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Re: Race Rubber... [Re: ] #1154543 10/01/2011 13:57 10/01/2011 13:57
A alfatim Unregistered
alfatim Unregistered A	Originally Posted By: Marco20valveT you know more than me mate! how the hell do you cut them to do that?? Cutting truck tyres is common place, car tyres a bit more tricky. You need a car tyre cutter/regroover, a steady hand and some informed sensible guideline. Toyo do a specific guide to recutting the 888 into a wet tyre, but some common sense should prevail. I know some race guys who buy the ex-touring car slicks (or clio's, Ginetta's etc) and they recut the slick into a simple inter. These are obviously not road legal, but much cheaper to play with on trackdays.

Re: Race Rubber... [Re: magooagain] #1154544 10/01/2011 13:58 10/01/2011 13:58
Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,678 Warwickshire gj88 My life on the forum
gj88 My life on the forum Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,678 Warwickshire	Originally Posted By: magooagain I imagine that a group buy from Camskill could be sorted on all the makes, ie a certain % off on whatever tyre you choose. It's worth looking into. I tried to sort out a cheaper price on tyres for club members a while back with no luck.

Re: Race Rubber... [Re: ] #1154554 10/01/2011 14:22 10/01/2011 14:22
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proccy Unregistered P	lad here races fiestas, they buy tyres then cut/trim to their prefered pattern in fact he describes it as "shaving" them

Re: Race Rubber... [Re: ] #1154580 10/01/2011 15:11 10/01/2011 15:11
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alfatim Unregistered A	Er, 'shaving' is compeletly different (sorry) Recutting is cutting new grooves into the tyre to make a nice new pretty pattern (or sometimes 'shaving' off scrap rubber that has picked up on tyre) Shaving, is shaving down the existing tread to make more useable for purpose. ie; 6mm of tread on a hot day will result is a much poorer grip than 2.5mm tyre as the tread blocks move around less. Last edited by alfatim; 10/01/2011 15:13.

Re: Race Rubber... [Re: ] #1154603 10/01/2011 15:48 10/01/2011 15:48
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proccy Unregistered P	ah yes, i remember now - that's what he said the function of shaving was, cheers alfatim

Re: Race Rubber... [Re: ] #1154620 10/01/2011 16:28 10/01/2011 16:28
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 6,783 In the coupe. magooagain Club Member 259
magooagain Club Member 259 Forum is my life Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 6,783 In the coupe.	Originally Posted By: alfatim Er, 'shaving' is compeletly different (sorry) Recutting is cutting new grooves into the tyre to make a nice new pretty pattern (or sometimes 'shaving' off scrap rubber that has picked up on tyre) Shaving, is shaving down the existing tread to make more useable for purpose. ie; 6mm of tread on a hot day will result is a much poorer grip than 2.5mm tyre as the tread blocks move around less. I am interested in doing this,can i just get one thing clear. Is it cutting new tread or just making the existing tread deeper ?

Re: Race Rubber... [Re: magooagain] #1154654 10/01/2011 17:28 10/01/2011 17:28
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 9,729 Zele, Belgium Kayjey Club Member #10
Kayjey Club Member #10 Je suis un Coupé Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 9,729 Zele, Belgium	New thread / extra thread / ... You need a threading tool for it though, to make sure you don't cut too deep or uneven. - Kayjey -

Re: Race Rubber... [Re: magooagain] #1154674 10/01/2011 18:32 10/01/2011 18:32
A alfatim Unregistered
alfatim Unregistered A	Originally Posted By: magooagain Originally Posted By: alfatim Er, 'shaving' is compeletly different (sorry) Recutting is cutting new grooves into the tyre to make a nice new pretty pattern (or sometimes 'shaving' off scrap rubber that has picked up on tyre) Shaving, is shaving down the existing tread to make more useable for purpose. ie; 6mm of tread on a hot day will result is a much poorer grip than 2.5mm tyre as the tread blocks move around less. I am interested in doing this,can i just get one thing clear. Is it cutting new tread or just making the existing tread deeper ? Cutting new grooves. I would not suggest ever cutting any deeper as this (especially on a car tread) would almost certainly result in going through to the wire cords.

Re: Race Rubber... [Re: ] #1154677 10/01/2011 18:35 10/01/2011 18:35
A alfatim Unregistered
alfatim Unregistered A	You need one of these http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/Motorsport...r/1657/0/134356

Re: Race Rubber... [Re: ] #1154684 10/01/2011 18:48 10/01/2011 18:48
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,985 In an Audi Taffy20vt My life on the forum
Taffy20vt My life on the forum Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,985 In an Audi	I looked into the RB5's and read alot about people having blow outs at over 100mph (Pretty sure it was on the Scooby forum). I reckon a standard Coop could hit 120 - 130 down the straight at Spa. It's a risk I wouldn't take. Ex 432bhp '00 Sprinty 20vt6 '17 S3 Sportback '69 Amazon 131

Re: Race Rubber... [Re: Taffy20vt] #1154742 10/01/2011 20:29 10/01/2011 20:29
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 684 Derby E Ecrab Enjoying the ride
Ecrab Enjoying the ride E Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 684 Derby	I've looked into MaxSport, not suitable for track days. they are made for short rally stages where the tyre temperature doesn't get too high. Difficult to balance as well Last edited by Ecrab; 10/01/2011 20:31.

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