Paul McKenzie Posted January 16, 2001 Share Posted January 16, 2001 nO sORRY-JUST HAD MY FIRST GLASS OF WINE pAUL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewartG Posted January 16, 2001 Share Posted January 16, 2001 No it's not illegal to have no spare, some new cars don't come with them. The silly thing is if you do have a spare it must be legal, presumably if plod gives you grief about a worn out spare you can just bin it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Wong1697456877 Posted January 16, 2001 Share Posted January 16, 2001 Arnie, The soft ACB's are better than the medium compound but wear is VERY fast. Even I can tell the difference in grip between the two. Alex Edited by - Alex Wong on 16 Jan 2001 21:09:30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Sewell Posted January 17, 2001 Share Posted January 17, 2001 I went for the spare being the nearside, and two guesses. I picked up a nail in the offside rear tyre... Just as well that A021s can be run either way (even if they are handed). Cheers, Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Gillet Posted January 17, 2001 Share Posted January 17, 2001 Lotus is using Bridgestone RE 040 on the new Lotus Elise. Must be a competitive tyre. Usable on a Seven? Pierre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Gibson Posted January 18, 2001 Share Posted January 18, 2001 I have used Yoko A032R's extensively on a Lotus Cortina with very good results. I did not have much rain problems compared to other competition tires. They were a bit noisier that other tires, but that was it. Very good. Richard Gibson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Bees Posted January 18, 2001 Share Posted January 18, 2001 Pierre - anything that's fitted to the production Elise will be much harder than the 'soft' tyres that we love on our 7s. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Gillet Posted January 18, 2001 Share Posted January 18, 2001 That sounds logical. I agree with you. We are talking "replacement" tyres in this thread. Pierre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millsn Posted January 28, 2001 Share Posted January 28, 2001 Isn't it about time that the club magazine ran an article by someone authoritive (spelling?) about tyres? ACBs hard / soft compound, R500s, 021s / 032s. There must be members out there all using Ford centres, 13" wheels with each tyre variant. They could do a report on the difference fitting each variant to the same car. I've got A510s and think I'd change to 021s when I next need to (want to). but 032s??? Is anybody out there listening? Nigel Mills - xflow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewartG Posted January 28, 2001 Share Posted January 28, 2001 What more do you want to know it's all here in this thread and many others before it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Carmichael Posted January 29, 2001 Share Posted January 29, 2001 Nigel, The tyres will need different setups to get the best out of them. It is not a simple matter of swapping on a different tyre and getting an exact result. Also the different tyre designs set different compromises. Wet, dry, wear, twitchiness, susceptibility to overheating on the track. What size would you run for the test? What pressures? How much power? On road? On track? Which driver? What camber? What roll stiffness? Sorry, but this is an engineer's answer. You can probably get all the result you need by asking the manufacturers how they biased the design compromises and from the comparative experience of us lot. There aren't many more revelations to uncover. Any magazine article would perjure itself if it pretended objectivity. Edited by - Peter Carmichael on 29 Jan 2001 13:14:49 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millsn Posted January 29, 2001 Share Posted January 29, 2001 Can't say I disagree, however, I don't believe it's realistic to assume that all 7 owners will have their car set up specifically for the tyre they've chosen or that anyone would pretend to understand what a given tyre requires in term of suspension geometry. I would imagine things like turn in, ultimate grip, breakaway progression or whatever would be comparable all at the same settings. Ok ACB10s are another kettle of cold water beings but for radials surely some comparison could be drawn for those of us not given to flat floor setups? Nigel Mills - xflow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Wong1697456877 Posted January 30, 2001 Share Posted January 30, 2001 I think it's a great article for the mag. I know tyre tests are never reliable or accurate but it would be a laugh! I wonder if BMTR could be persuaded to lend a helping hand? An airfield would be useful as well. A considered opinion is better than none. smile.gif Alex Edited by - Alex Wong on 30 Jan 2001 05:01:17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Green Posted January 30, 2001 Share Posted January 30, 2001 I have been trying to set up a tyre test, if anyone is willing to help out and have some of the above tyres, then let me know. I'm currently talking to Avon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Carmichael Posted January 30, 2001 Share Posted January 30, 2001 Not interested... and I have seen Alex changing wheels [fx:!crack!]... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millsn Posted January 30, 2001 Share Posted January 30, 2001 I'll raise it at our next club meeting. I'm sure we have a selection available Nigel Mills - xflow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFA Posted January 30, 2001 Share Posted January 30, 2001 I'll test the doughnut potential for each type. We can mark them on: Durability, Marble slinging ability, Smoke Level, Blackness of lines etc.etc. Arnie Webb Organiser- L7C Le Mans Trip To book for this years Le Mans Trip see The Le Mans Trip Website It really is very very very very full now!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millsn Posted January 30, 2001 Share Posted January 30, 2001 Hmm Nigel Mills - xflow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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