the ZL1, with narrower
tires at the rear and big torque on tap, is a bit more agreeable to sliding its rear end around at will.
To simulate exaggerated grip differentials, certain test conditions dictated racing rubber employed up front and stock
tires at the rear.
As with any genuine sports car, the Macan is equipped with wider
tires at the rear — just like the 911.
The open high - performance sports car has 19 - inch wheels, with 235/35 tires up front and 295/30
tires at the rear.
The AMG GT 53 and GT 63 variants of the AMG GT 4 - Door Coupe sport standard - specification 10 - spoke disc wheels painted vanadium silver in the size 9.5» x 19» with 255/45 R 19 tires at the front, plus 11.0» x 19» with 285/40 R 19
tires at the rear.
This mount conveniently gets attached over the spare
tire at the rear of the vehicle, and can be easily installed and removed.
Project 8's 20 - inch forged alloy wheels employ F1 - style silicon - nitride ceramic wheel bearings and are shod with huge 265 / 35ZR -20 front and 305 / 30ZR -20 Michelin Cup 2
tires at the rear.
The AMG GT 63 S wears light - alloy wheels with five twin spokes painted tantalite grey with a high - sheen finish, in the dimension 9.5» x 20» with 265/40 R 20 tires at the front, plus 11.0» x 20» wheels and 295/35 R 20
tires at the rear.
The hydraulic steering on the Lamborghini V12 forms the highly sensitive connection between the driver and the super sports car, which runs on 19 - inch wheels clad on 255/35 tires at the front and 20 - inch rims on 335/30
tires at the rear.
The K900 V8's standard 19 - inch multi-spoke chrome wheels are shod with 245 / 45R -19 tires up front and 275 / 40R -19
tires at the rear.
Grip levels are aided further by Pirelli P Zero tires, with larger diameter
tires at the rear than the front..
Porsche also runs wider wheels and
tires at the rear, which not only adds visual gravitas to the Macan's stance, but also provides more rear end grip and helps sharpen the steering.
The R8 LMX is shod with 235/35 R 19 tires up front and 305/30 R 19
tires at the rear.
Not exact matches
In Turn Two, a 90 - degree wrenching lefthander just
at the bottom of the hill, the Frenchman bumped his right
rear tire on the wall.
It involves the deliberate loss of
rear wheel control, enabling drivers with the right combination of speed, accuracy, fearlessness, and disdain for the longevity of their
tires, paint jobs, and mortal souls to send their cars skidding sideways
at high speeds, perpendicular to their
tires, two or more cars traveling the same course
at the same time, not racing, but earning style points.
Larson was running
at speed down the backstretch when a left -
rear tire exploded, sending his No. 42 Chevrolet into the outside wall, then veering across the track head - on into the inside wall that was protected by an energy - absorbent barrier.
Graco has truly thought of everything with these
tires — there are even reflectors on the
rear wheels for when you run
at night, early in the morning, or just in low lighting.
The Tre weighs a pound and a half more than the Activ3 because of the larger
rear tires,
at 28 1/2 lbs.
When in the reverse mode, the larger
tires are
at the front and this is great for soft ground or loose surfaces but it does make steering a little more difficult as the swivel wheels are now
at the
rear.
There is a small pocket underneath one of the seats
at the
rear and this holds a
tire pump.
My girlfriend went for an oil change in February and while there asked to have her
rear passenger
tire looked
at because it needs air every 2 weeks.
At another, a Ford Mustang GT rolls on fat
rear tires.
The show car rides on 255 / 40R -20 Bridgestone
tires up front, with 285 / 35R -20 s
at the
rear.
Mechanical grip is aided by a
rear - biased weight distribution (54 percent of the F12's weight is on the
rear axle), a five - link
rear suspension (the 599 used control arms), and enormous Michelin Pilot Super Sport
tires (315 / 35s
at the
rear, 255 / 35s in front, all on twenty - inch wheels).
The car understeers more emphatically, it takes a more determined effort to make the hot and grippy
rear tires come unstuck, and the wide road suddenly narrows
at the exit of the corner.
Keep in mind that the BMW M4 is known to overwhelm the
rear tires at low speeds, even on dry pavement.
Not only do you get the 8.4 - inch Uconnect screen along with satellite radio by upgrading to the Plus, you also get
rear park assist, heated and cooled front seats, power - adjustable heated steering wheel, 20 - inch wheels with wider
tires (245 / 45R20 Firestone Firehawk GTVs versus 235 / 55R18 Michelin Primacy MXM4s), and upgraded brakes (13.6 - inch discs with two - pot calipers instead of 12.6 - inchers with a single - piston clamp up front and vented 12.6 - inch discs with a single piston
at rear instead of solid ones
at rear).
In these conditions, the 265 - section - width front
tires hydroplaned
at only 70 mph, and the 365 - section
rear tires also experienced grip and traction problems.
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.
I just replaced my
rear tires for the same reason... one of em had a broken belt shook pretty good
at 60 + mph and i couldnt dare hold off on it!
bumps on the
tire, what I mean by
rear tires, is that they are the ones having issues, and my front
tires have no problem
at all since I'm using quality brand
tires up front.
It'll light up the
rear tires at a moment's notice and battle the stability control as the tail slithers from side to side.
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.
The latest all - wheel - drive system is now coupled with active
rear - wheel steering, which can counter-steer the back
tires up to 2.8 degrees for a shorter turning radius (a dandy 34.8 feet) or 1.5 degrees in sync with the front wheels
at high speeds.
Both the
rear - wheel - steer and the torque vectoring system were helpful, but the chassis was
at the mercy of the standard all - season
tires, screeching and understeering their way through the route.
The
tires are sticky enough for fast cornering but also loose enough to allow the
rear to slide around
at will.
All - new Pirelli P Zero
tires provide plenty of grip, especially
at the
rear where stiffer sidewalls help the rubber cope with the dynamic demands of the 21 - inch wheels.
(You may recall the last 1LE had the same size wheels and
tires at all four corners, which some enthusiasts liked since they could rotate
tires willy - nilly; Chevrolet decided not to go with matched
tires on this all - new 1LE because the automaker wanted to more finely tune turn - in
at the front and improve traction
at the
rear.)
He compensated by dropping the air pressure in the right
rear tire to 18 pounds while leaving the left
rear at 28 and got an average 0 - 60 time of 7.6 seconds and a quarter - mile e.t. of 15.65 seconds
at 92 mph.
Of course, mechanical grip is aided by a
rear - biased weight distribution (54 % of the F12's weight is on the
rear axle), a five - link
rear axle (the 599 used wishbones) and enormous Michelin Pilot Supersport
tires (315 / 35s
at the
rear, 255 / 35s
at front, all on twenty - inch wheels.)
Teamed with an independent
rear suspension and the grip of 20 - inch high - performance summer
tires, the all - wheel drive made cornering
at the limits mere child's play.
As a result, drag racers can remain stationary
at the starting line while spinning the
rear tires, the
tires to warm so they'll have optimum traction for a launch.
That shows me that's what the general public, if they don't know drag racing
at all, for some reason they know fast, big
tires in the
rear, and a parachute.
Those claims are backed by the use of STI - tuned Sachs dampers and coil springs front and
rear, the addition of flexible V - braces to the engine compartment, new draw stiffeners in the chassis and subframe that improve steering response, lightweight 18 - inch wheels (a BRZ first), Brembo brakes
at all four corners, and, perhaps most importantly, Michelin Pilot Sport 4
tires sized 215 / 40R18 — a significant upgrade from the regular Michelin Primacy HPs and the very summer
tires I was hoping for in my first drive of the 2017 BRZ Limited Performance Pack.
This Goldilocks GT slots between the GT S and GT R with 550 hp and 502 lb - ft of torque, a wider
rear track, wider
rear tires, a 0.1 - second quicker 0 - 60 mph time (3.6 seconds), 4 mph - higher top speed (197 mph), and,
at launch, a special Edition 50 model that celebrates AMG's 50th birthday.
«A
rear - wheel - drive car with 345 [
tire width], basic - ally
at 250 mph you spin around,» he says.
The wide, summer
tires (Bridgestone Potenzas, size 225 / 45R19 up front, 245 / 40R19
at the
rear) provide plenty of grip, and the firm suspension shrugs off the most tightly coiled canyon road yet still takes the edge off sharp bumps.