Tire recommendation
08-15-2024, 06:34 AM
#11
Odd response. They do not have a harder compound, they have a softer compound lol. That is why they wear faster.
But, they should not wear out in 5000 miles just street driven. I have put 10,000 miles on 200TW tires plus around 40 - 50 autocross runs before with tread left.
Those tires do not look nearly as worn as the original post made them out to be. Pictures may be deceiving. But one looks a lot more worn than the other and more so in the center. What pressures are you running in them?
But, they should not wear out in 5000 miles just street driven. I have put 10,000 miles on 200TW tires plus around 40 - 50 autocross runs before with tread left.
Those tires do not look nearly as worn as the original post made them out to be. Pictures may be deceiving. But one looks a lot more worn than the other and more so in the center. What pressures are you running in them?
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Chuck S (08-15-2024)
08-15-2024, 09:59 AM
#12
I try to run them at 32psi front and rear. I just checked them, cold, the readings were 31.5psi, front and rear.
The rear tire does look like a bit of over-inflation wear, but my pressures have always been maintained at 32 plus or minus.
The tires are not worn out, yet. I'm just concerned at the difference it tire wear at 5,000 miles. I don't think the rears have another 3k left before the wear bars start to show. I've never heard of a modern tire not lasting 10,000 miles, in normal use.
The rear tire does look like a bit of over-inflation wear, but my pressures have always been maintained at 32 plus or minus.
The tires are not worn out, yet. I'm just concerned at the difference it tire wear at 5,000 miles. I don't think the rears have another 3k left before the wear bars start to show. I've never heard of a modern tire not lasting 10,000 miles, in normal use.
08-15-2024, 10:07 AM
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A modern 200TW tire can wear pretty fast but should still last 10,000 miles easily. The ones you have should last longer. 32 is not high enough that I would worry about it creating wear issues at all. I tend to run mine at 30 cold on the street. Lower on the track or for autox. But 32 should not cause an issue.
08-15-2024, 12:20 PM
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I bought a set of Potenza Sports 13 months ago. I now have about 5,000 miles on them. I just rotated the tires (side to side) and noticed that my rears are almost down to the wear bars! Fronts look good, normal wear. I have a depth gauge and the rears measure 2/32nds, the front 8/32nds. How is your wear looking?
I just drive my car, no tracking, no autocross, just normal driving.
I just drive my car, no tracking, no autocross, just normal driving.
08-15-2024, 02:16 PM
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All this money spend for performance and you want 2d tier tires? Max performance summer tires?
Go to the Tire Rack website and choose 2008 CR for your car and it will default to 255 rears, you can manually select your fronts. If all you want is Max performance there are a good half dozen brands that fit and many Extreme performance tires many of which, like the Falken Azenis RT615K+ are comparatively inexpensive at about $650 a set of 4. Yeah Extreme Summer tires wear out faster but with your money that's unimportant.
Reminder: Discount Tire bought Tire Rack a couple of years ago so anything on the Tire Rack site is available at all the Discount Tire store in your neighborhood at the same price. May take a couple of days to get them.
-- Chuck
Go to the Tire Rack website and choose 2008 CR for your car and it will default to 255 rears, you can manually select your fronts. If all you want is Max performance there are a good half dozen brands that fit and many Extreme performance tires many of which, like the Falken Azenis RT615K+ are comparatively inexpensive at about $650 a set of 4. Yeah Extreme Summer tires wear out faster but with your money that's unimportant.
Reminder: Discount Tire bought Tire Rack a couple of years ago so anything on the Tire Rack site is available at all the Discount Tire store in your neighborhood at the same price. May take a couple of days to get them.
-- Chuck
08-15-2024, 02:41 PM
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Definitely have the alignment checked.
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