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Tyre ReGrooving

Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 1:20 pm
by NitroDann
Hi, I have a set of 4 Dunlop semis, 2 pretty new and 2 are quite a few track days older.

Im in newcastle and am looking for somebody who has a tyre regroover. or a shop who has one.

Any help?

Dann

Re: Tyre ReGrooving

Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 1:26 pm
by Hjt
Want my Stanley knife?

Re: Tyre ReGrooving

Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 2:36 pm
by NitroDann
Found a local joint. 30 bucks a tyre, came up nice. Got 3mm more tread.

Dann

Re: Tyre ReGrooving

Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 6:32 pm
by Hellmun
Goodluck... you may really need it if it lets go on the track. You've just added more tread squirm to a lower thickness section of rubber too so you will be slower in dry conditions and it will overheat much faster... I can tell you from personal experience that the short window between greasy rubber/canvas and first getting through the tread is the fastest. Both the days I did 1:09's at Wakie I had bald A050's and V70A's which never saw another trackday after.

Re: Tyre ReGrooving

Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 6:37 pm
by NitroDann
Cheers Mark.

Bloody expert on everything tyre and suspension related you are!

We will see how they go. They are 7 years old anyway, figured another day or 2 out of them for cheap wouldn't hurt.

Thanks,
Dann

Re: Tyre ReGrooving

Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 9:37 pm
by deviant
Old tyres so no harm done but yeah you can run most semi's right down to nothing before ditching them....no real need to recut the treads unless you want them on the road or need the wet weather capability.

Re: Tyre ReGrooving

Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 9:41 pm
by NitroDann
I figure that if I drive to Goulburn, and it starts raining, 60 bucks is insurance for the next 2 track days against rain. And I want to do 1 run on them.

Appreciate all of the advice,
Dann

Re: Tyre ReGrooving

Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 9:44 pm
by deviant
Pffft...and you say your hardcore :lol:

Re: Tyre ReGrooving

Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 9:52 pm
by NitroDann
I dont remember calling myself hardcore, but obviously word must be getting around 8)

Lulz,
Dann