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Did you heat cycle these tires? I highly recomend it. Just drive 50 miles in one direction at freeway speed, turn around and come home. Then let the tires sit at least overnight.

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02 Focus SVT
STF 9

I took it for a 45 minute drive last night. I pulled into a corporate park to checked the tires and found a nice little cul-de-sac. Since the insides were hotter than the outsides, I ran circles in both directions for about 10 minutes each. Nothing too fast, but enough to heat up the tires evenly. A little dizzying, a little booring, and a little fun all at the same time.

I didn't run 50 miles out and back, but hopefully it was enough. I could drive it to work and back which is 50 miles each way, but would another heat cycle be good or bad for them?

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Colin O'Connell

'94 BMW NASA SPEC 3
'02 F350 tow vehicle (not bad for a tow vehicle)
'97 Miata STO (autoX and sunny day spoils vehicle)
'97 BMW 328i (loaner to the kids when their cars don't work vehicle)
'05 Toyota Highlander

You are probably good.

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02 Focus SVT
STF 9