Tires loosing grip or owner just a wimp?
07-20-06, 03:45 PM
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PS2's are awesome!
I have them on my '68 Corvette, and the difference they made over the Bridgestones was night and day!
Just so you know the '68 suspension was designed in the late 50s, then in use in the mid 60's. I have a lot of work done on the car to improve handling, including changing the rear end to a 5-bar race setup. I also added rack and pinion steering.
After all that it still would follow every rut in the road!
Then I put the PS2's on it and it now feels like a new car! It no longer follows ruts in the road, and the tires are whisper quiet. The ride is Cadilac smooth, but it handles better than ever.
It feels great on the track too!
I will not have anything but PS2's on any car I care about.
But back to your question..... I think tire compound and road surface effect squealing more than anything else.
I was told at driving school that "a squealing tire is a happy tire" and that "YOU DON'T WANT THE TIRES TO SMOKE" When the tire is chirping then you are right at the threshold. If it's smoking then you have gone beyond it! You will get up close and personal with the FGR (short for Guard Rail).
~Jay
I have them on my '68 Corvette, and the difference they made over the Bridgestones was night and day!
Just so you know the '68 suspension was designed in the late 50s, then in use in the mid 60's. I have a lot of work done on the car to improve handling, including changing the rear end to a 5-bar race setup. I also added rack and pinion steering.
After all that it still would follow every rut in the road!
Then I put the PS2's on it and it now feels like a new car! It no longer follows ruts in the road, and the tires are whisper quiet. The ride is Cadilac smooth, but it handles better than ever.
It feels great on the track too!
I will not have anything but PS2's on any car I care about.
But back to your question..... I think tire compound and road surface effect squealing more than anything else.
I was told at driving school that "a squealing tire is a happy tire" and that "YOU DON'T WANT THE TIRES TO SMOKE" When the tire is chirping then you are right at the threshold. If it's smoking then you have gone beyond it! You will get up close and personal with the FGR (short for Guard Rail).
~Jay
Last edited by Jay M; 07-20-06 at 03:59 PM.
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