> > You can run Toyo's until you see no tread pattern left at all. They seem
> > fastest at this point. I don't think I've ever actually corded a Toyo badly,
> > they seem to go off and loose grip just before this happens so I change
>them at
> > this point.
>
> Agree they seem fastest at this point. Do not agree they go away before
> they cord. I have run every one of my Toyos to a horrific corded state.
> They do go away when I hit steel belts. I just slapped on a new set of
> Toyos and ran them this weekend. These were near full tread and really
> did not stick as well.
>
My Toyo's may have went away because of all the heat cycles and street
driving. I still have them as backups but they just weren't very grippy
anymore. I was having major starting line traction problems. New tires and I
was bogging the car horribly on take-off. Funny thing is, they had tons of
accelerating/braking grip when new, but major marbles and horrible lateral
grip. After about 10-12 runs they were working much better. My local tire guy
doesn't shave tires but it's probably a good idea.
> >
> > If you flip tires with worn in camber (essentially) you end up running on
>the
> > outer edge of tread which is now of greater diameter than the inside. This
> > means your contact patch is greatly diminished when cornering. They will be
> > horribly slow but you will get more wear. Keep this in mind and don't ask
>how I
> > know.
>
> 8-) Yep. But I find for my car, it's not a big deal, and I assume if
> someone is running Toyos, they may not be trying to get every last bit
> of time they can buy out of the tires, since if that was the case, why
> are they not on faster tires?
Maybe they just don't have to go any faster.
Burl Vibert
1983 911SC A/SS CASC-OR
Kingston, Ontario
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