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aventari
Track Newbie

Joined: July 30 2004
Location: United States
Posts: 5

Posted: July 30 2004 at 4:29pm \| IP Logged

I bought a set of 175/60-13 V700's a few months ago and I got the regular set, not shaved, not heat-cycled.

Can I mount and run these at the Streets event in September? Will the tires fall apart?

Can I mount them and take them for a few canyon runs around here to "heat-cycle" them?

They're going on a light weight Rabbit GTI if it matters. I've only ever run street tires, so this is new to me.

Bimota Guy
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Joined: May 01 2004
Location: United States
Posts: 23

Posted: July 30 2004 at 7:15pm \| IP Logged

They won't fall apart.

To heat cycle them you need to get them up to operating temperature once and then take them off the car (or leave it on jackstands) for 24-48 hours.

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john
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Joined: January 25 2003
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Posted: August 02 2004 at 10:24am \| IP Logged

As Steve says, you'll be fine. You can heat cycle them yourself before the event as he describes, and that'll make them last a bit longer if you do it.

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