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11-22-2016, 11:56 PM | #15 | |
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I didn't go back and check but I believe this thread started with someone who doesn't have sufficient adjustability for any of this conversation to be relevant and hence why the pressures are going to be way more important than a pyrometer. I'm not even sure why a pyrometer was brought up in the first place. Because of this lack of adjustability, wear and heat will be both excessive on the outside edge no matter what so pressures are the only real thing that will make a difference. Spending money and time (including this conversation) with things that don't have an affect or solution is a waste.
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I am actually starting to think my higher cold pressures might be causing a vicious cycle where my front tires slide too much, which heats up the tires, which in turn increases the pressure and causes even more understeer. |
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I would caution the second set of camber bolts. You're likely very close to contacting the spring perch with the tire as it is now. If you every find your pressures extremely hard to control, you likely have moisture in the tires from the air compressor. If this happens, or you think it may help, pull the shrader valve on the valve stem, let the air drain, fill the tire without reinstalling the valve, repeat about 4 times. This will help to remove any moisture from the tire.
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@OND or anyone else...
I'll add to my moisture comment. This usually occurs when an inexperienced person mounts your track tires. If they introduce lube into the tire vs. carefully lubricating the outer edge of the bead, you will have moisture in the tires. A lot of tire shops will slap lube all over the bead of your tires because it is easier for them and it doesn't matter with street tires. I try to mount my track tires with little to no lubrication to avoid this headache. If I do lube the bead, I only do it once the tire is mounted and I'm ready to seat the bead. That way no lube can get inside the tire. and that's way too much talk about lube for one day haha.
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Wait a minute... Are you saing, that with stock car, driving PROPERLY, the tires will inevitably chunk like on the photo?
I have destroyed a tire exactly like OP on my Accord Euro during 5 laps, but that was because I drove like maniac too hot. There were other cars and during 20min session no one did that to the tires. |
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Quick update
Thanks again for all the advice. Here are the front Firestone Firehawk Indy 500's after 6 months (rotated twice) using -2.3 front camber and 30-32psi cold pressures:
- There is no chunking on front tires and very mild chunking on rear tires, so these tires are definitely a softer compound than Primacies that can take the heat better (despite the stated 340tw) - As suggested by @zdr93523, the outer shoulders still take the most of the beating and are pretty worn out, even though the rest of the tire has loads of life left Sooo here is another question for you guys. I might need to replace these tires within a couple months and I am in between these two options: - Keep using similar Max Perf Summer tires (maybe directional tires like ventus v12, so I can remount them right to left to use the opposite shoulder). I am hoping this will limit max grip and body roll, keeping the tire shoulder wear at an acceptable level. These should also be better for wet track days, daily driving and overall playfulness of the car. - Go to an Extreme Perf Summer tire (RT615k looks pretty affordable) and hope that their softer compound and better heat tolerance help them wear more evenly on track. Does it even work that way? Or will those tires increase body roll and wear even more on the outer shoulders? Which option would you go with? |
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Yeah, that's for sure, but I don't have the budget to add any more camber up front right now, so I am trying to find the tires that would last the longest for my use case. I considered stiffer front and rear sways, but not so sure about those either, since our local track is pretty bumpy.
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