Topic: Which tires are ok to run???

[austinculver]

I run a 16inch tire and everyone that I've talked to runs a 6 or a 8 is there an advantage to runnin a smaller tire??

[nor66]

They are probably talking about running 6 or 8 inch rims not tires, most people run 16 inch tires on a 8 inch rim.

But to answer your question ... running smaller tires will put you a little closer to the ground and they will change your gearing.

[austinculver]

Oh now I feel dumb lol thanks though.. There is no way I could go any smaller I already drag on everything but I get it now thanks

[racingjohndeere55]

The reason that some run 16 inch rear tires is because they run with USLMRA and ARMA. US rules state(as far as I know) that you must run the larger tire, ARMA doesn't have that rule. I personally run 13 inch tires all the way around because that is just the way we build them. I dont know if it is a advantage or not. The 16 inch tires put down a larger foot print onto the track than the 13s. This may be a advantage, especially for some of us that are alittle on the larger size. I'm talking about me, I put on 20lbs just in the few months that I have been layed off

The top of the super sportsman class have both. I think its more of a personal choice than anything else. Georges super sport sits just as low or lower than my 55.

[birdman_express]

I personally run 13 inch tires all the way around because that is just the way we build them. I dont know if it is a advantage or not. The 16 inch tires put down a larger foot print onto the track than the 13s. This may be a advantage, especially for some of us that are alittle on the larger size.

I just put my 16's on this past weekend. They gave me alot more side bite, and more traction off the corner.
I could really tell the difference. The track is made up of a coarse sand that packs decent when watered well.
My 13's stuck very well on a banked clay oval karting track, so on a track like that, the difference may not be so drastic, I will find out in a month or so.