Hi guys, just wanted to ask that everytime after like 20 minutes of driving, everytime time I get home from work, for some reason my car always have the tire smell from my rear tires, the front tires seems ok to me but the rear tires smells like I just did a burnout or something. My rear tires are Z rate, so they are very sticky and has great traction. Are those smells normal?? PLZ HELP!!

 

im thinking its cause of the compund of the tires. what brand do you have maybe someone with the same brand has had a similar issue

 

Im using Toyo Tires

 

Maybe it's your clutch?

 

Even after autocrossing, I hardly smell tires, so I'm not totally sure thats what you're smelling after 20 minutes of normal driving. If it is, maybe the tire is rubbing on something as I imagine that might cause a smell. If there's no rubbing anywhere, it could be your brakes or your clutch, though I personally think the smell of burning clutch is like no other smell and wouldnt easily be confused with tires.

 

usually when i drive around a little aggressive, my tires usually have a little odor coming off of them. (OEM tires)