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Old 06-07-2014, 11:47 AM   #1429
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Originally Posted by orthojoe View Post
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??

I did not cord mine but did warrant them through Michelin because they wore out in 11k street miles. They wore faster on the insides by 3mm or so. Stock alignment.
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