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Skinny front tires
Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2009 3:36 pm
by Gordon Duax
I have not found them in this country yet, but both Dunlop & Bridgestone make a skinny front tire for the Jr. classes in Europe & Aisia.
The size designation is 10x360x5
Dunlop SL-J / SL83
Looks real close to the old skinny front tires from yesteryear.......
Is anybody close to a Dunlop or Bridgestone distributor to see how hard it would be to bring any of these in ?
Re: Skinny front tires
Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2009 3:58 pm
by Rob Voska
Cheng Chin narrow fronts. Some list as 2" and some list as 2 1/2" wide.
PN K5411.
Re: Skinny front tires
Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2009 11:46 pm
by Gordon Duax
I was looking for more of a performance tire, than one with lawnmower rubber,
and there is something that just erks me about a tire with a name like 'Cheng Chin' going on my Margay.
I guess I will just bring a set in from across the pond.
Re: Skinny front tires
Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2009 11:58 pm
by Scott Kneisel
Did you know that Cheng Chin is a world renound tire company. Did you also know that they are the makers of Maxxis racing tires. Hardly lawn mower rubber.
Re: Skinny front tires
Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 12:02 am
by Gordon Duax
Let me rephrase.......
There is No Way in Hell, that I will put a chinese tire on my vintage Margay......
Re: Skinny front tires
Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 2:01 am
by Jerry VanDeusen Jr
get some of the vintage speed tires from gus i got some the skinny ones on my sindwinder they handle great.
Jerry
Re: Skinny front tires
Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 6:34 am
by Rob Voska
They are the same tire as the Carlisle narrow front. There are also narrow front Carlisle tires around that came out of the old mold but have a "not for highway use or tube type" in a small circle on the sidewall. It's been a few years sense I've found any of them.
Re: Skinny front tires
Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 5:03 pm
by Scott Kneisel
Vintage Speed has a tire that is 10x3.60x5, it has the narrow 3" tread and a 65D hard compound.
They also have various width rears, all vintage hard compound. Perfect for vintage karts.
Not sure if they are made in USA, you would have to ask Gus.
Gus@arrowracing.com
Website is
http://www.arrowracing.com
Re: Skinny front tires
Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 12:11 am
by Gordon Duax
Thanks Scott, I checked out Gus's site.
His tires look interresting, I'll give them a try.
Re: Skinny front tires
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 3:47 am
by Tom Smith
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I've been using Vega Cadetti front tires for about 10 years on my rear engine karts. They steer better than any of the wider Bridgestone or Dunlop sticky front tires I've tried on my 2 sidewinders. They do push for about two laps until they have temp but when they warm up they neutral steer which is better than any oversteering or understeering bullshit on a twin engine kart. The thing to try and remember is to take it easy until the tires are warm.
Chein Shein tires are just about round enough for wheel barrels.