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WildBillyT · 07-09-2009, 08:24 AM

Thin street tires are different than skinny race tires. Skinny race tires have tread designs that reduce rolling resistance and are designed to have a smaller contact patch on the top end.

As for weak sidewalls, I don't think that is the safety issue on the street (IMO). The VW's were made to hold a load of 4 passengers which probably offsets the weight of the V8 LT1 (or whatever) and one driver. I think the issue is the small contact patch on the two wheels that do the most of the braking. That's bad. I always laugh when I see someone with a big brake kit running skinnies.

07-09-2009, 08:24 AM	#17
WildBillyT Ayatollah of Rock N Rolla / Admin Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 12,573 iTrader: (10)	Thin street tires are different than skinny race tires. Skinny race tires have tread designs that reduce rolling resistance and are designed to have a smaller contact patch on the top end. As for weak sidewalls, I don't think that is the safety issue on the street (IMO). The VW's were made to hold a load of 4 passengers which probably offsets the weight of the V8 LT1 (or whatever) and one driver. I think the issue is the small contact patch on the two wheels that do the most of the braking. That's bad. I always laugh when I see someone with a big brake kit running skinnies. __________________ -Bill '68 Nova SS: Vortec 350 6 spd 4.11 9" DSE 4wdisc Last edited by WildBillyT; 07-09-2009 at 08:25 AM.