rcdice
Enthusiast
While I'm going to wait til spring, an upgrade to PS2's is inevitable for me. Not because my current Pilot Sports are worn, but because they've become hard and slippery with age.
With that said, two questions:
1. How long do a brand new set of tires (PS2's in this case) stay soft and provide the level of grip one expects from that particular tire?
2. Is there anyway to extend the time in question # 1.?
I don't drive my Viper enough miles per year to wear the tires out from use. It's been stated on this forum many times that tires harden with age and therefore lose some of their grip. How much time has to pass for that to happen? Can anything be done to slow the process down? I store my car for at least five months over the winter. Can something be done to the tires during this time to extend their useful life? Would coating the entire tire surface (sidewalls and tread) with Zaino # 16 Tire Gloss help? Airtight bag? Anything?
With that said, two questions:
1. How long do a brand new set of tires (PS2's in this case) stay soft and provide the level of grip one expects from that particular tire?
2. Is there anyway to extend the time in question # 1.?
I don't drive my Viper enough miles per year to wear the tires out from use. It's been stated on this forum many times that tires harden with age and therefore lose some of their grip. How much time has to pass for that to happen? Can anything be done to slow the process down? I store my car for at least five months over the winter. Can something be done to the tires during this time to extend their useful life? Would coating the entire tire surface (sidewalls and tread) with Zaino # 16 Tire Gloss help? Airtight bag? Anything?