im using rt 615 and the rears are almost flush with no tread. is this dangerous if i only drive the car in the dry? if so, at what point does it become dangerous?

thnx

 

with the camber, it's unlikely that it's flush all the way through

some people have been known to run their stockers down to the cords (that is flaaaaaaaat)

 

are you running RE050s?

it's probably okay to drive in the dry, but not recommended.

never know when there'll be a puddle lurking

but hey, you have racing slicks to play with in the meantime!

 

not re050

falken 615

it's not flush all over, but rather flush from the middle to the inner edge due to the camber.

reason i ask is cuz my ass came out on a hard turn today when it normally wouldn't.

any more info will help.

thanks ckit

 

You would really be better off in dry conditions if the tires were slick all the way across. You're going to experience different levels of grip during hard cornering as the rear tires flex. One will be on the slick part of the tire (more grip) while the other tire is on the treaded part of the tire.

I wouldn't be comfortable with this at all.

 

thnx

 

90% of tire blow-outs occur during the last 10% of tread.

 

any further help would be appreciated

 

Usually people find MORE grip towards the end of their tread because of more rubber to road. Are you finding that you're consistently losing traction or just that once?

 

[QUOTE=CKit,Dec 10 2006, 06:57 PM] Usually people find MORE grip towards the end of their tread because of more rubber to road.