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Old 02-04-2009, 08:00 AM
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Well I guess I have been having too much fun with the Z. I think I am around 1,000 miles on these tires.

here are my fronts



my rear tire........it went POP







maybe I should get a camber kit and a lighter right foot??

Luckily I wasnt far from home when this happened
Old 02-04-2009, 08:39 AM
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nice set a slicks you got there
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Originally Posted by yusoslo
Well I guess I have been having too much fun with the Z. I think I am around 1,000 miles on these tires.
Old 02-04-2009, 08:41 AM
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What are you lowered on?
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fun fun!
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wow.
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Damn man! You can see the ghostly remnants of the directional tread, not to mention the steel belts.

You really let them ride out that low? Just be glad they didn't "pop" and come off, destroying those expensive TE-Time Attacks.
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Holy crap!
Old 02-04-2009, 09:03 AM
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might I suggest some cheaper tires for drifting in? :d
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lol omg.. 1k in to the tires and you're already seeing the steel mesh? I think you need a lighter foot LOL
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don't really think a chamber kit will help you since the ENTIRE rear tire is bald...
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well they did see about 5 track events 3 auto-x with a lot of sideways action, and 2 times drifting so they held up well.

The car is only driven on weekends so I put the 1,000 miles on the car since Sept 1st

50 % of miles are driving to the track and home
25% are prob events
25% are cruising the town on sundays that it isnt raining.


So it is 1,000 hard miles.

Last month I only put 140 miles on the car
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Originally Posted by 35oZephyR
Damn man! You can see the ghostly remnants of the directional tread, not to mention the steel belts.

You really let them ride out that low? Just be glad they didn't "pop" and come off, destroying those expensive TE-Time Attacks.

this is why I am powdercoating my OEM tourings (mag blue!!!) and using dedicated tires for those rims. The TA's will be just for cruising the town now. I got very scared and was lucky the rim was OK
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Originally Posted by jduet
What are you lowered on?
Eibach sportlines.
Old 02-04-2009, 10:21 AM
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thats scary! those plys are so exposed haha
Old 02-04-2009, 08:00 PM
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WOW you should swap that cast right foor for a forged one...maybe contact forged performance they can probably help you out with that one!
Old 02-04-2009, 08:23 PM
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my god! i got the same tires with, only with 90% more tread then yours
are you gonna get another pair of toyos or different setup?
Old 02-05-2009, 12:10 AM
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hahaha my toyos are starting to get like that. glad they didnt pop
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drift in rotas and cheap as tires. you hit a curb with those, it will **** you the *** off.
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LOL at OP's location. It definitely is pig heaven.


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