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Billhyco · 07-31-2008, 07:09 PM

our cars don't have camber adjustments stock.

22-24psi COLD, on that set of tires. Important piece of info....NEVER get these tires up to 34psi HOT. They will start to blister very quickly with that much heat in them.

after you heat cycle them the first time, they really should sit for 24hrs, off the ground. I put mine on the car, went onto the skid pad and just got them hot, jacked the car up and let it sit for about 14 hours.

the V710's to me take a good lap to really start to come in. They will be at max effefiancy after about 3 laps but will tend to start going away after about 8 laps (average sized road course). They don't seem to get to greasy and I know a lot of people won't agree with me saying this, but they tend to last quite a while for an R-compound tire. If you are trying to be competitive thats another story, but as far as a track day tire they lasted me a good bit of time.

great tire....but take it easy and work into them. race tires truly are like crack, you will never go back to a street tire on the track. You need to remember, R-compounds don't really give you a lot of warning before they break loose. A street tire will squeal when its at max adhesion, a R-compound doesn't really do that. After you drive on them a while you will get a feel for it and yeah you can start to hear them work. But for awhile, just go easy... it will be worth it in the end to know exactly where that fine line of adhesion really is.

07-31-2008, 07:09 PM	#2
Billhyco Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Burlington, NC Posts: 1,548 iTrader: (14)	our cars don't have camber adjustments stock. 22-24psi COLD, on that set of tires. Important piece of info....NEVER get these tires up to 34psi HOT. They will start to blister very quickly with that much heat in them. after you heat cycle them the first time, they really should sit for 24hrs, off the ground. I put mine on the car, went onto the skid pad and just got them hot, jacked the car up and let it sit for about 14 hours. the V710's to me take a good lap to really start to come in. They will be at max effefiancy after about 3 laps but will tend to start going away after about 8 laps (average sized road course). They don't seem to get to greasy and I know a lot of people won't agree with me saying this, but they tend to last quite a while for an R-compound tire. If you are trying to be competitive thats another story, but as far as a track day tire they lasted me a good bit of time. great tire....but take it easy and work into them. race tires truly are like crack, you will never go back to a street tire on the track. You need to remember, R-compounds don't really give you a lot of warning before they break loose. A street tire will squeal when its at max adhesion, a R-compound doesn't really do that. After you drive on them a while you will get a feel for it and yeah you can start to hear them work. But for awhile, just go easy... it will be worth it in the end to know exactly where that fine line of adhesion really is. __________________ Bill R. a few add on's, but we can sort it all out on the track ---Special Thanks to http://ProjectAutoSalon.com & http://My350Z.com Last edited by Billhyco; 07-31-2008 at 07:12 PM.