Waiting on Tires: AMA

"Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)" (bman76-4)
05/31/2018 at 13:47 • Filed to: None

These smooth boyes are coming off, so I won’t have to fear rain on the drive to Nashville tomorrow.

Cheeseburger while I wait

DISCUSSION (36)

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
05/31/2018 at 13:52

Well you certainly got your money’s worth out of the old ones...

LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
05/31/2018 at 13:56

Man, now I feel like I’m overly cautious thinking to replace mine when my lowest tread is still 3/32 of an inch on the rear tires.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
05/31/2018 at 13:57

AutoX-ing a 3600lb car a full season on a 200TW will do that. I have a set of all seasons on the original wheels that I run in the offseason.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com
05/31/2018 at 13:58

These aren’t daily driven on, so I wasn’t too concerned as long as they weren’t cording.

punkgoose17 > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
05/31/2018 at 13:58

I am waiting for an alignment. Can you teleport that food to me?

chaozbandit > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
05/31/2018 at 13:59

Ohey, me too!

Kinja'd!!!

Chariotoflove > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
05/31/2018 at 14:02

Best Braum’s ice cream flavor?

BeaterGT > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
05/31/2018 at 14:09

What kinda rubber are you getting?

DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
05/31/2018 at 14:14

I like how they advertise the protein content in the shake as if it somehow makes up for the 50 grams of sugar in it.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
05/31/2018 at 14:15

I can support killing tyres with some controlled hooning.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > BeaterGT
05/31/2018 at 14:27

More of the same. Falken Azenis RT615K+, I had good luck with them last year, so I bought another set.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Chariotoflove
05/31/2018 at 14:28

I’m a rocky road fan myself, but cookies and cream is great too.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > punkgoose17
05/31/2018 at 14:29

I still need to get an alignment, front end needs more camber and the toe dialed out.

BeaterGT > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
05/31/2018 at 14:33

Do you run a square setup? I need to pick up some tires for the Z soon, not sure what I want to go with yet.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > BeaterGT
05/31/2018 at 14:39

275 square, that’s what they were factory.

Chariotoflove > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
05/31/2018 at 14:39

Can’t go wrong with either. I have a thing for banana, but not just any banana. It has to taste like a banana, not synthetic banana flavor.

BeaterGT > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
05/31/2018 at 14:43

That’s gotta be good fun. I had the same setup on my old Camaro albeit with crap Sumitomos.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Chariotoflove
05/31/2018 at 14:44

Banana flavor is okay, but banana texture is nasty IMO.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > chaozbandit
05/31/2018 at 14:44

Even the wear bars were gone on mine lol.

Chariotoflove > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
05/31/2018 at 14:46

It really needs to be blended well into the ice cream, or else yogurt icy chunks, which is not acceptable.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > BeaterGT
05/31/2018 at 14:48

The thing has massive stick, if only I could run stiffer/lower springs in F-Street it’d be a monster. But that’s why I bought the Miata to AutoX this year.

punkgoose17 > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
05/31/2018 at 14:54

The right front had too much positive camber as the right shock was worn out. New shocks and springs and upper shock mounts last week. I have a stock alignment now. It feels softer now. I’ll have to see how the tires wear and how it handles.

punkgoose17 > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
05/31/2018 at 14:55

How do you know it needs more camber and toe out?

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > punkgoose17
05/31/2018 at 14:55

Generally 2 things:

the outside of the tire is wearing faster than the inside (typical at AutoX, I can feel the difference across the tire after a run) indicating I need more negative camber. Probably shoot for 1.5 degrees.

As for the toe, street cars typically run a small amount of toe-in for stability. At AutoX you want responsiveness and aggressive turn in, which is best resolved by running zero toe.

BeaterGT > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
05/31/2018 at 15:03

Are you in a stockish class/category? I’m pretty much illiterate when it comes to AutoX, just that running certain parts moves you out of certain classes.

Matt Nichelson > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
05/31/2018 at 15:13

Yay tires! Got mine that I had to scramble for put on. What time are yall leaving out?

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
05/31/2018 at 15:59

Nice, I like those on my STi. I’m wondering how well they will hold up over time since I drive too many miles on them. Still debating if I like those or the ZII star specs on my Miata more. Kind of hard to compare considering the differences in the cars. The star specs survived a track day and I will eventually see if the Falkens do fine at autocross.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back
05/31/2018 at 16:02

Yeah, why am I eating fish to get my 24 grams of protein when I could get milkshake instead to get the same thing! Clearly both are my healthy options =)

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > BeaterGT
05/31/2018 at 16:43

Allowed 200TW tires, shocks, and a sway bar basically. Which I’ve got all of, however I’m really only going to run this at out of region events now that I’m running the Miata locally.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Matt Nichelson
05/31/2018 at 16:46

5AM

Matt Nichelson > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
05/31/2018 at 16:49

Cool. That’s about when I plan to leave.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Matt Nichelson
05/31/2018 at 16:51

Where are you coming from?

Matt Nichelson > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
05/31/2018 at 21:57

South Mississippi. Trip would normally take about 6.5 hours but I am stopping at the Barber Museum in Birmingham on the way up.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Matt Nichelson
05/31/2018 at 21:59

Google is guessing 11.5-13 for us.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
06/01/2018 at 01:45

Is that..................a WS6 hood?

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever
06/01/2018 at 05:23

It is not