> Do R tires actually work appreciably better than street tires under daily
> use?
well, at least they dont squeal and attract those cars with the flashing
lights on top as easily. =)
> Also, for those of you who do this, do you notice tire
> performance degradation exclusive of wear; i.e. heat cycling or hardening?
this is the biggest concern i can see. i really dont know how much it
affects it. there are some that say that a tire has 100 heat cycles and
then its junk no matter how much rubber it has left. i think my tires start
to lose it after about 100 runs, but its hard to say for sure.
-james
----- Original Message -----
From: Kevin Stevens <Kevin_Stevens@pursued-with.net>
> On Tue, 7 Aug 2001, James Creasy wrote:
>
> > rough, but on my light car, there doesnt seem to be any measureable wear
on
> > them from street driving. not having to change tires is a wonderful
> > luxury!!! plus you can surprise the heck out of vettes, porsches,
vipers,
> > etc on freeway on-ramps.
>
> Do R tires actually work appreciably better than street tires under daily
> use? I would think that they wouldn't get hot enough to really perform
> their best, wherease regular street tires are pretty much designed to work
> "cold". Also, for those of you who do this, do you notice tire
> performance degradation exclusive of wear; i.e. heat cycling or hardening?
>
> KeS
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