OT: You've seen CRV wheels on a Type R, but...
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OT: You've seen CRV wheels on a Type R, but...
...have you seen Type R wheels on a CRV? Okay, well not EXACTLY, but I took a couple pics when I was heat cycling my Kumhos on Koseis on my dad's CRV. I thought they might be interesting...
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Re: OT: You've seen CRV wheels on a Type R, but... (slowerthanu)
Tell that to my step bro. His next plan is for Altezzas. I try to stear him right but his real bro already has them on his Teg. Oh well...
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Re: OT: You've seen CRV wheels on a Type R, but... (slowerthanu 4 LIFE)
SLOWERTHANU:
lol...kinda ironic since you got M3 mirrors...CAUGHT!!!!!!!!
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Re: OT: You've seen CRV wheels on a Type R, but... (IntegraPoweR)
My wife has a CRV, so I was rotaing the tires on the R the other day...I rolled one of the R wheels up next to it, took a pic, and photoshopped the rear with a copy of the front! 
One day if I am really bored, I will switch them all and go cruisin in the CRV
One day if I am really bored, I will switch them all and go cruisin in the CRV
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Re: OT: You've seen CRV wheels on a Type R, but... (Sam & Bridget)
Hmmm. I really like the gunmetals on the 'RV. I always thought R wheels would be the awesome on the V.
Heat cycling is something you're supposed to do with race compound tires. You're supposed to heat them up to operating temperature for a while then let them cool off for 24-48 hours. It's best achieved by doing a set of a few hot laps and then taking them off. Alternately you can drive them at highway speeds for one or two hundred kilometres (60-120 miles) and let them sit. I chose the CRV was because my car isn't drivable right now and the higher weight should make them hotter.
The reasoning behind heat cycling has to do with the bonding of rubber something or others. I don't remember if it was on a molecular level or not. Something about how when the tires are made it's like a bunch of strings all randomly laying on top of each other. When you heat up the tires the strings become elastic. When they cool they cool in a uniform way all in one direction.
The benefit of that is increased grip and better wear. Tire Rack did some testing and it seemed to have a large effect on tire life. It might sound like a bunch of phys-o-babble, but there's no harm in trying.
Heat cycling is something you're supposed to do with race compound tires. You're supposed to heat them up to operating temperature for a while then let them cool off for 24-48 hours. It's best achieved by doing a set of a few hot laps and then taking them off. Alternately you can drive them at highway speeds for one or two hundred kilometres (60-120 miles) and let them sit. I chose the CRV was because my car isn't drivable right now and the higher weight should make them hotter.
The reasoning behind heat cycling has to do with the bonding of rubber something or others. I don't remember if it was on a molecular level or not. Something about how when the tires are made it's like a bunch of strings all randomly laying on top of each other. When you heat up the tires the strings become elastic. When they cool they cool in a uniform way all in one direction.
The benefit of that is increased grip and better wear. Tire Rack did some testing and it seemed to have a large effect on tire life. It might sound like a bunch of phys-o-babble, but there's no harm in trying.
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