S0-3 or Azenis?
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Re: S0-3 or Azenis? (Vegeta)
why does know one on this board talk about the Toyo TA-1's i thought they were supposed to be great dry tires
That and you'll heat cycle them to death. They'll be hard and crusty with half the tread left.
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Re: S0-3 or Azenis? (Vegeta)
why does know one on this board talk about the Toyo TA-1's i thought they were supposed to be great dry tires
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Re: S0-3 or Azenis? (vwong)
why does know one on this board talk about the Toyo TA-1's i thought they were supposed to be great dry tires
First of all, there's no TA-1 tires. If you mean the RA-1's, then I would agree with what Warren said. If you're talking about the T1-S's, I personally would think that they'll be good when shaved. With full treads, the sharp V-pattern design provides narrower tire blocks and grooves to be a little too close to each other. The contact area of the narrower tire blocks might be the same as other tires with bigger, fatter tire blocks, but because they're not linked to each other, they tend to move in the lateral direction easily under cornering. Therefore resulting sacrificed grip. However, when it's shaved, the lateral movement of the tire blocks is decreased due to the shorter tread depth. Anyway, that's my personal opinion on the T1-S's. If I'm wrong about any of the above, please correct me.
First of all, there's no TA-1 tires. If you mean the RA-1's, then I would agree with what Warren said. If you're talking about the T1-S's, I personally would think that they'll be good when shaved. With full treads, the sharp V-pattern design provides narrower tire blocks and grooves to be a little too close to each other. The contact area of the narrower tire blocks might be the same as other tires with bigger, fatter tire blocks, but because they're not linked to each other, they tend to move in the lateral direction easily under cornering. Therefore resulting sacrificed grip. However, when it's shaved, the lateral movement of the tire blocks is decreased due to the shorter tread depth. Anyway, that's my personal opinion on the T1-S's. If I'm wrong about any of the above, please correct me.
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Re: S0-3 or Azenis? (HachiSix)
not sure by what you mean by 'shaved'?
The cars in the Touring Car series of Speedvision use T1-S's, but they don't run the tires with full tread. They shave them first.
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Re: S0-3 or Azenis? (onyx00)
Will 195-50-15 fit on the Type-R? You can get 195-50-15 @ Tirerack for only $78 a tire.
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