Ice mode solution?

wstar

I'm sure a lot of it is track, driving style, suspension setup, etc, etc. My last few times out I've had zero Ice Mode issues (after having it a few times before). Doing some "biasing" via pads (softer pads in rear) helped a little but it was still there (but much easier to manage), when I was on Carbotech. When I switched to CL's RC6/RC5+ pads I also backed off my rear swaybar by one stiffness setting, and between the two it went away completely. I think the sway may have been more influential than the pad change - a little less stiffness in the rear = less likely for a rear tire to catch air in a bumpy braking zone and lock up for a split second to trigger it.

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Shamu

It may also be due to fact I run bigger tire and stagger than many of you guys. I run 315 rear and 295 front. I also have pads that dont bite hard in rear and have huge Brembo clampers in front.

But I did go from ice mode on regular basis to none after the vaccum fix. I also had a faulty rear caliper that was causing issues.

But now Im just simplifying as I dont want to deal with posibility of ice mode. with new 335 rear and 315 tire setup Im confident that lack of abs wont be a huge deal.

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Grant

DR_

You are making your contact patch wider and your tires will take longer to come up to temp, both of which make locking up easier.

Shamu

Lol. I knew I should be downsizing tires. I've been doing this a while. Can assure you I won't have trouble getting these A6s warm.

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Apollo8642

Easy fix ever heard of tire warmers.

Shamu

Naw I m pretty sure 3000 lbs of car, driver and fuel will be plenty to get soft compounds up to heat very quickly.

As a hillclimber I'm pretty good at figuring out my maximum width as there is no time for tire warming. Bring rears up with a burn out in staging and with big heavy front end 315s come up to temp very quickly.

I have run this car with 285s in back, 295s, 315s and now 335. That rear end even on first few laps stayed better stuck with bigger tires. It's just compound management.

If this was a 2500 lb car I'd agree tougher to get tires up to temp but this is a heavy car. I have over heated r6 295 in this car.

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