Drag Radials in FRONT ?

[numbone]

hey. when i got my car from japan i noticed i had s pattern drag radials in the front and v pattern in the rear. i thought it was just some wierd mixup from the last owner until i noticed some more mr2's from japan with the same set up. see the picture u will notice the "s" pattern i'm talking about. does anyone have a clue on what type driving styles might be incorporated with this setup. high speed power slides?

[Drifting Dane]

are the tire sizes still staggered? if not, the only setup that would be worthwhile for is a braking contest. if so, maybe the japs are just trying to reduce initial understeer...

as long as you know tire/steering basics, it is just up to the imagination what setup one wants, i guess.....

[ToyotaTechGeek]

powerslides? nah. i have seen those tires before, but don't remember what they are. why would someone put drag radials up front unless it's a wrong-wheel drive? those seem to be a sort of streetable 'slick' of sorts. sort of an Azenis type of ideology.

[arcasmachineracing]

Those don't look like drag radials.

[numbone]

w/e they r its a wierd pattern and ive been told and questioned by everyone why theyre on the front seeing they are used commonly for drag.

[numbone]

found out that the tire setup is commonly used in up hill races called "ghanka uphill" in japan. mass amounts of mr2's are used for these events. perty cool

[ToyotaTechGeek]

you mean gymkhana.

[numbone]

yeah thats it