Bald Tires

[99Camaro99]

How much time can bald tires hurt you?

Put it this way: I usually run 2.1x and the last two times I hit the track I was at high 2.2x. Besides that, can it hurt me down the rest of the track? The reason I ask is that I'm down about a good 0.3sec or so from usual. Thanks.

[Dirty8-un-Dreds]

Heres how it went for me in the last two weeks.

245/60/17 bald rear 15.8

275/60/17 brand new 15.8


Go figure, 17" rims suck. For me it made no diff, but slap on some nittos and youll see a gain. Otherwise I dont think theres much of a diff.

[12secondv6]

Rule of thumb, a .1 in the 60 foot is good for .2 in the 1/4
Play with tire psi for traction, 40 in the front and 30 in the rear.
Keep the jack and spare in for traction over the right rear tire, 1/2 tank of gas

[99Camaro99]

well it seemed when I lowerd the PSI to 28-30 it ran slower. I seemed to get best time w/35 all around. But this is all ok, I'll probably be getting Kuhmo 245s within the next few weeks.

[pgriffith]

if your tires are bald you will get less wheel hop.