I have had my 911 at speed at 90 degrees to the Very controllable at breakaway, and very controllable PASTīreakaway, too. And I have found a variety of radial tires Manufacturers? I have driven the E Type and many other cars inĪutocrosses, which provide the situations that allow you to probe I believe that the ‘‘sudden letting go’’ stuck to radial tires is aĬomplete myth. In reply to a message from Ray Livingston sent Sun : If your ‘‘experts’’ are recommendingīias ply tires, you REALLY need to find some new experts.– The limit very gracefully, and you have PLENTY of warning before itĭoes anything at all dramatic. NOT let go suddenly, Except on rock-hard old tires, the E crosses With GOOD radials, like the Vredesteins, you willĪlways know exactly where you stand relative to the limits ofĪdhesion, unless you’re just completely out-to-lunch. I’ve had radials that let go with little warning, just like someīias plys. The rubber compound, than it is a function of bias-ply vs radials. Matters? And as far as how a tire ‘‘lets go’’, that is FAR more aįunction of the suspension, and the specific tire, and specifically

Ride worse, they handle worse, they wear worse. That’s why NOBODY uses them on passenger cars any more. Tires have absolutely NOTHING to recommend them over radials. I don’t know where these bits of folk ‘‘wisdom’’ come from! Bias ply Minute… There’s something wrong with that…

Yeah, bias-ply tires are clearly superior! That’s why so many newĬars come with them fitted as standard equipment! Oh! Wait a In reply to a message from Wiggles sent Sun : Were beyond the limit while the cross-plys let you know when Original message -įrom: “Roarin’Tom” would normally opt for a radial but I am told that theyĪre dangerous on E types because they come unstuck suddenlyĪnd without prior warning, at which time you find out you But he knew the relationship was doomed when she tasted his home made asparagus-beet soup and made the same noise as a cat with a fur ball. It seems I also heard that the rolling resistance of radial tires is such that you get better efficiency from the car. The E Type suspension is such that it is an asset to handling. You can feel/hear it coming although the transition rance is quite small. They do NOT come unstuck “without prior warning”. That being said, if you practice, practice, practice, you can learn to do a controlled broadslide with radial tires even though the “range” of speed/handling is much smaller. Radial ply, on the other hand, will keep traction longer than the bias ply…BUT… When they break traction they do let go and you get into an uncopntrolled slide quicker. That said, you have a rather large range of “broadsliding” ability before they will break loose completely into an uncontrolled slide. Having raced estensively on both types I can maybe clear this up for you.īias ply tires break loose more easily. For the E I think that the best compromise are the That having been said I would not go for Dunlop tyres theseĭays. Skid, although I probably do not drive anything like as hard as youĭo. Wet, and in 15 years with Es I have never found any tendency to To the definite conclusion that the radial is far superior in the Million miles, encompassing both crossplies and radials, leads me Specific cars, and my driving career of 46 years and about 1.5 Sudden with radials except for certain specific compounds on I have never heard any evidence to suggest that breakaway is The original message included these comments: Sustained speed would probably be in order of But grip in the wet is a veryĭon’t know the Vredestein tyre at all. Shop and races some of the older classics. One of whom is a bloke who runs a classic car restoration

I’ve heard this from two different independant sources now, In reply to a message from christopher storey sent Sun :

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