From: Bruce Kalin (convoy@mtaofnj.us)
Date: Sat Jun 03 2006 - 12:56:36 PDT
Patrick,
At 55 mph, I am amazed that you were able to hold onto the calipers at
all, let alone rich down to measure the clearance from the ground to the
tires !!! :-)
Bruce
Patrick Jankowiak wrote:
> There can be a problem even when supposedly the same size tires are
> used front and rear, although it won't break anything.
> ...................................... Therefore the front and rear
> tires are forced to slip relative to each other by 0.00651 inches per
> second at 55MPH. I had a hard time measuring this to confirm it
> officially because the calipers kept getting knocked out of my hand as
> I had them down too near the road to be sure and accurately measure
> the slippage along the tire's contact patch.
>
> PJ
>
Bruce Kalin
East Coast Convoy Coordinator
USMCMTA, MVPA, MTANJ, NCMVPA
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