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uh hunt, they are now lol
but i went for a ride in ur car when u first done it and remember my
surprise at the ride quality lol
2 words
goldfish
memory
lol
>From: "Hunt M" <5uprah@supras.co.nz>
>Reply-To: "Supra Club of NZ Mailing List" <sconz@list.supras.org.nz>
>To: "Supra Club of NZ Mailing List" <sconz@list.supras.org.nz>
>Subject: Re: [sconz] in need of rear shocks!!
>Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 12:23:14 +1200
>
>Suze remember my shocks are stuffed and annoyingly soft!!
>
>Hunt
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Suze W" <spite_girl@hotmail.com>
>To: "Supra Club of NZ Mailing List" <sconz@list.supras.org.nz>
>Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 10:55 AM
>Subject: Re: [sconz] in need of rear shocks!!
>
>
> > my one is awesome anytime :D i mean there is the occasional unexpected
>drift
> > but say cruising round at 60kms i don't have any problems at all, that
>was
> > on my 16x6 with 225 50 16's
> > since i've changed to the 17's i have noticed the tyres have terrible
> > tracking on the road lol getting used to them now but i've yet to test
>them
> > in the wet :)
> >
> > oh just another strange thing lol, i had some lowering springs in my old
> > black supra and the ride was extremely bumpy and firm, i ripped them out
>and
> > sold them to hunt, with them in his car his ride is no where near the
> > horrible ride mine was and lowered it further i'm sure of it?
> > the only differences i can figure but how does it change it?
> > hunt... 15" wheels, non tems shocks, ga70
> > my old one... 17" wheels, tems, ma70
> >
> > how the difference... they're the same car lol
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Suze
> >
> >
> > >From: "Brendon Vincent" <bee@e3.net.nz>
> > >Reply-To: "Supra Club of NZ Mailing List" <sconz@list.supras.org.nz>
> > >To: "Supra Club of NZ Mailing List" <sconz@list.supras.org.nz>
> > >Subject: Re: [sconz] in need of rear shocks!!
> > >Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2004 00:25:03 +1200
> > >
> > >How do you figure that? The Supra is easily the heaviest car I've ever
> > >owned and is the absolute worst for handling in the wet...
> > >
> > >Maybe this is the exception to the rule. which raises another question
>:
> > >Does anyone have a supra that does stick to the road well in the wet?
>If
> > >so
> > >whats the secret?
> > >
> > >Brendon
> > >
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Stuart" <stuartw@kcbbs.gen.nz>
> > >To: "Supra Club of NZ Mailing List" <sconz@list.supras.org.nz>
> > >Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 12:09 AM
> > >Subject: Re: [sconz] in need of rear shocks!!
> > >
> > >
> > > > On Sun, 04 Apr 2004 23:55, Hunt M wrote:
> > > > > So then if what you are saying is tru - people with bigger tires
>are
> > >silly
> > > > > if the EVER drive their cars in the winter as they will have
>bugger
> > >all
> > > > > traction as opposed to those who have smaller tires?
> > > >
> > > > Not even a little bit.
> > > >
> > > > What I am saying is that all other things being equal, a wider tyre
>has
> > >less
> > > > grip in the wet than a narrower tyre. Of course, all things are
>never
> > >equal.
> > > >
> > > > Try it some time - I know my 285 wide rears are much much much worse
>in
> > >the
> > > > wet than my 245s, while the 285s are noticeably better in the dry.
> > > >
> > > > It's all down to contact pressure, a wide tyre has just the same
>weight
> > > > pushing down on it, but spread over a wider area, therefore it has
>more
> > > > trouble pushing through a surface layer of water (even when that
>layer
> > >is
> > > > very very thin). This is different from, but related to,
>aquaplaning.
> > > >
> > > > Snow tyres are often VERY narrow, because they need a lot of
>pressure
>to
> > >push
> > > > through the snow to get some good contact.
> > > >
> > > > Few things in life are that black and white Hunt, but very wide
>tyres
> > >are
> > > > often worse in the wet than narrower tyres. Heavy cars are also
>often
> > >easier
> > > > to handle in the wet than lighter ones...
> > > >
> > > > Stuart W.
> > > >
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> > > >
> > >
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