Sport 160 and sticky tyres

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Re: Sport 160 and sticky tyres

Post by Shug » Fri Aug 11, 2006 2:05 pm

shooomer wrote:Does the S160 need toe link upgrade to run sticky tyres?
Yup. IIRC, even Exiges & 340Rs have the standard toe link from the factory.....
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Re: Sport 160 and sticky tyres

Post by Victor Meldrew » Mon Aug 14, 2006 12:04 pm

Shug wrote:
shooomer wrote:Does the S160 need toe link upgrade to run sticky tyres?
Yup. IIRC, even Exiges & 340Rs have the standard toe link from the factory.....
Define sticky? I havnt had a problem yet with my maxis...
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Post by mac » Mon Aug 14, 2006 12:15 pm

That I'll be a case of "when" rather than "if" then.

It's the advice from the guys at Lotus Motorsport - anything sticker than the advans needs the toelinks upgraded (on S1's)
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Re: Sport 160 and sticky tyres

Post by Shug » Mon Aug 14, 2006 12:32 pm

John Reid wrote:
Shug wrote:
shooomer wrote:Does the S160 need toe link upgrade to run sticky tyres?
Yup. IIRC, even Exiges & 340Rs have the standard toe link from the factory.....
Define sticky? I havnt had a problem yet with my maxis...
Think he was asking if they were uprated as standard... Long discussions could be had about standard toelinks and sticky tyres - the only thing I used that were stickier than Maxies were R888s and the link went when it was wearing Maxies.....
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Post by Rich H » Mon Aug 14, 2006 12:34 pm

But they weren't exactly cared for though were they :lol:
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Post by Shug » Mon Aug 14, 2006 12:36 pm

RICHARDHUMBLE wrote:But they weren't exactly cared for though were they :lol:
Dunno what you mean - I checked them for free play all the time....

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Post by Rich H » Mon Aug 14, 2006 12:37 pm

Rough love again?

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