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Old 04-20-2009, 05:14 PM
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Any time. 500-600 rear wheel is a lot of beans. Start with vehicle usage and work your way backwards to engine output. Torque capacity for a pure street car on traction limited lo-profile tires is different than that for a car that will see slicks or drag radials on a regular basis. And both scenarios are different than an application that will frequently spin to 7,000 rpm for half hour track day sessions. Factor it all together: Available traction, max rpm, vehicle weight, frequency of abuse, type of abuse.

Bret Voelkel told me he went thru 8 sets of tires in 3,000 miles on the Velocity Camaro. ...Or was it 3 sets of tires in 8,000 miles?

....Either way, that's a lot of abuse!
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