"Bandit" (2bandit) 01/24/2014 at 00:21 • Filed to: None

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Fun fact! According to Car and Driver (1979), my car can pull .81 G's on a skid pad. Is that good?

YSI-what can brown do for you > Bandit 01/24/2014 at 00:23

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Better than mine. . . but that is with stock tires.

lone_liberal > Bandit 01/24/2014 at 00:24

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Good, but not great. It's about what a Camry does now. On the other hand you have to remember that tires have improved greatly since then so it might do better than that these days.

MtrRider Just Wants Doritos > Bandit 01/24/2014 at 00:32

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I have a hard time believing a Trans Am could do that.

wabbastang > Bandit 01/24/2014 at 01:52

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?

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Bandit 01/24/2014 at 01:57

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Not bad at all for an old car, especially one that Clarkson would have you believe can't go round corners.

Also fun fact, according to Car and Driver , my dinky little Spitfire with its 155 section tyres pulls 0.87g. That's better than a DC2 Integra Type R :)

Saf1 > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos 01/24/2014 at 20:57

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The oldest tyres I could find for a Firebird is '83 and they are 205mm which should be the same width as your model, that with a 3,850lb car does make me skeptical...can you put up a pic of the page in the mag? Not that I don't believe you, clearly you are quoting the mag, but would be interesting to see the article!

crowmolly > Saf1 01/25/2014 at 13:13

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Original tire size was 225/70/15 on 15x8 wheels I believe. Radials, not bias ply. Old tech but not archaic.