How low do you run your tires?
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How low do you run your tires?
Fronts have slightly more tread, but not by much at all. This is the first time i have ran nt01s this low and was wondering how much longer you guys would run them, or till they cord..
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You can still see the dimples on the outside half, cant really tell onthe inside half. the larger parts (already worn away) indicates 4/32, the smaller part (visible in your pics) indicates 2/32.
I typically run them till they cord, I dont really notice much of a drop of.
I typically run them till they cord, I dont really notice much of a drop of.
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Good to hear. I have a set of used R888's I'm looking forward to trying out, and plan on running down to the cords, although I hear they don't last as well with a bunch of heat cycles like the NT-01s and RA-1s. Hence the change back to RA-1s in SM.
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i got my RA-1's for free from a miata team (friend of a friend etc). They were pretty beat up when i got them but you could just barely see the deep tread lines. I ran them for 2 seasons of autox (about 10-20 autox) until they were BALD. you could tell the difference in wear. They lost a lot of their strait line traction towards the end.
The stiff sidewalls of Rcomps STILL made it 10000 times better than my allseasons
The stiff sidewalls of Rcomps STILL made it 10000 times better than my allseasons
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The 888s get significantly less heat cycles before they drop off over the RA1s- RA1s can run over and over and over. Seems to be as significant as a third. All depends on how harsh you drive them, I've seen drivers who could get 10 cycles out of RA1s only get 3 or 4 max out of 888s.
Irrelevant to the OP lol.
Irrelevant to the OP lol.
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