I've tried to search for some answers but I haven't found any. Well what is the advantage of shaving tires? I see that you can buy them shaved to 4/32 from tirerack. Also how much use will you get out of shaved tires as opposed to non-shaved? Thanks.


Kevin

 

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http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/com...on/shaving.html

-Doug
Shave everything

 

I didn't know that you should shave street tires as well.


~Raymond

 

Wow! You pay that kind of money for a set of tires that don't last that long to begin with only to pay more money for someone to peel some of the tread off before you get them. Sorry, but I want ALL the rubber that I paid for, thank you very much.
(How can you tell I'm not into tracking my car?)

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by xviper
[B]Wow!

 

I have never shaved any tires and it's generally worked for me. However (you knew this was coming), removal of a couple of 32nds of tread from a tire molded to 6/32nds can easily last as long as full tread or longer due to the way the outer rubber is removed under load. The tread moves around more leading to quicker abrasion and *could* cause chunking like full tread street tires (a VERY good reason to shave those if you are using them for any form of racing). The object is to get to a stable, well-supported tread depth with shving at the expense of wet weather performance.

Sounds counter-intuitive but there's good science behind it.

 

I'm just starting our with my first set of shaved tires. In aggreement with jguerdat, I was told by several track enthusiasts that shaved tires can give equal life compared to full tread depth tires on the track. I'll give it a shot and see how they perform.

I do know that the last set of full tread Kumho V700s became useless due to heat cycling before the tread wore out. I will flip my tires on the rim to get more even wear and extend their life, so perhaps my tires are around longer than some.

 

That depends. If you have a problem with running out of rubber (ME) then shaved tires last considerable shorter. But if you have a problem with them going hard before they are used then yeah shaving shouldn't make a difference.

 

I have never gone the shaved route. My car gets used with r-compounds primarily on the track Vs. autox events. A shaved tire will perform better than a non shaved tire, but I'm not competing, I'm at a driving school and the mere seconds I may loose on full tread does not really bother me.

Also, with the S2000 I will be driving to the track on the RA-1s, about 75 miles one way, so I figure the nonshaved tires will help me get through the road miles a bit better, and help if I get stuck in the rain!

For ultimate performance shaving does help.