View Single Post
Old 06-07-2014, 10:44 AM   #1427
orthojoe
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2012
Drives: BRZ
Location: USA
Posts: 485
Thanks: 199
Thanked 339 Times in 158 Posts
Mentioned: 20 Post(s)
Tagged: 10 Thread(s)
Quote:
Originally Posted by CSG Mike View Post
Stick to your stock tires until you finish them. Once you finish them ,go with what you have, as long as it's not a slick.
While I wholeheartedly agree with this line of thought, I'm curious, has ANYONE actually stuck with the OEM tires long enough to wear out the tread? They seem to be made of stone and don't physically wear away, although they heat cycle out way beforehand.

I had 4 track days on my OEM tires before I blew a tire on a curb. Other than the outer edges being shredded, there was plenty of tread left. Then I mounted 2 of the tires back onto the rear of the car for a day on the skid pad. Even after a few hours spinning out and doing figure 8s on the skid pad, the tires STILL looked they had tons of life left.

Has anyone managed to cord the OEM tires??

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PxFUqr9u3Y"]Skid pad practice at Thunderhill - YouTube[/ame]
__________________
2013 Subaru BRZ
orthojoe is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to orthojoe For This Useful Post:
CSG Mike (06-07-2014)