Tyres in Storage
Submitted: Tuesday, Apr 30, 2002 at 00:00
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Has any one ever bought tyres and put them in storage so that the rubber supposedly cures harder before using them? If so was there any difference to the longjevity (I thing thats right) or other problems? Or is this just a furfy?
Reply By: Steve - Tuesday, Apr 30, 2002 at 00:00
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2002 at 00:00
Slunnie : you are a beauty !!
I spoke to Michael Schumacher in my ( wet ) dreams, and he uses old tyres from last season --- you are a f...ing joking old mate !!
Storing tyres is an old idea from the dark ages when technology did not exist... NEW tyres provide the best features of whichever tyre you choose. Ageing rubber deteriorates and in basically dangerous when taken to extremes !!
Steve-- the real Steve
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Follow Up By: Slunnie - Tuesday, Apr 30, 2002 at 00:00
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2002 at 00:00
If you spoke to Michael Schumacher in your dreams then you will have heard of scrubbed tyres. No they are not tyres used from last season, they are tyres put through a warm/cool cycle on the same weekend as a race meet. If you continue to do this process it continues to harden the rubber, and is not specific to Grand Prix racing. You obviously don't know about this, which to me explains your response. For road, or off road tyres I don't know why you would want to harden a tyre (as I've said Steve, a slick grips using different principles to a regular tyre) or even if you can harden the tyre. Again in response to the question, yes you can age a tyre to harden it, but I don't know if it works on a road tyre. No, I wouldn't recommend doing it to a road tyre. Where he heard this theory I would assume is from motor racing. Anything here unclear just ask.
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Follow Up By: Steve - Wednesday, May 01, 2002 at 00:00
Wednesday, May 01, 2002 at 00:00
Slunnie,
Having been in that situation, you are 100% correct. On the storage idea, putting tyres in storage can make them last longer as it does allow the plastisizers to "go off". However, as it hardens the tyre it can change the performance characteristics (though probably unnoticeable on a fourby).
Steve - the polite one
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