the method recommenend by the tire rack is to drive 100 continuous
miles, being gentle on the tires (no hard cornering, braking or
accleration), then remove the wheels or jack up the car and wait 48
hours. i havent noticed much difference so i dont bother anymore. YMMV.
james
OSP - Outer Sidewalls Planted
Sethracer@aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 10/7/2005 9:18:50 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
>mwizard@earthlink.net writes:
>
>Good morning.
>My new Hankook tires are being mounted. Someone mentioned "heat
>cycling" them. What would this process be?
>Mark
>Mark Mervich
>650-367-6326
>
>
>Mark - Most Competition tires (not sure about the Hankooks) need to heat up
>and cool down a few times for the rubber components to "hold hands" - really
>extra cross-linking of the elastomers, I think. Not really of any use on
>street tires, but the competition tires will last longer in real racing, if
>they
>are heat cycled a couple of times before being abused - Sorry, I meant
>autocrossed. see the link below to Tire Rack for their pre-sale heat cycling
>service. You can also do it on the street, but they really have to get up to
>temp
>before it has any effect - as in "But officer, I was just heat-cycling my
>tires!" - Perhaps some "crop-circles" in a large parking lot - short of donuts
>-
>and in both directions - would do it.
>
>Seth Emerson
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