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Re: Kumho question

To: Scot Zediker <roadsterboy@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: Kumho question
From: Kenneth Allan Mitchell <nokones@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 17:32:59 -0700
Sounds like that you need to sign up for a McKamey Driving School so you
can drive fast and be amazed how long your tires will last longer.

Scot Zediker wrote:
> 
> I rotated mine, and it helped somewhat for wear.  I am pretty hard on my
> tires, although my 2100-lb Miata is probably a lot easier on tires than your
> Chebby ;)
> 
> And with my Hoosiers, I rotated them after EVERY event.  Mostly, though,
> that just helped with evening out the wear; the tires are now hard as rocks.
> 
> Scot
> '91 CS Miata
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Runnion, Ed <Ed_Runnion@regionofdoom.com>
> To: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2000 3:10 PM
> Subject: Kumho question
> 
> > Quick question on Kumho tires :
> >
> > I am running my first set of Kumho tires on my ESP Chevy Impala SS
> (running
> > 275/40R17 tires).   It's a BIG car with a lotta torque (approx 370 ft-lbs
> at
> > the flywheel!), and due to driving style (which I'm working on, but....)
> the
> > rear tires are noticably more worn than the fronts....across the tread.
> >
> > Do Kumhos work best if you go ahead and "rotate" them (either F/R or F/R
> and
> > side to side), or do they work best just keeping them on one corner until
> > they are gone?   If I don't "rotate" them, its obvious the rears are gonna
> > be gone before the fronts.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.   Please copy me directly on any replies, as I am only
> on
> > the "digest" version of this list.
> >
> > Ed Runnion         Sunnyvale CA
> > mailto:Ed_Runnion@RegionOfDoom.com
> > 96 Chevy Impala SS, SFR-SCCA ESP #984
> >

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Kenneth Allan Mitchell
mailto:nokones@ix.netcom.com

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