Much less traction with worn KDW?
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Much less traction with worn KDW? Is it just me or do my BFG KDW tires get much less traction now that they are somewhat worn? They were great when newer but now seem to want to spin a lot more. Is this just normal for a performance tire?
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my fuzions i had from when i bought the car seemed to gain traction as they are worn but it would be just me?? i also don't consider fuzions to be a performance tire. I had horrible traction with water.
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Originally Posted by Nine Ball
ya think?!
What does common sense tell you?
What does common sense tell you?
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^ thats how i thought about it but really how much rubber hitting the pavement are you gaining? Some tires are just made with say a harder layer of rubber farther down so this maybe the case with these tires. i work at a tire store and i'm shure the less tread there is the harder the rubber for some reason at least on most of our tires.
Rubber gets harder with heat cycles. That is one reason some racecars swap out tires after X number of laps, even when they do not look worn out yet. Outer tread is typically softer and grips better.
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Originally Posted by LILWS6
^ thats how i thought about it but really how much rubber hitting the pavement are you gaining? Some tires are just made with say a harder layer of rubber farther down so this maybe the case with these tires. i work at a tire store and i'm shure the less tread there is the harder the rubber for some reason at least on most of our tires.
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Originally Posted by Nine Ball
Rubber gets harder with heat cycles. That is one reason some racecars swap out tires after X number of laps, even when they do not look worn out yet. Outer tread is typically softer and grips better.