Keep buying cheap tires...

[haz]

Originally Posted by Jinster

Personally, I rely on my ABS brakes to stop my car, not my tyre. Your tyres would have to be catastrophically bad for the car to keep sliding forward during a braking maneuver.

That is an ignorant and stupid attitude.

[Nine8Six]

Originally Posted by haz

That is an ignorant and stupid attitude.

lol ouch, that's a bit of an apocalyptic opinion of s'one's reasoning, Haz!

He is right. The "surface's grip and condition" defines the braking attitude of most street legal vehicles. The chart you see above is plain and simple marketing hooks for guys like yourself.

You'd think an old flat asphalt/conccrete covered with oil, fuel and coolant contaminents (i.e. most roads today) would define the braking power of a TIRE?! You got to be having a laugh mate. ABS tech, brake pad & rotor materials, temp, speed, makes smart 'charts', not rubber lol

[ekam]

Originally Posted by haz

That is an ignorant and stupid attitude.

It's a popular attitude.

"I don't need winter tires because I have AWD!"

[Nine8Six]

Wasn't saying that only tech should be relied on, tires (compound types?) are also very important.

However when it comes to tire figures (charts), this is pretty irrelevant given the conditions of the roads today.

Thstone's charts/figures are usefull on a track associated with a diff abrasivity type, and I am sure this is what only matters to him anyway. However on a bumpy, oily, wet, street, you can kiss the manufacturers for their ABS technologies being somehow more effective than the dumb rubber.

[rp17]

Originally Posted by haz

That is an ignorant and stupid attitude.

Sorry Haz. Couldnt resist.

[haz]

Originally Posted by rp17

Sorry Haz. Couldnt resist.

Ha ha ha... I love that image myself