[DeTomaso] Tires?

[Dick Koch]

Jim, I didn't shave the tire as recommended by Tire Rack since I didn't 
plan to do much track time 
<http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Kumho&tireModel=ECSTA+V700>.  
I haven't had any problem with "shedding" chunks of rubber.  Keep in 
mind though that I haven't put it on the track but two times since I put 
the tires on the car. 

Additionally, I put over 1,000 miles on the tires before I went to Vegas 
a couple of years ago and ran it at the track the first time.  The 1,000 
miles was enough to heat cycle the tires and I assume take a little off 
the tread.

I really can't say enough about the handling and ride of the tire.  The 
tires now have about 4,000 miles on them and are still in good shape.   
I will keep them on the car for another couple of years if the tread 
holds out.  Since the R compound tire will harden over time, I will 
replace them with another Kumho or equivalent R compound tire no longer 
than two more years.

I don't know if you can get them in the same size that I currently have 
on the car.  Tire Rack only shows the 245/40R17 and 315/35R17 available 
now versus the 235/40R17 and 335/35R17 I have on the car now.  However, 
the 245 and 315 still maintain the same relative front to back bias I 
have on my 235 and 335 tires.

Jim Hendrickson wrote:

>Dick,
>
>Have you had any problems with tearing chunks out of the tread on track
>days? I know some of the SCCA guys have trouble with treaded tires chunking
>on track. Or did you have them shaved to 4/32" or less tread depth?
>
>Jim 
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
>Behalf Of Dick Koch
>Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 9:42 AM
>To: NSakulen at aol.com
>Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Tires?
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>I use Kumho Ecsta V700 with 235/40R17 on front and 335/35R17 on back.  
>It is a soft tire, stick like glue, ride great, look great, have the 
>right front to back bias, and are inexpensive.   However, as any R 
>compound tire, they are not going to get good tread mileage and are not 
>good, to say the least, in the rain.
>
>Dick Koch - Atlanta
>
>NSakulen at aol.com wrote:
>
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>
>>What size tires are you using with 17 inch wheels and stock body?
>>
>>Nick 
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