08-05-2022, 03:14 AM
Was the camber the camera or the kingpins?
Through much of the 50s my dad ran our car on 2nd hand smooth or near motor bike tyres, as I did in the 60s until tread was made a requirment about 1963. I used to pay 10s for; equivalent a staggering $40 or L20 which now buys a used tyre not only with tread but more than the legal requirment. The only time I noticed any tendency to skid was on a wet downhill; the traffic stream all unexpectedly stopped at about 45mph. All went suddenly quiet until I realised the rear wheels were locked. (When hydrauic s.as. were fitted the car could be drifted in the wet with any tyres. On stock cars they reduce the spring and sa rates for slippery track)
The old style stiff tyres were a real battle to fit or remove.
Prior 1963 used to see occasional cars as depicted in old cartoons with circle layers of exposed canvas...
Through much of the 50s my dad ran our car on 2nd hand smooth or near motor bike tyres, as I did in the 60s until tread was made a requirment about 1963. I used to pay 10s for; equivalent a staggering $40 or L20 which now buys a used tyre not only with tread but more than the legal requirment. The only time I noticed any tendency to skid was on a wet downhill; the traffic stream all unexpectedly stopped at about 45mph. All went suddenly quiet until I realised the rear wheels were locked. (When hydrauic s.as. were fitted the car could be drifted in the wet with any tyres. On stock cars they reduce the spring and sa rates for slippery track)
The old style stiff tyres were a real battle to fit or remove.
Prior 1963 used to see occasional cars as depicted in old cartoons with circle layers of exposed canvas...