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The Atom needs more traction, or more specifically, a tire optimized for a car of its weight (1300 lbs). These photos show what's involved with an upgrade to 240mm front and 350mm rear Hoosier R25B compound tires commonly used for Formula Atlantic cars.
- Hoosier R25B
- rear width comparison
- Keizer Kosmo wheels
- new fronts
- new rears
- wheel weights
- deep centers
- new lugs and nuts
- lug comparison
- installing lugs and bearings
- measuring radial runout
- rears installed - side
- rears installed - rear
- first autocross 1
- first autocross 2
- auto-x run video
- tail light clearance prob
- rubbing
- lower A-arm clearance prob
- adding a spacer
- leaks
- disassembled
- resealed