macspeedy
|
| posted on 4/10/07 at 07:04 PM |
|
|
Avon ACB10 question
How sticky are these on the gauge of stickiness ?
|
|
|
|
|
Wadders
|
| posted on 4/10/07 at 07:10 PM |
|
|
I would say similar to a toyo 888 or a yoko A032. Although being a crossply you need a different suspension set up to get the best out of them,
probably lighter than either of the above, but far more expensive.
Al.
Originally posted by macspeedy
How sticky are these on the gauge of stickiness ?
|
|
|
macspeedy
|
| posted on 4/10/07 at 07:12 PM |
|
|
got a bit of a bargin i think
ACB10
|
|
|
hobbsy
|
| posted on 4/10/07 at 07:13 PM |
|
|
I'd say sticker than r888 and definitely the lightest tyres I've come across. Wouldn't want to use them in the damp / rain though
whereas the r888's are better than you'd expect.
You can get acb10's ex formula ford quite cheap if they are for track only use (as those ones aren't road legal).
|
|
|
hobbsy
|
| posted on 4/10/07 at 07:19 PM |
|
|
quote:
Originally posted by macspeedy
got a bit of a bargin i think
ACB10
Yeah thats good money, probably helped by the "AC B10" bit in the title.
Might want to check they aren't ex-Formula Ford ones though if you are thinking of using them on the road.
|
|
|
Wadders
|
| posted on 4/10/07 at 08:36 PM |
|
|
To be honest they're not that bad in the wet if your mindful of them.
I once drove home from york dragway in torrential rain with a pair on the back, and progressively drove faster to explore their limits, not as arse
clenching as you might think, infact iv'e had scarier moments on 888's.
Al.
Originally posted by hobbsy
Wouldn't want to use them in the damp / rain though whereas the r888's are better than you'd expect.
|
|
|
BenB
|
| posted on 4/10/07 at 08:52 PM |
|
|
My bro crashed in the RGB race @ Mallory Park due to running ACB10s in the wet (unpredicted midsummer thunder storm so he hadn't taken the
wets)...
Barrel-rolled the Fury Blackbird and almost killed himself... They changed the tyres to a058s afterwards (as well as introducing a new rule about fuel
fillers in flexible tubs!!)....
I'll stick with my a539s... EVen if my bro says they're ditch-hunters after a few years (even if they've got good thread they
because unsticky quickly)...
|
|
|
adamhay
|
| posted on 5/10/07 at 10:19 AM |
|
|
ACB10 stickiness is dependent upon compound. A24 is the softest commonly used road compound. Then normally A33 (standard Caterham s3 compound). I
don't know what FF control tyres are, or even if they are the same compound every year (doubt they are).
So, basically, check the compound before you buy any to make sure the tyres suit your purpose.
|
|
|
