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gazellis 03-12-2004 07:37 AM

Maybe a dumb question but...



How can you test the skidpad? Are there palces that do it for you at race tracks or whatever? I know you drive in a circle right? Do they have a g-meter in the car?



Is it something you can test on your own in an empty parking lot?



Just some stupid curious questions....

rmaiersg 03-12-2004 08:44 AM

G-tech pro, baby! Although it is just a LITTLE inaccurate.

Rx7Roadster 03-12-2004 09:18 AM

You don't need a gtech pro to figure it out. All you need to know is the speed you are going (needs to be fairly constant so accelerate slowly) and the radius of the circle you are driving in. Lateral acceleration is just the (v^2/r)/32.2 where v is the velocity you are traveling at in feet per second and r is the radius of the circle in feet. That equation should be right.

gazellis 03-12-2004 09:40 AM

That is a good formula for an estimate especially if you are using your own car's speedometer for the velocity and such. How many cars when their speedometer says 60 are really doing exactly 60?



Good for an estimate though.

venomrx7 03-12-2004 09:48 AM

i used the accelerometer from my high school. we used a ti83 calculator to store the data, then transferred it to the computer, we used the school parking lot.



it improoved by about .1 to .09 g with the addition of the falkens!!!

b_lloyd83 03-12-2004 10:04 AM

falkin azenis st-115 are $400 shipping included for 225-40-17 at onlinetire.com. does anyone know where they are cheaper? let me know

venomrx7 03-12-2004 10:11 AM

I ordered mine from a local shop, 78 a peice, plus installation this was for 215/50/15's

Dorifc3s 03-12-2004 10:22 AM

what about a rear strut bar?

neevosh 03-12-2004 08:40 PM


Originally Posted by b_lloyd83' date='Mar 12 2004, 08:04 AM
falkin azenis st-115 are $400 shipping included for 225-40-17 at onlinetire.com. does anyone know where they are cheaper? let me know

The Azenis ST-115 aren't as sticky as the Azenis Sports.

wanta be boosted 03-12-2004 08:50 PM

http://www.ec-securehost.com/OnlineTires.c...ml#FalkenAZENIS







Is that what you guys are talking about???



If so, I know what kind of tire I'm buying next! That's freakin dirt cheap, and if it hands that well for that little..... wow, is all I can say.


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