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Originally Posted by Jittsl
Hmm. What am I missing here? Doesn't the extra camber needed to get your R compounds to work on the track mean that the inside edges will take a beating during street driving? This must affect the performance. In my DE days I used to tow my Rs in a little trailer behind my car and let the damage get done to less expensive and hardier street tires. Also had the advantage of ensuring I had "rain tires" if the weather turned.
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In theory, the high negative camber would definitely wear the inside edges of the tire if you drove the tires exclusively on the street. But if you are tracking the car, an r-compound tire wears so fast on the race track that the street miles aren't really a significant factor.
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Last edited by thstone; 06-07-2013 at 09:17 PM.
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