Anyone run a Street 335 up front on the track???

[SoCal Rebell]

I know some people who ran a 335 Hoosier up front but has anyone did it with a street tire? If not any theories how it would work.

 

[Dave's Big Brakes]

Ron, The problem with running 335's up front is the grooves in the concrete hwy's, the car hunt's in the grooves. Other than that it's drives really good. Purners 17x12 w/335-35-17 all 4 wheels drive to track and back.

 

[SoCal Rebell]

We are considering this for TRACK ONLY. We are doing the OTC (7 tracks in 7 days) and must run street tires. We would change them out to the stock wheels to drive between tracks, I was just wondering if 335s on the front is too much and will make the rear swing out.

 

[SingleMalt]

I think you're going to find (especially once the tires get some heat) that the car will be harder to drive out of the corners with the wider fronts. Those who have done a good deal of track time in Vipers can tell ya that the best track times you'll get by coming in slow and accelerating as hard as possible out -- the Viper doesn't like the braking transition during cornering, so you pretty much have to completely finish braking before the turn-in. What does this have to do with front tire width? If your speed is acceptable for a neutral or mild throttle turn-in, the wider fronts are more likely to hurt your times or provoke more oversteer/snap steer than anything.

I wasn't sure what your track background was, so I apologize in advance if this is old news/remedial for you.

Regards,
Mike

 

[Greg 99ACR Red and Silver]

SoCal:
Roger Morgan does it. Send him a message for the details.