nzae86's TRD ae86 N2 Race Car Project 2,

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Kid Karola Wrote:Mine have 4 rows of pattern but now see the V700 has 6 - The "wets" you used are the latter?


I read here http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?...ECSTA+V700

"Important Notice: Kumho Ecsta V700 tires must be shaved to 2-3mm tread depth for any autocross or track use in the dry.
Kumho advises that the Ecsta V700 must be shaved prior to use in dry conditions. If this tire is not shaved, excessive wear may occur causing the tire to wear to the cords prematurely in a localized area.
Tire heat cycling will not prevent the excessive localized wear of full tread depth tires but will continue to enhance tire consistency and wear on shaved tires.
The Ecsta V700 should only be used at full tread depth 5mm for wet track and wet autocross use."

So I guess that these tend to form a thick crust on heat cycling like toasted cheese sandwiches.
Pity they recommend scrubbing half the tread for optimum dry performance.

Hi the wets that I have are these ,







These are the fronts other than picking up a bit of rubber they look like they have worn not bad at all.So I think for these wheels my alignment setup is in the right direction.Probably with less tread will be less movement and heat build up, but for wet weather the more tread the better.

Now sitting on slicks with the gold look of yesteryear !




The next job is to replace the clutch as the quartermaster twin plate is too severe and getting of the line is almost impossible.Going to replace it with a new Tilton twin plate .
It seems never ending!!