Author: "Tharpe, Joe (RyTull Coil)" <JoeT@ryersoncoil.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 07:40:36 -0500
I here from Tire Rack that the heat cycling process they put the tires through is recommended by all the major manufacturers. I have only bought tires that have been heat cycled form them so I don't
There is absolutely no difference between our mechanical heatcycling service and doing it properly yourself, and that is stated on our website. But there are advantages to our service which apply in
I was talking with "Hoosier Tom" at the National Tour and he had said that Tire Racks heat cycling was just a sticker and a waste of money. I too bought mine heat cycled from Tire rack but next time
Stephen, TireRack is a loyal auto-x sponsor and has done a lot of good for us. I strongly doubt what you write here. Please keep this kind of opinion off the list. I think you are wrong here as well.
Author: "Tharpe, Joe (RyTull Coil)" <JoeT@ryersoncoil.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 10:03:28 -0500
Some one said that driving on the tires (assuming street car) for at least 100 miles them putting them away for 24-48 hours was an acceptable method. Is this one method recommended? Lets see, 100 mil
What I did on my DS Neon with my (then) new Kumhos was to deflate the fronts to 20 psi and the rears to 18 psi and gor for a nice 30 mile trip up the highway. I stopped, bled the tires back down to 2
On Wed, 26 Jul 2000 10:28:17 -0400 Alan Pozner <AlanP@identicard.com> I disagree, Alan. So far in this thread there has been no Tire Rack bashing. This is a forum for us to air our opinions and if it
Speaking of Tirerack, I'm looking at purchasing a set of bias ply Hoosiers soon so I went to their site. Bias ply Hoosiers aren't listed. I emailed them a couple of days ago to enquire, but havne't
I'm not in favor of keeping any kind of opinion off the list. Including yours. Marketplace of ideas, eh? Phil Ethier Saint Paul Minnesota USA 1970 Lotus Europa, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Chev Suburban L
Is "Hoosier Tom" a competitor of theirs? I won't trust a sales person who has to trash the competition. It usually means that he doesn't think he can beat them legitimately.
And how many times have you earned the dum-dum award because someone shared their opinion to you, and let's just suppose that it was in fact a correct opinion, but you ignored it because you twisted
I recommend the heat-cycled Kumhos. I have run non-heat-cycled vs heat-cycled tires back-to-back at an open-track test-and-tune. No lap times, but the differences were obvious to the butt-meter. The
Author: "Tharpe, Joe (RyTull Coil)" <JoeT@ryersoncoil.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 11:20:38 -0500
All this talk of limited supplies on Kumho's got me worried. So I ordered mine today, heat cycled. Thanks for all the advise. Joe T 99 Civic Si (Soon to metamorphous into a '00 Miata before Natls)
Heat cycling good. Mongo like. Check out the Hoosier method on the Tire Rack web site for details. Tire Rack heat cycling bad. Mongo no like. Mongo thinks it is a cash extraction device because there
And besides, didn't Bill Os sort of agree with Hoosier Tom? It is a waste of money. It is NOT a waste of TIME. For some this is very important. Bill is very upfront about what it does and doesn't do
Mongo thumped the keyboard and this came out... Mongo a bit(?) cynical and uninformed. BFG, Hoosier and Kumho all approve of our process. BFG has tested and published the results. It works. Mongo dow
I like Bill... anyone ever notice this guy has a clear, concise, and well thought-out answer for every tire question posted in this forum? As much as I wanted to establish a local relationship with a
One aspect of heat-cycling I've never understood is the above. If the tires aren't good to go as soon as they cool, then there must be some bonding transitions still going on - that's clear. What's
Kevin wrote in part: tires aren't good to go as soon as they cool, then there must be some bonding transitions still going on - that's clear. What's not clear is how. Once they have cooled any chemic