Skinny front tires

Gordon Duax · Post by **Gordon Duax** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 3:36 pm

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 ?

Rob Voska · Post by **Rob Voska** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 3:58 pm

Cheng Chin narrow fronts. Some list as 2" and some list as 2 1/2" wide.
PN K5411.

Gordon Duax · Post by **Gordon Duax** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 11:46 pm

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.

Scott Kneisel · Post by **Scott Kneisel** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 11:58 pm

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.

Gordon Duax · Post by **Gordon Duax** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 12:02 am

Let me rephrase.......

There is No Way in Hell, that I will put a chinese tire on my vintage Margay......

Jerry VanDeusen Jr · Post by **Jerry VanDeusen Jr** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 2:01 am

get some of the vintage speed tires from gus i got some the skinny ones on my sindwinder they handle great.
Jerry

Rob Voska · Post by **Rob Voska** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 6:34 am

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.

Scott Kneisel · Post by **Scott Kneisel** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 5:03 pm

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

Gordon Duax · Post by **Gordon Duax** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 12:11 am

Thanks Scott, I checked out Gus's site.
His tires look interresting, I'll give them a try.

Tom Smith · Post by **Tom Smith** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 3:47 am

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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.

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