How should I wear out my tires?

"GreenN_Gold" (GreenN_Gold) 03/11/2015 at 14:03 • Filed to: None

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At long last, after perhaps a bit too much procrastination, I have purchased some !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Thanks to all the fellow opponauts for your advice/suggestions on which tires to consider. The new tires are being installed tomorrow, which leaves me roughly 24 hours to beat the remaining snot out of my existing tires. Hmmm, what to do, what to do?

Rico > GreenN_Gold 03/11/2015 at 14:07

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With great prejudice.

Congrats on the AS/3's they are the Pilot Super Sports of the all season world.

E. Julius > GreenN_Gold 03/11/2015 at 14:08

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Empty parking lot + J turns/handbrake turns/burnouts/drifting

Jonathan Harper > GreenN_Gold 03/11/2015 at 14:08

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You know what to do.

505Turbeaux > GreenN_Gold 03/11/2015 at 14:09

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how do you think? SPIN EM!

ClassicDatsunDebate > Rico 03/11/2015 at 14:11

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And they have good balance between performance and long life, I've found.

Where have all the lightweights gone? > GreenN_Gold 03/11/2015 at 14:12

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Smoke 'em if you got 'em!

Fed(oo=[][]=oo)uken > GreenN_Gold 03/11/2015 at 14:14

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Road trip to Tail of the Dragon? That's what i did ;-)

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > GreenN_Gold 03/11/2015 at 14:15

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...do you really need to ask...

Turn them into smoke and rubber crumbs.

GreenN_Gold > Rico 03/11/2015 at 14:21

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Thanks. They came highly recommended. It was between these and some Conti's, but these were actually cheaper after a $70 rebate.

GreenN_Gold > Jonathan Harper 03/11/2015 at 14:22

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Burnouts are tough with AWD! (This is both a good and bad thing.)

GreenN_Gold > Fed(oo=[][]=oo)uken 03/11/2015 at 14:23

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Hmm, don't think I have time for that.

GreenN_Gold > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 03/11/2015 at 14:24

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Not really. But I thought'd I ask anyway!

Jonathan Harper > GreenN_Gold 03/11/2015 at 14:25

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What car? 4wd slides?

Rico > GreenN_Gold 03/11/2015 at 14:25

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What tires do you have on now? These new ones will likely change the driving dynamics of your car for the better, everyone says they are amazed at the grip.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > GreenN_Gold 03/11/2015 at 14:26

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Umm, donuts?

GreenN_Gold > Jonathan Harper 03/11/2015 at 14:27

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WRX. It's a bit damp today, too. I just need the right parking lot.

Jonathan Harper > GreenN_Gold 03/11/2015 at 14:30

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would be perfectoo! film and share!

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > GreenN_Gold 03/11/2015 at 14:30

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Hooning. All the hooning

GreenN_Gold > Rico 03/11/2015 at 14:31

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The factory Dunlops. I'm going from a summer tread/compound to an all-season tire, so I may actually lose some grip in good conditions, although I doubt it. My current tires are quite worn out, so I'm sure just upgrading to a new tire will make a huge difference.

Also, the factory Dunlops have an A traction rating, while the Michelins are AA rated. I'm excited to experience any difference in driving dynamics. The car already had a ton of grip before.

Fed(oo=[][]=oo)uken > GreenN_Gold 03/11/2015 at 14:32

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Mis-read, herp derp. Thought you were looking for suggestions to break in your new tires haha

In that case, bomb some back roads with flagrant disregard to your tires!

horspowr1001 > GreenN_Gold 03/11/2015 at 15:01

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I CAN. NOT. WAIT. for my Pilot Sport AS+ to wear out so I can pick up the AS/3's. Let me know how they are!

Oh and ditto to making one big rubber piece into many tiny rubber pieces.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > GreenN_Gold 03/11/2015 at 17:27

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My suggestions:

-Burnouts... though that's also hard on the rear brakes, engine and transmission

-Take it onto a skidpad... bonus points if you have instrumentation that shows you how many G's you can pull cornering

-Take it to the drag strip.

GreenN_Gold > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 03/11/2015 at 17:49

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There's no time for a drag strip, and the AWD won't do any burnouts worth talking about. It will be skid pad parking lot performance at best.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > GreenN_Gold 03/11/2015 at 17:52

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Forgot you had an AWD car.

dogisbadob > GreenN_Gold 04/10/2015 at 12:01

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burnout? :)

GreenN_Gold > dogisbadob 04/10/2015 at 12:24

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I wasn't able to abuse the old tires as much as I had hoped, but I did leave a little rubber on the streets. I am enjoying the new tires so far. They actually sound sticky, if that makes sense. Driving around the parking garage with the windows down sounds like someone is peeling adhesive apart.