Heat cycle tires??
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Heat cycle tires??
I just got my new tire and wheel set up, but I was to cheap after the expense I just paid to get the heat cycle done. Does anyone know if the trip to Neosho from Clever would be a sufficient heat cycle. Or, Does AutoX it's self work as it's own heat cycling since the course is so short?
Justin Huffman
Asst. R.E.
Asst. R.E.
What kind of tires?
If they're race-only R-comps like V710's or A6's, I wouldn't drive them from home to the event site. There's such a thing as too many heat cycles if you make a habit of driving them to and from the site over and over. Soft race tires will get hard from a lot of street use, and will still wear fast.
The initial heat cycle is what they're talking about. A short drive down the highway and back should get them up to temperature. After that, put your street tires back on, and let the race tires sit for at least a day, according to Tire Rack.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/ ... ?techid=66&
But really, I've driven plenty of R-comps without a bit of initial heat cycling, and life didn't seem much different. Last year, I drove the MR2 up to the start line with the Hoosier stickers still on the tires, because Bobby didn't pull them off.
If they're race-only R-comps like V710's or A6's, I wouldn't drive them from home to the event site. There's such a thing as too many heat cycles if you make a habit of driving them to and from the site over and over. Soft race tires will get hard from a lot of street use, and will still wear fast.
The initial heat cycle is what they're talking about. A short drive down the highway and back should get them up to temperature. After that, put your street tires back on, and let the race tires sit for at least a day, according to Tire Rack.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/ ... ?techid=66&
But really, I've driven plenty of R-comps without a bit of initial heat cycling, and life didn't seem much different. Last year, I drove the MR2 up to the start line with the Hoosier stickers still on the tires, because Bobby didn't pull them off.
Jim Rowland - Your friendly OMR volunteer at large
'92 Sentra SE-R / '15 FR-S / '04 Silverado HD
'92 Sentra SE-R / '15 FR-S / '04 Silverado HD
justin, look at this http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/ ... techid=155 for the break-in procedure. you'll get a lot more life and better stick first time out if you go thru the heat cycle. it's a bit of a pain. (i'll bet next time you won't be too cheap)
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