Tires down to the cords, time to swap to winters

wdkwang · 11-07-2011, 04:29 PM

It was a good run for the year, sliding around and doing a few burnouts. Traction and braking is starting to get bad at night when it drops to 40F. I washed up the Rays in and out with wheel cleaner, but I can't seem to get those black pits that seem to be really stuck on in the barrel. Any suggestions? I even started trying to pry them off with my nail.

Anyways, front tires have about half life left and rear's should be good for another 30 minutes of fun at the parking lot once Spring comes back. I really envy Cali weather. I can't stand how tucked in the winter rims look.

You guys mounting on your winters yet?

kenchan · 11-07-2011, 04:33 PM

holy crap. you not inspect your tires at all?

my dd has snow tires on now. LM60's.

wdkwang · 11-07-2011, 04:53 PM

I inspect my tires frequently with a tire tread gauge but I figured I'd just run with them cause I burn through tread quickly. I burned through half my tread drifting around for 2 hours in the summer. I did a few burnouts just to run them down to the ground since the cords already showing.

kenchan · 11-07-2011, 06:59 PM

oh ok, so it was a controlled environment... of sort.

EazyD · 11-07-2011, 11:50 PM

I put mine on. Blizzak LM-60 mounted on 18" sport edition A7.

EazyD · 11-07-2011, 11:51 PM

note: the rears are quite sunken in...
...but I don't know enough about spacers to get some...?

kenchan · 11-08-2011, 01:40 PM

take a snap of the inside of the rear wheels and post it up. (will need to remove wheel from car) it will tell us if the wheel disc has voids (cavities) inbetween where the studs go. if so, you can use 15mm spacers in the back.

Shadowx2x · 11-08-2011, 05:18 PM

Ny weather still nice no need for winter set up yet. Maby after thanksgiving

6MT · 11-08-2011, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wdkwang

It was a good run for the year, sliding around and doing a few burnouts. Traction and braking is starting to get bad at night when it drops to 40F. I washed up the Rays in and out with wheel cleaner, but I can't seem to get those black pits that seem to be really stuck on in the barrel. Any suggestions? I even started trying to pry them off with my nail.

Anyways, front tires have about half life left and rear's should be good for another 30 minutes of fun at the parking lot once Spring comes back. I really envy Cali weather. I can't stand how tucked in the winter rims look.

You guys mounting on your winters yet?

Those pics tell me you have some alignment issues. Look at the uneven wear. Unless.... you're doing some serious "cornering" (?)

EazyD · 11-08-2011, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan

take a snap of the inside of the rear wheels and post it up. (will need to remove wheel from car) it will tell us if the wheel disc has voids (cavities) inbetween where the studs go. if so, you can use 15mm spacers in the back.

It does have those cavities, like the OEM sport wheels do, but they were a different shape than the OEM wheels. I had to remove an extra metal stud on the front rotors, for example, because it wouldn't fit in the new wheels' cavities.

wdkwang · 11-09-2011, 02:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 6MT

Those pics tell me you have some alignment issues. Look at the uneven wear. Unless.... you're doing some serious "cornering" (?)

no alignment issues. it's just that i tend to always turn left on drifts. so there was more rubber burning on the rear left.
the trail marks left on my block after some burnouts were uneven. the left side didn't smoke much, and sparked a little according to my friend. the right side burned just fine

wdkwang · 11-09-2011, 02:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EazyD

note: the rears are quite sunken in...
...but I don't know enough about spacers to get some...?

i dunno the offset on my winters (maybe ~+35) but they are 18x8 and 18x9. even with a 25mm spacer in the back, it's still sunken in. you'll need an aggressive 40mm spacer if you want flush wheels in the back

lemansz20 · 11-11-2011, 12:55 AM

Pretty fun time of the year, everyone putting on the winter battle gear haha

11-07-2011, 04:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
wdkwang Track Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: N/A Posts: 899 Drives: slidewayz Rep Power: 21	Tires down to the cords, time to swap to winters It was a good run for the year, sliding around and doing a few burnouts. Traction and braking is starting to get bad at night when it drops to 40F. I washed up the Rays in and out with wheel cleaner, but I can't seem to get those black pits that seem to be really stuck on in the barrel. Any suggestions? I even started trying to pry them off with my nail. Anyways, front tires have about half life left and rear's should be good for another 30 minutes of fun at the parking lot once Spring comes back. I really envy Cali weather. I can't stand how tucked in the winter rims look. You guys mounting on your winters yet? __________________ Powerhouse Amuse \| K&N Typhoon Intakes \| MotorDyne ART Pipes \| Borla Catback Exhaust \| B&M Short Shifter \| Intake Ducts \| Ichiba 25mm F/R Spacers \| Carbon Fiber Interior Vinyl Wrap \| Tints \| 10000k HIDs \| Vtak, yo!

11-07-2011, 04:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
wdkwang Track Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: N/A Posts: 899 Drives: slidewayz Rep Power: 21	I inspect my tires frequently with a tire tread gauge but I figured I'd just run with them cause I burn through tread quickly. I burned through half my tread drifting around for 2 hours in the summer. I did a few burnouts just to run them down to the ground since the cords already showing. __________________ Powerhouse Amuse \| K&N Typhoon Intakes \| MotorDyne ART Pipes \| Borla Catback Exhaust \| B&M Short Shifter \| Intake Ducts \| Ichiba 25mm F/R Spacers \| Carbon Fiber Interior Vinyl Wrap \| Tints \| 10000k HIDs \| Vtak, yo!

11-07-2011, 11:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
EazyD A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 1,211 Drives: 2010 6MT Sport pkg. Rep Power: 26	I put mine on. Blizzak LM-60 mounted on 18" sport edition A7. __________________ Pearl White 2010 370Z Sport, Stillen CBE, tint, K&N drop-in filters, GT-R start button, Kenwood DNX-6980 with backup cam, LED bulbs, Raceseng shift knob.

11-07-2011, 11:51 PM	#6 (permalink)
EazyD A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 1,211 Drives: 2010 6MT Sport pkg. Rep Power: 26	note: the rears are quite sunken in... ...but I don't know enough about spacers to get some...? __________________ Pearl White 2010 370Z Sport, Stillen CBE, tint, K&N drop-in filters, GT-R start button, Kenwood DNX-6980 with backup cam, LED bulbs, Raceseng shift knob.

11-08-2011, 05:18 PM	#8 (permalink)
Shadowx2x Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: NYC Posts: 252 Drives: 10 Nissan 370z Rep Power: 15	Ny weather still nice no need for winter set up yet. Maby after thanksgiving __________________ Powerhouse Amuse

11-07-2011, 04:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	holy crap. you not inspect your tires at all? my dd has snow tires on now. LM60's.

11-07-2011, 06:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	oh ok, so it was a controlled environment... of sort.

11-08-2011, 01:40 PM	#7 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	take a snap of the inside of the rear wheels and post it up. (will need to remove wheel from car) it will tell us if the wheel disc has voids (cavities) inbetween where the studs go. if so, you can use 15mm spacers in the back.

11-11-2011, 12:55 AM	#13 (permalink)
lemansz20 Banned Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: THe world Posts: 195 Drives: Nissan Maxima Rep Power: 0	Pretty fun time of the year, everyone putting on the winter battle gear haha

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