???'s To any one running skinnies all the time
01-22-2005, 10:30 PM
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???'s To any one running skinnies all the time How is it driving on them i know the handeling would decrease.But my question is normal driveing on roads say 45mph and theres a turn in the road can i take it at 45 with out being scared.You know along the line of this pretty much can it be acommplished and what about highway cruising ocational
Thanks any input would be appricated
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Thanks any input would be appricated
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01-22-2005, 11:26 PM
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i'll tell you what....my first experience with them was very scary! i never though about them not having the grip going around a curve and i was doing somewhere over 60, but nothing exessive. the car was moving int the next lane and towards another cars door! i had to let out because i wasn't sure if i could stop it. but i got use to them and found there limitations. they might have worked better on a lighter car, but my vert is 3700 with me in it. just don't do anything rash right away, and try driving on them without much traffic around. you'll be fine. also, may want to get the 4 ply ones rather than like ET Fronts. they hold up to street driving better.
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01-23-2005, 03:08 AM
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Handeling does decrease a bit, but NOWERE near un streetable. as far as highway goes, its not that bad untile you get up to speed around 80+MPH like pir7tr said. I just got new TT2 wheels and tires, but before that i was driving with the slicks/skinnies all the time except in rainy or bad weather.
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01-23-2005, 10:24 PM
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when your just crusin down the road goin around 45mph your car kinda feels like a boat swaying back and forth a lill bit when you change lanes (because of slicks out back). other than that for me its fine. you get allot more people looking at your car with slicks and skinnies to 
01-24-2005, 12:09 PM
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You can drive as you normally would, you just can't go hauling *** around a curve anymore...I drive mine on the street all the time and make a 180~200 mile round trip to the track every weekend on my setup (skinnys & Nittos). I usually cruise 75-85 on the hwy. I have also made several interstate runs on this setup and it felt fine. Although you will not like the ride or handling if you decide to remove the front swaybar.
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01-26-2005, 10:16 AM
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i drive like a normal person...and i like the skinnys better. i think the car rides better...softer...not as harsh. i have no front sway bar...and daily drive my car in the nicer weather without any worries. ive had skinnys on all my cars so maybe im used to them. when i put the stock wheels on to store the car for the winter...you can feel every bump you go over. Im a straight line guy...so i dont really care about turning fast...so i like the skinnys better than regular wheels.
shaking at high speeds???? wtf??? why would they cause that? either your rotors are warped or your tires are chopped up. my car rides like a dream on the highway...cruise at 90mph for hours at a time on the skinnys. I run 45-50psi in the vw tires.
oh...and ive never had a problem in the rain.
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shaking at high speeds???? wtf??? why would they cause that? either your rotors are warped or your tires are chopped up. my car rides like a dream on the highway...cruise at 90mph for hours at a time on the skinnys. I run 45-50psi in the vw tires.
oh...and ive never had a problem in the rain.
enjoy
01-27-2005, 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by BTLFEDSS
Slow3hoe2 can you send me picks and whats the specs on your set up size backspacings stuff like that
Thanx BTLFEDSS
Thanx BTLFEDSS
give me an email addy and ill send you some pics. only pics i have are when i had 275-60 dr's on the back.
01-28-2005, 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by slow3hoe2
i have weld draglites. 15 x 10" with 7.5" bs in rear...15 x 3.5" with 1.75 bs in front. need to grind calipers or run spracers. my calipers are ground. front tires are the metric radial vw tires you get from pep boys...like 165-15's or something. rear tires are 10" m/t et drags.
give me an email addy and ill send you some pics. only pics i have are when i had 275-60 dr's on the back.
give me an email addy and ill send you some pics. only pics i have are when i had 275-60 dr's on the back.
Do you think you need a 10" rim for 275 60 drag radials or would 8" wide rim work?
thanks
