Quote:
Originally Posted by PandahZ650
I'm not an expert but this is what I noticed:
Different types of tires in the rear need to be driven differently. Some might have more side bite or forward bite, some will have the grip off throttle or on throttle, they also might act differently when they get heat into them and being smoked out. If you are just learning I'd recommend to just pick a rear tire you can easily afford and stick with it until you get consistent before trying different tires.
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by bataangpinoy
how do your rear tires feel under 28psi?
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by AzS13hatch
As stated above, keeping the tire you use consistent is extremely important when learning to drift. Also it seems to be that a lot of people want as little traction in the rear as possible which is extremely untrue. Someone stated that you should have the most grip you can while keeping the ability to spin the tires. The more grip you have the more consistent your car will be(obviously you don't want too much and not be able to break the tires loose). Tire size is not as important as what tire you are running (225 time attack slick will have way more grip than a 255+ cheap tire etc...)
|
Forgot to respond to this but I agree, definitely makes a lot of sense (and I've noticed) that the grip of a tire can depend a lot more on the model/compound versus just the width of it. Anyway, the 225 square federal 595s seemed to do pretty well at the event, I wish I could've gone more this year but wasn't able to. Luckily the tires still have quite a bit of tread left, I'm stoked for next year/season! Thanks guys
Edit: I uploaded a few runs from my first event if you're curious or have any tips, I know I could work on my hand position in general (I think I have improved since then though). Here's the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKNLXiGTfsg