Expected Tire Life?
08-08-2014, 09:24 PM
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Expected Tire Life?
OK, so I just replaced my tires at 18,000 miles. I probably could have gotten about 2000 more miles if I hadn't tracked the car last weekend. Got back from the track, and most of the tread on the outside of the front tires was gone.
I've replaced them with the non-run flat tires (a little cheaper, and they are supposed to be slightly stickier according to the Discount Tire guy I talked to.
Now, I just need to research what wheels/tires I should get strictly to run at the track.
I've replaced them with the non-run flat tires (a little cheaper, and they are supposed to be slightly stickier according to the Discount Tire guy I talked to.
Now, I just need to research what wheels/tires I should get strictly to run at the track.
08-09-2014, 10:04 AM
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Woodson: Who would buy a base and track it?
it was a legitimate question. Non-Z51's are not track prepped.
08-09-2014, 10:49 AM
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08-09-2014, 10:55 AM
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08-09-2014, 11:15 AM
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Yet the base will do 1g and for a non track suspension that unbelievable .My base 7 speed rides and is as quiet as the Infinity I replaced with the Stingray .
Last edited by Senior Teen; 08-09-2014 at 11:20 AM.
But cooling is an issue if you track a base. And maybe oil starvation.
08-09-2014, 11:30 AM
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Yet the base will corner at 1g added to that my base 7 speed rides and is quiet as the Infinity I replaced with the stingray . I was pleasantly surprised as I wanted the Z06 and when I found out I would have to wait till 2015 I figured why spend more to get the 2014 Z51 when I will replace it with a Z06 in 2015 ? I was very impressed and surprised with the base .
08-09-2014, 11:52 AM
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08-09-2014, 12:23 PM
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Strange. My street driven cars are always two sets of rears per one set of fronts. Either I'm a leadfoot (for sure) or you are hammering corners on the street way harder than I am.
08-09-2014, 01:35 PM
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Unless you spin the rears a lot on take-off, it seems the fronts would need changing more often. My fronts are always worse than my rears and I assumed it was because it was much heavier up there (and though I don't track my car, I DO drive it with spirit--my wife hates to ride with me).
On my wife's Cooper S, she neglected to have the tires rotated and consequently, her fronts wore out and had to be replaced--rears were still good for some time. And she DOESN'T drive spiritedly.
08-09-2014, 01:54 PM
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Kind of surprised by this...
Unless you spin the rears a lot on take-off, it seems the fronts would need changing more often. My fronts are always worse than my rears and I assumed it was because it was much heavier up there (and though I don't track my car, I DO drive it with spirit--my wife hates to ride with me).
On my wife's Cooper S, she neglected to have the tires rotated and consequently, her fronts wore out and had to be replaced--rears were still good for some time. And she DOESN'T drive spiritedly.
Unless you spin the rears a lot on take-off, it seems the fronts would need changing more often. My fronts are always worse than my rears and I assumed it was because it was much heavier up there (and though I don't track my car, I DO drive it with spirit--my wife hates to ride with me).
On my wife's Cooper S, she neglected to have the tires rotated and consequently, her fronts wore out and had to be replaced--rears were still good for some time. And she DOESN'T drive spiritedly.
And the mini is FWD is it not?
08-09-2014, 01:55 PM
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Kind of surprised by this...
Unless you spin the rears a lot on take-off, it seems the fronts would need changing more often. My fronts are always worse than my rears and I assumed it was because it was much heavier up there (and though I don't track my car, I DO drive it with spirit--my wife hates to ride with me).
Unless you spin the rears a lot on take-off, it seems the fronts would need changing more often. My fronts are always worse than my rears and I assumed it was because it was much heavier up there (and though I don't track my car, I DO drive it with spirit--my wife hates to ride with me).
If you're not tracking the car, one idea is to have the front realigned to the more neutral end of the camber alignment and that will help quite a bit.