Worth shaving Hankook R-S4? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

dstrout · 02-21-2018, 02:57 PM

I'm about to pull the trigger on a set of 225/45-17 Hankook R-S4s on 17x7 TrakLites. The R-S4 is molded to a tread depth 0f 9/32" I was thinking of having them shaved to 5/32 as they will only be used for HPDE (about 12 days this year) plus 2-3K miles to and from the tracks. I've got a stock 2013 BRZ if it matters.

Is it worth having them shaved, or is it a waste of time and money for their intended use?

thanks!

Icecreamtruk · 02-21-2018, 04:23 PM

If you want 12 days from them and you are relatively quick (hard on tires) dont shave them. They will make the 12 days by a hair if you use them from full thread. They dont become "slicks" like many r-compounds that have very superficial thread patterns, their patterns run very deep, by the time they are becoming slick you will see coord.

FirstWinter · 02-21-2018, 04:29 PM

I would not shave them.

02-21-2018, 02:57 PM	#1
dstrout Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Drives: 2013 BRZ Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 82 Thanks: 18 Thanked 13 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	Worth shaving Hankook R-S4? I'm about to pull the trigger on a set of 225/45-17 Hankook R-S4s on 17x7 TrakLites. The R-S4 is molded to a tread depth 0f 9/32" I was thinking of having them shaved to 5/32 as they will only be used for HPDE (about 12 days this year) plus 2-3K miles to and from the tracks. I've got a stock 2013 BRZ if it matters. Is it worth having them shaved, or is it a waste of time and money for their intended use? thanks!

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Icecreamtruk Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Drives: Track preped NA FRS Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 987 Thanks: 1,056 Thanked 681 Times in 405 Posts Mentioned: 12 Post(s)	If you want 12 days from them and you are relatively quick (hard on tires) dont shave them. They will make the 12 days by a hair if you use them from full thread. They dont become "slicks" like many r-compounds that have very superficial thread patterns, their patterns run very deep, by the time they are becoming slick you will see coord.

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