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Old 11-10-2010 | 08:42 AM
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SteveM
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Originally Posted by jcr
Hopefully someone can share some insight. My club races spec mini (no upgrades besides tires and bearings).

Last year I ran the M03-M with ok success using the Xpress mini rubbers all around or sometimes S-Grip front and M-Grip rear. I just got a M05 setup for medium wheelbase, I was wondering how different is the M05 to M03? Could I use the same tire combo or do I need more front grip?
I was running my M-03 up until just recently and switched to the M-05 as I was getting beaten badly. I ran the medium wheel base M-03 and have my M-05 also set to medium. The tires that seem to work best indoors on carpet are the type B slicks on front with S-grip on the rear.
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