my tires melted at the track
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my tires melted at the track
i just came home from my first track day with my evo and the inside on my passanger front tire seems to have gotem melted. is this normal? the other 3 tires are fine
suspension is stock
tires are dunlop z1's 235/45/17 at 34psi coild tire pressor
suspension is stock
tires are dunlop z1's 235/45/17 at 34psi coild tire pressor
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If this is a right turn track and this was the front left tire, this could be perfectly normal, especially if you're still learning and you just overdrove the tire. But it really just looks used...
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Looks like you overheated the tire there. Step off in colors looks like compound changes.
Could have been spinning that tire on corner exit. On top of the turns in the track chaning loads on that tire.
Could have been spinning that tire on corner exit. On top of the turns in the track chaning loads on that tire.
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Yeah, it looks like the tire got over-worked. Also, it looks like it can use a lot more camber! It's a bit disturbing to have that much uneven wear across the tire.
This is my tire wear on my left side tires from my S2000, running Buttonwillow CW13 with high air temp of the day hitting 97F. So it was a hot day.
Bridgestone Potenza RE-11s in 245/40/17. Take into account my alignment was more optimal as you can see my wear is pretty much flat across the tires. And the S2k is about 400lbs lighter than the Evo 8/9. You can see that the outboard shoulders did get worked pretty hard going in the clock-wise direction, but no wear issues at all, no feathering, etc.
I did use the Star Specs in 245/40/17 back when I had my Evo 8 and I was not a fan. I only tracked them in cold weather, so no comparison to your conditions, but I did not like their feel at all.
This is my tire wear on my left side tires from my S2000, running Buttonwillow CW13 with high air temp of the day hitting 97F. So it was a hot day.
Bridgestone Potenza RE-11s in 245/40/17. Take into account my alignment was more optimal as you can see my wear is pretty much flat across the tires. And the S2k is about 400lbs lighter than the Evo 8/9. You can see that the outboard shoulders did get worked pretty hard going in the clock-wise direction, but no wear issues at all, no feathering, etc.
I did use the Star Specs in 245/40/17 back when I had my Evo 8 and I was not a fan. I only tracked them in cold weather, so no comparison to your conditions, but I did not like their feel at all.
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From: somewhere testing various tires, brakes, and suspensions.
Stock alignment, stock suspension, power of car, track, driver experience is what did that to the tires.
Last edited by Smike; Aug 19, 2010 at 12:31 PM.