Massively overheating a tire (chunking) is user error, usually caused by overdriving a car out of frustration towards its understeer tendencies without actually going any faster. Maybe that's not what happened in your case, though. I admit i dont know anything about tires being more or less susceptible to overheating based on age.
series8217 wrote: Cool! Here's a video of me running my Outback at an autocross: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_cp09DeF6o It's tons of fun, but pretty tough to control the corner entry understeer. I eventually got the hang of it.
Nice video, I had a '03 Legacy Wagon that I used last season. I used some old Hoosiers and Toyos and it ran really well, especially since I was in GStock.
Here's a video from one of our solos using the Oval.
Vigo wrote: Oh, i guess by "it" yall were talking about "feelings" and not actual performance or handling balance. Ive never found a car to understeer worse with better tires.
I was talking about body roll. Take soft, worn out shocks and add sticky tires (versus some that just slip) and the body roll will get worse. That is what I was saying.
Vigo wrote: Massively overheating a tire (chunking) is user error, usually caused by overdriving a car out of frustration towards its understeer tendencies without actually going any faster. Maybe that's not what happened in your case, though. I admit i dont know anything about tires being more or less susceptible to overheating based on age.
I used those BF Goodrich tires for the first autocross this year but we had snow, freezing rain and sleet so obviously there wasn't any overheating.
I've never chunked a tire from over driving but I have by trying to wedge 225/45/15's on an old Dodge Colt. Wasn't quite enough room when turning the wheel more than 1 lock, chunked it on the inside fender.
Brett_Murphy wrote:Vigo wrote: Oh, i guess by "it" yall were talking about "feelings" and not actual performance or handling balance. Ive never found a car to understeer worse with better tires.I was talking about body roll. Take soft, worn out shocks and add sticky tires (versus some that just slip) and the body roll will get worse. That is what I was saying.
Something like this:
I was running stock suspension with sticky RE01R's, lots-o-roll.
Brett_Murphy wrote: Or something like this, except worse since you're not on dirt.
Great picture, at least I know how our Forester would look if I ever Rally cross it. Speaking of Rally cross, I'm going be in one of our local events at the end of Sept. I can't wait, I'm going to share a drive with a friend and his H.O.D.(Hyundai of Doom).
Bah, your non-dodge body roll is weak! I was able to achieve more body roll with far less traction when i used to autocross my stock dynasty on 215/60/15 street tires!
Also here is a minivan generating REAL body roll on dirt!
I used those BF Goodrich tires for the first autocross this year but we had snow, freezing rain and sleet so obviously there wasn't any overheating.
If parts fly off a tire without overheating it, that's REAL bad mmk 
LOL
225/45/15's on an old Dodge Colt.
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rustysteel wrote: Nice video, I had a '03 Legacy Wagon that I used last season. I used some old Hoosiers and Toyos and it ran really well, especially since I was in GStock. Here's a video from one of our solos using the Oval. legacy
Interesting.. I've never seen a 1/3-mile long slalom before
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