bsmcall said:
Underinflation will also cause the tire to wear more in the middle, but only with highway driving. I'm ready to roll 10k miles and I'll be lucky to make 13k miles. :cheers
HI my first post, picking up my 05 next Monday, I've been doing alot of research on the tire thing after reading the terrible reports on toasting the stock tires in as little as 3-6,000 miles elswhere on this site. I planned to stop at the tire store right after picking up the new goat for some serious changes.
I have found some interesting things I would like to share.
Reading reviews at the tire rack for comparabler tires resulted in about the same mix of complaints and good reports as the stock BFG which are priced right.
The KDW and KD will help your launch but don't even try winter. Here in Michigan it will be inevitable a light snow will occur when I'm out in spring or fall. So summer tires and wheels are what I'm thinking is the best solution for my situation.
Until I get the tire / traction thing better under control I won't invest much in horsepower upgrades.
However please consider the following footnotes table from the BFG site on inflation at the bottom of the following link
http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/assets/pdf/gforce_ta_kdws.pdf
You need to increase pressure (up to 7.5 PSI) based on your anticipated speed to avoid wearing the centers out or risking blow out.
Normal passenger tires wear on the edge when under-inflated and in the middle when over-inflated.
Low profile Z rated tires require a little more attention to inflation. Low inflation causes the center to bow out wearing it out quicker, less gas mileage and less overall pavementcontact for cornering at high speed are the other results of underinflation.
Additionally, the MFR recomendation for PSI for the tire is with a cold tire. If you drive even a mile to a gas station to fill your tire it is considered hot. To compensate you need to add up to 4 PSI, recheck when it is cold and make the necessary adjustments.
This is an additiont to the BFG speed recomendations above. (I'm looking for the documentation, I believe saw it on the Speed channel)
I am sorry for the long post but very grateful to have access to this very active and informative resource.
Anybody going to the Woodward dream cruise Detroit, MI? I wouldn't mind being part of any Goat get togethers. Different thread!