That’s a good point but it’s a $3000 set of tires. I will re evaluate. One weekend out of the fronts seems pretty “sad” but no one said this sport was for the timid

Gunslinger55 said:

Ok the “blister “ is on rear. Yeah they do look terrible a lot of money down the drain in a weekend. You sure i can’t flip them
and keep running? I’ll check the alignment something might be off

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You can flip and keep running 3 of them. I don't think that would be a problem. It may act a little different than when running then the original way, but I doubt if it would be all that big of a deal. The tire missing the chunk of rubber needs to be replaced.

It might make sense to replace 2 tires and put the best two used on the 'inside' side of the car at the next track you run. Keep the oddball tire to fix this type of situation in the future.

Ok thanks for the input. So the “blister” is the biggest issue. I have 2 fronts that are better than these so i can mix and match but i agree this thing ate some tires. May or may not run them but it seems like flipping them can extend service life. Just trying to figure out how to keep thins thing on track. Become expensive lol

Ya, although I'd call it a delamination, not a blister. A blister is a different thing.

Gunslinger55 said:

Camber set to ford recommended -2.25 (but looks like more)

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So now we know that -2.25° is not enough.

What are you running for negative camber on the rear?

Did you check the toe? Where is it set front and rear?

Brakes.

Are you still on the stock pads?

TeeLew said:

You can flip and keep running 3 of them. I don't think that would be a problem. It may act a little different than when running then the original way, but I doubt if it would be all that big of a deal. The tire missing the chunk of rubber needs to be replaced.

It might make sense to replace 2 tires and put the best two used on the 'inside' side of the car at the next track you run. Keep the oddball tire to fix this type of situation in the future.

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Gunslinger55 said:

That’s a good point but it’s a $3000 set of tires. I will re evaluate. One weekend out of the fronts seems pretty “sad” but no one said this sport was for the timid

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Yeah, I think you have at least another track day for the fronts.

FWIW, once you kill off the rest of those tires, I would do something different. Like a different brand/tire. One thing, $3k, but regardless of that something with the combo of the car, tire and your driving style is not happy.

More camber no matter what

DaveW

DaveW said:

FWIW, once you kill off the rest of those tires, I would do something different. Like a different brand/tire. One thing, $3k, but regardless of that something with the combo of the car, tire and your driving style is not happy.

More camber no matter what

DaveW

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It is difficult to find a staggered track tire set up to fit the Dark Horse handling package wheels. I intend to go with an aftermarket square 11" wheel set up eventually. It's just money . . . right?

305 square and be done with it. Don't get hung up on stock tire sizes, it's costing huge amounts of money (and performance). The proper 305 will be faster and better wearing than whatever is happening now.

DaveW

Junkyard Dog said:

It is difficult to find a staggered track tire set up to fit the Dark Horse handling package wheels. I intend to go with an aftermarket square 11" wheel set up eventually. It's just money . . . right?

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Just Square it at 305/30/19 and call it a day

Junkyard Dog said:

So now we know that -2.25° is not enough.

What are you running for negative camber on the rear?

Did you check the toe? Where is it set front and rear?

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I'd recommend a front camber setting of at least -3*. -3.5* would be better. Rear camber set to -1.8*.

TeeLew said:

I'd recommend a front camber setting of at least -3*. -3.5* would be better. Rear camber set to -1.8*.

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I wonder if he cut that on a curb or something? Road Atlanta, and a few others are noted for that

TeeLew said:

Ya, although I'd call it a delamination, not a blister. A blister is a different thing.

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Agreed just a layer of rubber peeling off

Junkyard Dog said:

So now we know that -2.25° is not enough.

What are you running for negative camber on the rear?

Did you check the toe? Where is it set front and rear?

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It was set to specs in the manual. I need to recheck and or reset as it looks worse so something might have changed..Tine to start cutting and modifying -2.25/-1.5 rears look pretty good

Junkyard Dog said:

Brakes.

Are you still on the stock pads?

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Stock pads are down to 5-6 mm so basically done

DaveW said:

305 square and be done with it. Don't get hung up on stock tire sizes, it's costing huge amounts of money (and performance). The proper 305 will be faster and better wearing than whatever is happening now.

DaveW

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Well these were 305/315 staggered so I am considering 305 square or 315 square

Also since i need to flip tires at least i can see if the slicks fit mount them up and examine….

blacksheep-1 said:

I wonder if he cut that on a curb or something? Road Atlanta, and a few others are noted for that

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Very possible

TeeLew said:

I'd recommend a front camber setting of at least -3*. -3.5* would be better. Rear camber set to -1.8*.

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Vorshlag here i come

Thanks for all the comments. I agree burning up $1500 of front tires on a weekend is pretty hard to swallow. Time for something completely different…….