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Old May 5, 2010 | 10:39 PM
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So I order brake pads, well I messed up and ordered HPS for the front and HP+ for the rear, should I order more HPS or will I be fine running different compounds in the rear.
Sec question, how can i tell when my tires were manufactured? they're Eagle F1 supercars
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Old May 6, 2010 | 06:59 AM
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YES. Reorder HP+ for the front. send the HPS back
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You think i should re order HP+ for the front? Im not auto crossing or anything till i get better tires but i need brakes right now, so I was just going to get napa blanks with HPS. HP+ will really make that big of a difference?
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Old May 6, 2010 | 10:34 AM
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HPS are very soft compounds. Will dust like crazy and OEM pads work a bit better.

HP+ are MUCH better stopping brake pads
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k so HP+ for fronts got it! thanks

Soooo how do I tell how old my tires are?
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Old May 6, 2010 | 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by CPIKE
k so HP+ for fronts got it! thanks

Soooo how do I tell how old my tires are?
There is a date code on your tires....a local tire shop can tell you.
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Old May 6, 2010 | 12:19 PM
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Is there anyway i can look on my own without taking it to a tire shop?
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how long have you had your tires, and or how many miles are on the tires?
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Old May 7, 2010 | 10:26 AM
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I got the car in Jan. I have no idea when the original owner put them on. The guy never used the car it only had 28k miles on it when I got her.
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10 seconds on google found this....

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete....jsp?techid=11
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ahhh yes the elusive google machine! Thank you for the help
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