so do the drag tires make the car drivable i have noticed that launch and braking stats go up massively but do they corner like a pig in roller boots and as you say depends on car would that be awd?
With exception to one car I’ve tested, usually drag tires make the car drive worse. Its more about doing just good enough in the corners and getting a crazy launch out of the corner. Now if you use TCS its a little easier but overall they still are a pain.
The one car that didn’t drive bad was a mini cooper but took a bit to get used to.
Im no tuner but i throw upgraded tires on first, just a step up as my only upgrade, record a few clean laps, and then put the stock tires back on and try to match the grip through putting all the adjustable parts on and tuning them. This works especially well for muscle cars, and although sometimes i dont beat the times from the better tires, i come close enough and im sure a much better tuner could do better, and you have much more pi to play with. If you take the time to tune the car, especially if you plan to use it for a specific track, it almost always handles better than a car with that “magic grip” upgraded tires provide.
And as i noticed from the first forza on all the way to this one the stats mean nothing. They are so off its unbelievable. Benchmark is a little closer but the only sure way to know how a car handles is drive it yourself.
this depends on the driver. I know guys who are very fast through the corners, and the grippy race tires allow them to catch up much faster cars, in the corners of the track. People like me, need horsepower to catch other cars. I know I run corners slow so I tend to build the car so it has only as much grip as it needs, and as much power as Jeremy Clarkson can put into it.
I go for Sport tires and max width’s and Rim size’s in D Class on most cars.
Then in C Class and above i put on the Race tyre and if i can get as much width on as i can.
I don’t recommend drag tires on any car but a few and definitely not for a lobby car.
From b class if I’m running a 205 width I might think about race tires but if my car has 325 on it there is no way I will put race on there I would prolly leave those at street or below
Theres actially a p class indy car tune on drags thats a b!+ch to drive but has top times on old mulsanne.
Grip grip grip.
Keep your tires on the ground, and biting the asphalt. Tires sliding or rolling will not win races.
Large Rim Diameter and small Aspect Ratio.
As that will give the tire the most stability, The tire won’t roll on itself.
Wide tires will help with this as well.
Consider that max width update only adds 4% grip, 6% caused by a turn and you’ve eaten up your upgrade with some left over for the Springs or ARBs to handle, or you have to slow down.
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I just look to get the amount of grip the car needs and to get it as cheaply as I can. Not much more to it than that really.