If you can find a small dry parking lot in your area run 75 foot circles
for 1 minute in both directions at near limit. then get them off the
car.
Not only will this suffice for heat cycling it will give you an idea of
how high the limits are.
Regards,
Alan
'93 ES delSol
"Mari L. Clements" wrote:
>
> I have 6 new BFG R1's in my garage, waiting for Meridian. They have not
> been heat cycled yet. When I ordered them, I was not counting on all the
> ice (and accompanying road treatments) we'd have in PA (it had been a mild
> winter so far--really). What do I do know? Does the ambient temperature
> affect heat cycling? (In other words, if 100 highway miles is recommended
> to heat cycle normally, do I change that amount because it's 20 degrees
> outside? Or should I just plan on arriving in Mississippi 48 hours before
> the event and heat cycling them there [not as unrealistic as it
> sounds--keep reading]? If the road *looks* clear and dry, how much should
> I worry about what road salt might still be out there?) Before anyone
> asks, yes, I've read the care and feeding of R1's--it didn't seem to
> address these questions--and, yes, I realize that the $15/tire heat cycling
> from Tire Rack would've been the best option. Wish I had a cool roller
> setup in my garage (where the wood stove keeps the temperature in the
> semi-normal range).
>
> The reason being in Mississippi 48 hours earlier is not such an
> impossibility is that Eric and I are both taking the McKamey school on
> Thursday. We're already planning on getting into Meridian on Wednesday, so
> we could heat cycle them Wednesday, rest them Thursday and Friday, and run
> them Saturday. BUT--that means we'd have to do the McKamey school on
> street tires. How big a deal is that? I know you can do McKamey's on
> street tires, but I'd rather not for two reasons. First, I'd rather have
> my car as close as possible to its real setup. Second, I've never driven
> on R1's before, so I'd rather not be figuring them out during the actual
> event. If I'm wrong about this, someone please tell me.
>
> Thoughts? Advice? Solutions?
>
> I want my Kumho's back...
>
> mlc
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