Tread Wear on PS2's.......

[KingSRT001]

Hey guys, i bought set of PS2's couple of months ago and already need new sets (rears) if had them on for two months and maybe 1200 miles all hwy miles absolutely no burn outs.....is this normal or is my alignment out of wack??!!??!?!?!? the outer walls are like slicks on the rear tires and the front ones are just fine....and i got the set from JonB....thanks guys

 

[Ratical2]

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Something doesn't seem right. I bought PS2's in March and 2200 miles later they still look almost brand new.

 

[GR8_ASP]

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Did anyone use your car?

More seriously is the tread wear even?

 

[Flash1034]

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Somethings wrong. PS2s are probably the finest tire out right now.

Flash

 

[KingSRT001]

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Did anyone use your car?

More seriously is the tread wear even?

Got me thinking, my car was in the shop for a few days for a recall, the wear seem to be pretty even on the rears, the fronts show no sign of wear at all.....still look like when i had them on the first time

 

[Tranzow]

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Makes me fell better about my run craps. Over 15,000 miles and 1/2 tread left.

 

[GR8_ASP]

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King it sounds like someone evaluated the PS2 traction quite a bit during your recall work. Premature even wear points to abuse/burnouts. Look at the back of the fender wells/underside for rubber bits. Usually quite obvious.

 

[plumcrazy]

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what GR8_ASP said !!!

 

[MikeR]

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I just went and looked at mine. Probably 1500 miles since I got the PS2's on. Been to one autocross,one drag race track day and done 2-3 doughnut sessions. Mine still look like new. Someone must have sat there and baked your tires in a smokey burnout.

 

[cyaford]

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Just went out and looked at my PS2s. Installed last June and have about 2000 miles on them. They look brand new. No burnouts, though.

 

[99 R/T 10]

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alignment?

 

[Racer Robbie]

King,

You need to get yourself a four wheel laser thrust alignment and balance all four tires before you do it. When you balance the tires make sure the tech spins the wheels twice as this brings the balance down to 10th of an ounce. Stand their and watch him do it. You also need to find someone who will let you watch then do your alignment as it will take about 3 hours minimum to do it right. Their are a ton of tire dealers who tell you they did a 4 wheel alignment when all, they do is set the toe. Tell your tech you will pay him by the shop's hourly rate and not by flat the flat rate for the alignment. This way you stand a better chance of getting it right.

Robbie

 

[2002_Viper_GTS_ACR]

Let me assure you, I have about 2k on mine and I'm boosted, and I sure as HELL do spin the tires (not burn outs, those are ***) while im moving, roll onto the throttle and away the tires go..spinning all day long as I sing my songs Also from a start, I often sping a bit, on an agressive launch.

And JUST yesterday, I said to myself.. hmm.. check the tires, I wonder if this aggressive driving (normal for me) is shortening the life of the tires.

You know what I saw ? Rears that looked EXACTLY like they did new. I even compared to the front and was like ***... I was actually dissapointed. I wanted more wear, because I have this set of ps1's that im just DIEING to put on my car because they are old, and I want to finally get them used up. Also I can do a TON more spinning (ps1s spin a lot more then ps2s, because ps1s dont grip as well). Silly rational, I know. But when you have been through 100,000 miles on a viper, killing tires is just a sport you learn to play and enjoy.

Something is SERIOUSLY wrong with your cars alignment if they are used up at 2k miles. And IF someone did that kind of burn outs, do you know HOW long they would have to do it for? My god, I would go to the drag stip all the time with my ps1s on my Gen 2, do nasty burn outs, do many passes, and still not be able to discern any appeciable difference in tread depth vs when I first got there. No if you lost that much at the hands to a dealership, well they were REALLY beating the Sheet outta the car/tires doing MAJOR burn outs.

Dont you check the milage before and after you drop the car off?

Jon

 

[KingSRT001]

King,

You need to get yourself a four wheel laser thrust alignment and balance all four tires before you do it. When you balance the tires make sure the tech spins the wheels twice as this brings the balance down to 10th of an ounce. Stand their and watch him do it. You also need to find someone who will let you watch then do your alignment as it will take about 3 hours minimum to do it right. Their are a ton of tire dealers who tell you they did a 4 wheel alignment when all, they do is set the toe. Tell your tech you will pay him by the shop's hourly rate and not by flat the flat rate for the alignment. This way you stand a better chance of getting it right.

Robbie

Thanks for the heads up.....exactly what i will end up doing

 

[KingSRT001]

Let me assure you, I have about 2k on mine and I'm boosted, and I sure as HELL do spin the tires (not burn outs, those are ***) while im moving, roll onto the throttle and away the tires go..spinning all day long as I sing my songs Also from a start, I often sping a bit, on an agressive launch.

And JUST yesterday, I said to myself.. hmm.. check the tires, I wonder if this aggressive driving (normal for me) is shortening the life of the tires.

You know what I saw ? Rears that looked EXACTLY like they did new. I even compared to the front and was like ***... I was actually dissapointed. I wanted more wear, because I have this set of ps1's that im just DIEING to put on my car because they are old, and I want to finally get them used up. Also I can do a TON more spinning (ps1s spin a lot more then ps2s, because ps1s dont grip as well). Silly rational, I know. But when you have been through 100,000 miles on a viper, killing tires is just a sport you learn to play and enjoy.

Something is SERIOUSLY wrong with your cars alignment if they are used up at 2k miles. And IF someone did that kind of burn outs, do you know HOW long they would have to do it for? My god, I would go to the drag stip all the time with my ps1s on my Gen 2, do nasty burn outs, do many passes, and still not be able to discern any appeciable difference in tread depth vs when I first got there. No if you lost that much at the hands to a dealership, well they were REALLY beating the Sheet outta the car/tires doing MAJOR burn outs.

Dont you check the milage before and after you drop the car off?

Jon

They had my car for a week. I'm trying so hard not to think about it but it just makes me sick that someone actually took my car out just to burn the tires. Car had about 20 more miles on the odo when i picked it up, i thought it was normal since they had to drive the car to check for any oil leaks. Just got new rears from JonB. Never going back to the dealership again and i do have plans in place for the owner (legal ofcourse)

 

[Venomiss]

They had my car for a week. I'm trying so hard not to think about it but it just makes me sick that someone actually took my car out just to burn the tires. Car had about 20 more miles on the odo when i picked it up, i thought it was normal since they had to drive the car to check for any oil leaks. Just got new rears from JonB. Never going back to the dealership again and i do have plans in place for the owner (legal ofcourse)

We always take a digital picture of the odometer if the car needs to stay at the dealership.

 

[Racer Robbie]

20 miles to check for oil leaks is a little insane in my book. Sounds like someone had some fun at your expense. JMO

Robbie

 

[2002_Viper_GTS_ACR]

20 miles is excessive, you can get an oil leak to show, just by letting the car idle for like 10 mins. No reason to actually put it on the road. They joy rode your car. Sorry. I really am, I feel for you. Its why I absolutely HATE leaving my car at ANY dealership. You just dont know the character of the people, and apparently its often times the bad apples are able to get their hands on our cars

Jon

 

[MikeR]

And IF someone did that kind of burn outs, do you know HOW long they would have to do it for? My god, I would go to the drag stip all the time with my ps1s on my Gen 2, do nasty burn outs, do many passes, and still not be able to discern any appeciable difference in tread depth vs when I first got there.
Jon

I watched a guy do a burnout on almost new tires, it was about a 5 minute burnout and the tires were cooked when he was done. It was nice and smokey,made for great pics. I do quick burnouts at track and have done doughnuts. But it seems to wear tires more,when you just sit there in one spot spinning them.

It still ***** to think about it, but just get passed it and move on. Put the word out about what dealer and never use them again. Sorry to hear of your problems.

 

[Racer Robbie]

As I stated above and what Jon said is so correct. I used to hang around a Ford dealer back in the late 60's and I can tell you first hand that the mechanics would beat the hell out of a Mach 1 mustang or Shelby every time it came in for service.

 

[DodgeViper01]

Sounds like something is wrong. Good luck finding it. Probably as many have stated it is the alignment.