I'm approaching 7K miles and I also notice a significant loss of traction in the rear. I've got enough tread left to imagine 12+K miles are possible. But the loss of grip is ugly to me so I'll be replacing before next Auto-X season. May try DOT-legal racing tires since I'm too cheap to buy an extra set of wheels.

 

I wish i was getting the tire life some of you are getting, but i will be happy with my 12K mile life for the rears. There will soon be snow on the ground here, which means my baby will be in the garage...I will deal with getting new tires in the spring.

Thanks

 

Tanqueray

On the car I never really kept track of miles, just number of days on the track. I could get between 12 and 16 if I heat cycled them and did lots of rotations during the weekends. In my early years when I started I was getting nowhere near this distance and I'm sure some of that could be blamed on less than smooth driving skills. On the BFG R-1s and BFG g-Force I could clearly see the tires disappear with under inflation/lower pressure. Of course the trick is finding the sweet combination between grip and wear.

On the motorcycle, same bike, same tires, same basic riding conditions and riding style, the difference in mileage on the rear tire from 34psi to 38 psi has been more than 2,000 miles, about a 15% increase. The difference in tire temperature when I got off the bike and grabbed the tire went from, "oh s***", to "that's warm". A tire that is running too hot just can not last as long.

I think Firestone has had some experience in this matter with their Wilderness brand on the Ford Explorers!

 

9K on front and rears. The front only had a little bit more tread than the rears. That 3 track days and lots of weekend mountain drives. I switched to the Toyo RA1s and I love them. They are cheaper than the S02s and grip much better.

 

about 16,300 and rears are looking worn, no wear bars. fronts are still meaty. i run 37-38 rears and 34-36 front with pretty even wear.
pleast post your tire pressures to better correlate wear and pressure. this should help to try and find the "sweet spot" for best tire life.

 

I've got 9K miles on the tires and they still look like new.

I too am confused at the differences in the mileage that everyone gets on the tires. I know some people that have to replace theirs every 5K miles, and others that get 20K or more. Really weird.

 

I'm confused, too. When I did my first oil change at 3600 miles, I noticed a lot of wear on my inside fronts and all of my rears. I hadn't had the car on the track, I hadn't done any launches, and most of my miles were steady highway driving. I'm sure they would have lasted 12,000 with no track time, but there is no way they would have last 15 or 20K!

Maybe there is a wide variation in the rubber compound used in the tire...some people get a really hard set that lasts forever, and the rest of us get softer sets.

 

I don't drive my car very hard so I didn't have to replace my rears until 27k miles. I just hit 30k and my fronts are still in good shape.

 

i have 4k on my fronts and 14k on my rears, it is now IMPOSSIBLE to drive in the rain with my car.

 

I'm really wondering if some of you are running your tires too soft?

Posted by elviscos
[QUOTE][B]about 16,300 and rears are looking worn, no wear bars. fronts are still meaty. i run 37-38 rears and 34-36 front with pretty even wear.