Thanks. I'm *very* impressed by the performance and longevity
ok Kumho 710s. The Hoosiers seem to have the same re-usability
quotient as Kleenex in comparsion. Someone on the porsche race-net
said if the tires don't reach 170 deg, it doesn't even count as a heat
cycle...
On 4/19/06, james creasy <james@thevenom.net> wrote:
> ive not noticed a difference from even a few thousand street miles. its the
> number of runs that i use. i imagine there is a slight contribution, but
> its not nearly as severe as heating from even one run.
>
> james
> RSP - Rotary Street Prepared
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of MWood24020@aol.com
> Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 7:37 AM
> To: BruceCorcoran@comcast.net; joe.weinstein@gmail.com;
> ba-autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Should you run Kumho 710 tires bald?
>
> In a message dated 4/18/2006 10:35:31 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> BruceCorcoran@comcast.net writes:
>
> You forgot to add that you drive to the events on them therefore they are
> getting more heat cycles.
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> I think its pretty much debatable whether highway driving really puts
> enough
> heat into the tires to qualify as a true "heat cycle"...but, I'm no tire
> engineer.
>
> Anyone answer this one definitively?
>
> Mike
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