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Old May 24, 2003 | 03:00 PM
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How much do nittos have to be broken in before I can get good 60's out of them? Tried my new set last night and was consistently pulling 1.9's. Even put some VHT directly on them.

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Old May 26, 2003 | 10:10 AM
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Did you heat the tires real good, and drop tire pressure down . I found that my nittos like 20psi hot and must do a good burnout to heat the tires.
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Old May 26, 2003 | 10:29 AM
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Lower the pressure and get them hot - just like a slick. 20 psi might be a good place to start, but if they don't hook like you want, do be scared to go quite a bit lower.

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Old May 26, 2003 | 11:09 AM
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If they were like BRAND NEW (less than 50 miles on them) then there is the chance that they still needed a few more 'street miles' on them to get that 'new tire mold release grease' out of them but often a good burnout will take of that.
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