Don:
Thanks for that reply..ive always wondered as well.
On Wed, 18 Jul 2001, Donald R McKenna wrote:
> Your situation is not a Kumho-only experience, all of our "race-rubber"
> tires are vulnerable. By itself blue means little. Blue only means that
> they've gotten hot, and the surface rubber has oxidized slightly in the
> cool-off/storage mode. For most of us, the rest of the tire tread isn't as
> likely to turn blue as fast as you've, usually, "rolled" the blue off at
> cooler temps in normal driving. Tires put in storage without any hint of
> blue will develop a blue-tinge over time.
>
> Don
> ----------
> >From: Randy Noll <rnoll98@yahoo.com>
> >To: ba-autox <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> >Subject: Kumho wear
> >Date: Wed, Jul 18, 2001, 10:04 AM
> >
>
> >Novice question for all you guys:
> >
> >My kumhos from my dead MR2 have turned a beautiful shade of blue on the
> >outer edge of the tread (ok, a blue hue on the black rubber). This is
> >my first set of kumhos (i made the Hoosiers square :). Is this common
> >and does it mean they will cord soon? The tires are well worn but no
> >cord is showing yet.
> >
> >Thanks all,
> >Randy Noll
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