"Luken10" (luken10)
02/21/2014 at 18:37 • Filed to: None
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"Luken10" (luken10)
02/21/2014 at 18:37 • Filed to: None | 0
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I had made a previous post asking about sidewall tire wear, to which most of you accused me of driving on two wheels much to often. A couple people recommended I rub chalk on my tire to see how much the sidewall flexes. Rather than using chalk I took advantage of a filthy car after a day at rally school.
I attacked a circular freeway on ramp and this was the result! The top tire is obviously the one taking the cornering forces, while the bottom was on the opposite side of the car. This was even at 40 psi. And no, I did not take the on ramp on two wheels!
Biased Plies
> Luken10
02/21/2014 at 18:59 |
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Get your alignment checked. Also, that tire pressure is quite high for street use.
nafsucof
> Luken10
02/21/2014 at 19:06 |
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Those tires have notoriously soft sidewalls for comfort and quietness.
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Luken10
> nafsucof
02/21/2014 at 19:13 |
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I have read that from tons of sources. Definitely seems to be the case. I was just never aware of how bad it was. Although, I will admit they ride wonderful and have very little road noise. If I was an older man who didn't care so much about cornering I would use these on all my sporty cars.
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Luken10
> Biased Plies
02/21/2014 at 19:16 |
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I'll probably just get an alignment done when it's time to buy another set of tires. These are a few months away from needing replaced.
The high psi was just a temporary measure to lower the chances of debeading on a dirt course. I could definitely tell it didn't grip as well at 40 psi.
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nafsucof
> Luken10
02/21/2014 at 19:59 |
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I had a set on my SVT focus for a while. They are amazing in snow huh for all seasons atleast. I did really like them although I believe they have been discontinued. They end up on a lot of acurAs and audis. Atleast that's where I see a lot of them these days.
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Luken10
> nafsucof
02/21/2014 at 20:29 |
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I actually have the summer version, just DW. I don't get snow in my area so I can use summers all year around. I have seen them a lot on S class AMG Mercedes. Also, I don't think either set is discontinued. However I believe they had a revision some time last year.
Old-Busted-Hotness
> Luken10
02/22/2014 at 06:31 |
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40 psi and you're still making contact halfway down the sidewall? I think you need some negative camber.