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Technical Information
Chassis Tuning Wonder what things like camber, caster, toe in/out are? Read and learn.
Head Gear How to get a properly fitting helmet.
Jetting How to Jet your carb.
Shocks Theory on how they work, adjusting and setting them up.
Springs How they are rated, multi rate setups, formulae for figuring out rates.
Tire Information Charts on tire sizes and other useless info.
After running a Pilot as a Stadium Lite for the past two years, taking second overall in the Pace Series both times (winning once each year) and winning the CORR World Championship Round at Crandon, WI a couple summers ago, I've decided to share some of my Pilot's setup secrets.
First, the heart and soul of my Pilot is This is just some basic info on tire dimensions. All of these dimensions are specific to BF Goodrich tires, which are owned and made by Michelin. I've listed 5 specific tires because they are available in 13" rim sizes. Each tire has a slighty different compound or tread pattern, but when it comes down to it, tread pattern doesn't mean squat - you gotta groove them anyhow. Tread compound can make some difference - harder compound for softer soils to softer compounds for harder soils. I'm not exactly sure which compound is which. Sorry, I don't have any info on BGF's Trail Blazers. I've set this chart up from shortest to tallest overall diameter for each tire name. All these tires are speed rated to 112 mph and have a traction rating of "A".
Tire Size
Rim Width Range (inches)
Overall Diameter (inches)
Tread Width (inches)
Revs/mile at 45 mph
Available Tire
215/50R13
6.0 - 7.5
21.5
7.0
967
Radial T/A
195/60R13
5.5 - 7.0
22.2
6.3
937
Radial T/A
205/60R13
5.5 - 7.5
22.7
6.6
916
Radial T/A
175/70R13
4.5 - 6.0
22.7
5.2
916
Radial T/A
175/70R13
4.5 - 6.0
22.6
5.4
920
Touring T/A TR4
185/70R13
4.5 - 6.0
23.2
5.7
897
Touring T/A TR4
175/70R13
4.5 - 6.0
22.7
5.3
916
Winter Slalom
155/80R13
4.0 - 5.0
22.8
4.4
912
Winter Slalom
165/80R13
4.0 - 5.5
23.4
4.7
889
Winter Slalom
175/80R13
4.5 - 6.0
24.0
5.0
867
Winter Slalom
185/80R13
4.5 - 6.0
24.7
5.3
842
Winter Slalom
155/80R13
4.0 -5.0
22.8
4.2
912
Momenta S/E
165/80R13
4.0 - 5.5
23.4
4.4
889
Momenta S/E
175/80R13
4.5 - 6.0
24.0
4.7
867
Momenta S/E
185/80R13
4.5 - 6.0
24.7
5.0
847
Momenta S/E
155/80R13
4.0 - 5.5
22.7
4.3
903
Lifesaver A/W
165/80R13
4.0 - 5.5
23.3
4.5
885
Lifesaver A/W
175/80R13
4.5 - 6.0
23.9
4.9
867
Lifesaver A/W
185/80R13
4.5 - 6.0
24.5
5.1
848
Lifesaver A/W
6/4/01