A local guy is selling a set of 23x7.5x15 M&H slicks that he claims have had only 10 passes on them. Is there anyway to verify that the slicks still have a reasonable amount of life left on them and are still in good condition?

 

There are wear indicators on the contact surface.

 

wear indicators? those things never wear out. I Have some slicks that have probaly 20-30 passes on the track, dyno hits and even some street passes on them and the indicators are still there. LOL. Just buy slicks new.

 

not when i use to street race... gone in 5-6 runs

 

best thing to look for is a new set

 

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I dont know what hell you did to them but i have alot of old dyno slicks even layin around and they still have the indicators on them. We all know the indicators dont mean ****, but they are still there, lol. I save the old track slicks for my street racing customers

 

I've never seen a set of slicks wear down past the wear indicators.

 

then you must not street race alot

 

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Because they blow out past that. You use up the goody in about 10 passes or so anyway.

 

so my slick that have about 120 runs on the are past there life? or does it have to do with how much Hp/Tq you have?

 

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wear indicators? those things never wear out. I Have some slicks that have probaly 20-30 passes on the track, dyno hits and even some street passes on them and the indicators are still there. LOL. Just buy slicks new. </TD></TR></TABLE>

I honestly don't want to buy brand new slicks for a number of reasons:
-The obvious, he's selling them for cheap
-I don't go to the track that often, maybe 25 passes a season between both cars
-And I'm also unsure if this is the best size for my cars' setup... It'll be my first time on slicks, so I'm trying to get a feel for it, what gear I'll finish in, etc...

So the wear indicators aren't a good measure to go by? So is there a visual measure to indicate if they are no longer any good or do you have to try them out and see if they don't hold traction like they would when new?

Btw, do slicks have steel cords like street tires?

 

No steel cords on biasply. If the the wear indicator isn't super shallow, not dry rotted and supremely cheap, take a risk. We bought a used set of 22's and they seem to work fine. We took a gamble but it was only 50 bucks.

 

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Good to know, thanks.

Do any of you have a picture of the wear indicators on the slicks? I'd like to have an idea of what I'm looking for, TIA

 

They look like little round indentations throughout the contact patch of the slick.

 

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Yes but they start out quite deep and end up very shallow. You can call the tire manufacture and they will tell you how deep they are when new. Then you can base your decision to buy off that. Also look for dry rotting.