07-08-2013, 10:54 AM
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Scared to race Steve
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Hiding from Steve
Age: 43
Posts: 2,646
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Originally Posted by DirtyD
No, just no.
His wheels weight as much as your stock 18s do. The only thing Steve would be lacking in would be cornering ability as his sidewall is much shorter than yours, but it would be made up by the fact his tires have a full 2-3 inches more surface contact to the pavement than your 18s have.
rotating mass > static/unsprung (dead) mass all day long.
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What about my 18's?
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Originally Posted by SlowGreyGT
I agree. A stick car shocks the tires MUCH harder and does it several times going down the track. With a big power stick car, the car is much more unsettled going down the track making it more of a challenge to ET well. A well running auto car is nothing more than just point and shoot. Which is great for a track car taking a lot of driver error out of the equation.
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