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Old 05-15-2014, 01:49 PM
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I have 12 days on my track tires. Nitto front, Toyo rear.

I have two days of Springfest this weekend @Sebring.

Would like to use these tires up over the weekend however the Toyo rear tire show a slight split line.....
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Unusual.
They have lots of life in them.
Probably fine but if you have no backups I'd replace, they earned their cost :-)
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Originally Posted by TRAKCAR
Unusual.
They have lots of life in them.
Probably fine but if you have no backups I'd replace, they earned their cost :-)
Paid $200.00 a tire @ RPW
Best tire deal of the century

I have my street supersports as backups so i may just go and run the life out of the RA1 this weekend.
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Yup.
I have some ra1's left but west coasters are threatening to buy them all.
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Originally Posted by TRAKCAR
Yup.
I have some ra1's left but west coasters are threatening to buy them all.
Those bastards.
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Hehehe
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12 days? Wow
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Are you running them in the right direction?
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Originally Posted by Spyerx
12 days? Wow
Yeah, what the hell? I only get 4-4.5 days out of my NT01s and RA1s. What am I doing wrong?
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Originally Posted by usctrojanGT3
Yeah, what the hell? I only get 4-4.5 days out of my NT01s and RA1s. What am I doing wrong?
Easy.
Slow in. Slow out.
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I have a set of RA1 325 that have about this much tread no splits on them I got from Trakcar and used for 2 days at 48hrs I'd let go to help you out at Sebring. They are not mounted right now. I'm in South Tampa right off I 75 if you want them.
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Originally Posted by mdrums
I have a set of RA1 325 that have about this much tread no splits on them I got from Trakcar and used for 2 days at 48hrs I'd let go to help you out at Sebring. They are not mounted right now. I'm in South Tampa right off I 75 if you want them.
thanks for the kind offer!

I actually have a fresh set ready and waiting however I would like to give these a proper burial this weekend
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After seeing your new icon Tom.

You need more orange on your car.

That is all.
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Originally Posted by X2daC
After seeing your new icon Tom.

You need more orange on your car.

That is all.
LOL.
It is alot of orange going on... typically what one would expect to see on a lambo or something...
I have had these OE wheels on the stash for a long time.... finally broke em' out of the archives.
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