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I'm thinking with you two driving you probably won't get great tire life out of your fronts anyway even if these tires were defective. Seriously 24-30 competitive national runs out of a set of fronts is probably "good". Going to cord in 12 runs is a bit depressing though.

Consider it a compliment, the faster you are, the quicker you wear out the tires. You only got 12 runs so you guys must be hauling much ass.

It's hard to say for sure since tire brands and models have changed over the life of my car bit my front tire wire has gotten worse over the years. It might be worth looking at the front suspension components or maybe something with the shocks if you keep having issues?

Shawn

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OK so I'm back in. Now which tire should I buy??

Wait until you get my bill for removing all the cone marks from the car. Despite what the course workers said, I'm pretty sure *I* never hit anything all weekend.



I totally agree. It is definitely depressing after running nearly a full season on one set of tires the past few years. One set of the fronts are more or less toast after a Pro Solo weekend but thankfully the rears last a long time.

I'm mostly hoping we can eek through a couple more Pros with what we have and win a tire or 2 along the way to help offset the costs. Nothing is guaranteed for sure with the level of competition running in DS this year, however.



I've actually had the entire front suspension off the car already. There are a few bushings I need to replace but nothing is too far gone at the moment. Oddly enough, I fixed a bunch of stuff in the front end after the Dixie tour earlier in the year and we didn't have much tire wear down there. We were running on the Kumhos which I'm sure was a big factor and the surface wasn't nearly as abrasive. On the other hand, it's possible that I messed completely something up.

Jim

Glad to hear that Jeff hooked you up. That is who I dealt with last year as well when my fronts corded so fast. I can't wait to lose against you guys in Atlanta.

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Couple of bicycles

I should probably keep my mouth shut, even though everybody knows what an authority I am on car prep , but depending on which bushings are worn, you might have more toe-out while rolling than you think. Since you're starting with a little static toe-out it will tend to cause more toe-out underway, and when you turn the wheel, the inside tire gets even more toe-out (and positive camber), so you're dragging the inside half of that tire sideways across the pavement.

Until you figure it out, the safe play is to blame Spratte

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