Formula V -- I used to sell the stuff for many years (retired now) and still
use it. My experience is people who said the tires went off didn't do it
enough. My analogy is the tire is like a hard dried sponge, infuse it with
enough of the right liquid and it's soft again. I'd juice mine until the
stuff ran off and it just would not soak in any more (paint on a treatment,
wait an hour, repeat). For multi-day events, one coat (and ONLY one) in the
paddock overnight to refresh them. Almost always used my tires until the
cord showed up.
--Rocky Entriken
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
To: "Scott Janzen" <Janzen@REcatalyst.com>
Cc: "'Friends of Triumph' Triumph" <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 9:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Fot] cantilever slicks
> On Tue, 17 Sep 2013, Scott Janzen wrote:
>
>> so, I'm planning on breaking out the ex-Schneider-Bond-Wheeler TR4 for a
>> couple of runs this fall - debating whether I need new tires. There's
>> plenty of rubber left on the Goodyear Eagles (23x9x15), but as you might
>> know, Goodyear doesn't make these anymore and haven't for a few years, so
>> I think they are 4-5 years old, minimum (no date codes). Should I soften
>> them up with Formula V (tire softener), or spring for a new set of
>> Hoosiers? Not going vintage at this point - with the suspension setup,
>> the fiberglass flares, etc, I'm going to keep the car as it is.
>>
>> I don't have any experience with tires like this . . . can I milk them
>> for a bit longer or have they aged out?
>
> You can get away with traction compound, but you def. won't get optimal
> performance from the tires. The other problem is that after you "juice"
> the tires, you get only a few laps before they start going off. Or at
> least that's my experience.
>
> If you want tires on a budget, try using some cast-off Hoosier R45
> compound 23x9.5x15's. The used tires guys usually have some.
>
> regards,
> rml
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