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Clean tire and wheel, mounted & balanced & i'm good
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Tire place took the tire off, cleaned the tire and wheel, mounted & balanced & I'm good to go.
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Last time I really drove the car and check the pressure was a DE 6 weeks ago.
Inspect tire 4 times and could't find anything wrong
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I inspected the tire 4 times and could't find anything wrong with the tire or the tire valve.
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I asked some of my stingy track buddies and they said one should be fine because the courses we run there is more wear on the left front anyway.
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Sunday PM just found out my driver's side front Falken Azenis RT615 size 225/40 18 is flat. Front tires have 50% tread life left. I have a DE in 4 days. Should I order 2 new front tires or can I just get away with one? 2001 996 C2.
Thanks,
Kevin
Personally I would order 2 to have 2 new ones on the front. There can be significant differences in performance, even for exactly the same make/model/size tire between one that has 50% tread and the hardening that goes with aging vs. the new one with 100% tread and new rubber. Make sure that the 2 new tires are well scrubbed off and you have a bunch of miles on them though and a few heat cycles as they are slippery when new due to new rubber and mold releasing stuff. A few hundred miles should do the trick. Save the older 50% one for a future emergency spare or sell to someone wanting a lease car trade-in tire. Might not be worth it.
Just my opinion and what I would do given your situation. I know that it means $$$ but doing a DE means $$ anyway. COF: cost of fun!
Regards,
Marc
Great question but I don't have the answer. Last time I really drove the car and check the pressure was a DE 6 weeks ago. I haven't driven the car in a week it's just been sitting in my garage. Last night while putting in new harnesses on the passenger side I walked around to the driver's side and it was FLATTTT. No pressure. I filled it up and 18 hours later it hasn't lost any psi. I inspected the tire 4 times and could't find anything wrong with the tire or the tire valve. I am going to take it to a tire place to see if they can find a nail, leak, or any reason for the leak.
Kevin
Marc,
Thanks for your input. I ordered one and of course I am second guessing myself. I asked some of my stingy track buddies and they said one should be fine because the courses we run there is more wear on the left front anyway. I will but 100 miles on the tire before I hit the track. The first couple heat cycles I will take it easy. I am also going to bring my spare wheels with street tires in case I have any problems. I'll update you of the performance of the tires (50% right vs. new left) after I run on Thursday.
k
Turns out it was leaking around the rim. Tire place took the tire off, cleaned the tire and wheel, mounted & balanced & I'm good to go. I told them I'd be driving 130mph and they said should be fine.
I had low pressure in the tires from my last event so possibly more air leaked out, cold weather caused a decrease in pressure and I lost the seal...that's the only thing I can think of anyway.
I'll have an extra set of wheels w/street tires in case there are any problems.
k
