Anyone use R compund tires for the street?
11-03-2012, 06:23 PM
#16
Good to hear you have not experienced any issues. In my opinion, it is just not worth the risk.
I am in the commercial heavy duty truck industry and it is against DOT regs to patch a front steer tire on a heavy duty commercial truck. There is a reason for this law. Maybe this is not a good comparison but food for thought.
I am in the commercial heavy duty truck industry and it is against DOT regs to patch a front steer tire on a heavy duty commercial truck. There is a reason for this law. Maybe this is not a good comparison but food for thought.
11-03-2012, 06:54 PM
#17
Nordschleife Master
I did this for a while on my BMW track toy. Bedsides everything listed already, they are dangerous when cold, wear quickly, if you drive the car frequently, the heat cycles can kill the tire before the tread wears out.
It's really fun, sadly, it does kind make you a race car driver on the streets. I found my self driving a little faster, and taking turns much faster then normal.
Sadly, I found it more expensive then having 2 sets of wheels and swapping.
MPSC are great tires, and are closer to a street tire then some other "R" tires out there. But they also happen to be some of the most expensive tries out there.
My biggest problem is the 993 doesn't hold a spare set of tires very well.
It's really fun, sadly, it does kind make you a race car driver on the streets. I found my self driving a little faster, and taking turns much faster then normal.
Sadly, I found it more expensive then having 2 sets of wheels and swapping.
MPSC are great tires, and are closer to a street tire then some other "R" tires out there. But they also happen to be some of the most expensive tries out there.
My biggest problem is the 993 doesn't hold a spare set of tires very well.
11-03-2012, 08:18 PM
#20
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I ran R's on the old 911 for about 6 years full time. That was in Dallas and SoCal, never in rain, and I was always careful when running MPSC's to warm them up, or not drive in real cold temps.
11-04-2012, 01:42 AM
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11-04-2012, 04:24 PM
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FWIW, in over ten years of track driving, I have never personally seen a tire pressure patch/plug failure that resulted in an accident. I've seen far more wrecks (four, IIRC) from drivers who forgot to properly secure their quick release steering wheel hubs.