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RE: DIY Tire Shaving?

To: "Jonathan Roberts" <jorober5@vt.edu>, <autox@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: DIY Tire Shaving?
From: "Rick Cone" <conekiller@prodigy.net>
Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2000 00:01:03 -0400
DIY Tire Shaving. (MR2 Specific)

Step 1. Attach chain from bumper to large solid object.
Step 2. Mount tire 1 to the RR.
Step 3. Start Car
Step 4. Rev the engine to readline and dump the clutch in first gear.
Step 5. Wait 3 Minutes.
Step 6. Dismount Tire 1, mount tires 2-4 respevtively, go to step 4



> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-autox@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-autox@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Jonathan Roberts
> Sent: Monday, August 07, 2000 8:08 PM
> To: autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: DIY Tire Shaving?
>
>
> Due to lack of funds and (sometimes) limited availability of shaved tires,
> I was curious if anyone had a good technique for "do it yourself tire
> shaving"?
>
> Specifically, I would like to shave Kumho's, and I know approximately what
> 4/32nd's looks like, so the depth itself isn't an issue, just the shaving
> part.
>
> I have more time than money so $40 to shave them might be worth a
> bit of time!
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Jonathan Roberts
> '91 MR2, C-stock
>


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