Killed another set of tires

Old Mar 19, 2012 | 12:05 AM
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i went through a set of fk452's in 2k miles. but then again, -4 camber all around.. 225/40/18 on a 18x10 wheel. =).

oh and id recomend the BFGoodrich G-forces. i have them on my car right now. and i love em!
Old Mar 19, 2012 | 12:08 AM
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Old Mar 19, 2012 | 09:56 AM
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The interesting thing here is that it was only the passenger rear all the way to the cords. That definitely points to a toe issue. My bet is on a slight toe issue in addition to dynamic toe changes during hard cornering. What kind of suspension do you have? How about stiffer bushings to reduce deflection?
Old Mar 19, 2012 | 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by StealthMODE
i went through a set of fk452's in 2k miles. but then again, -4 camber all around.. 225/40/18 on a 18x10 wheel. =).

oh and id recomend the BFGoodrich G-forces. i have them on my car right now. and i love em!
Haha damn my fk452 lasted me 25k+...but that's with 16s -1ish f/r camber
Old Mar 19, 2012 | 11:29 AM
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Tires last me about a year no matter what they are, so two years seems good to me I had some RE010s that lasted me about 8K and the RE760s that I've got on both wagons right now are holding up really well. Regular Auto-X, I'd just get a set of beater rims and burn those tires up just for those days.
Old Mar 19, 2012 | 11:33 AM
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You guys don't know how Brett drives... lol


I've ridden myself of RE92's in about 7k miles, but 5k is impressive.
I blew out my RE070's in like 6 I think... NO track time. LOL!

Talking on cords!
Old Mar 19, 2012 | 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by StealthMODE
i went through a set of fk452's in 2k miles. but then again, -4 camber all around.. 225/40/18 on a 18x10 wheel. =).

oh and id recomend the BFGoodrich G-forces. i have them on my car right now. and i love em!
Yeah... your set ups always made my brain hurt. I can't afford to go through tires like that. LOL.
Old Mar 19, 2012 | 12:26 PM
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I'd rotated tires front to rear a few months ago so the inside edge isn't nessicarly a function of the rear suspension.
Suspension in back is Ohlins shocks and RCE bar and camber kits. No bushings or links have been replaced.
Old Mar 19, 2012 | 12:47 PM
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I have 12k on my RE070 with 6/32nds left. I think I can easily get 25k out of them.
Old Mar 19, 2012 | 12:49 PM
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No bushings or links have been replaced.
I'd check out all the bushings out back. If its one corner you have some movement going on under load.
Old Mar 19, 2012 | 12:52 PM
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As far as tires. The g-forces surprised me on how good they work on the track. Just get road noisy. The v12s I have been really happy with. 2 track days and still look and grip as new. The tire I really liked for some reason was the oem STi bridgestone. It seem to work really good. But its hard to compare as each car has it own set up.

The guys at the track really like the star specs. I'd try them but now that my drivetrain is all built up I'm moving to slicks.
Old Mar 19, 2012 | 03:31 PM
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I heard somewhere that Nittos are getting great reviews.
Old Mar 19, 2012 | 03:56 PM
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I heard somewhere that Nittos are getting great reviews.
Old Mar 20, 2012 | 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by queeg9k
I heard somewhere that Nittos are getting great reviews.
Why buy tires when you can get Nittos free?
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