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Old 08-31-2018, 04:29 PM
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Hi all hope you all well just got back from the ring had a great time the car is getting faster but still got load of tyre rubbing from the front tyres so I just put on some spacers for the front suspension springs that KW sent me. I might go 255/35 18 for the front if I can get the height and I’m changing to nankang ar 1 tyres the Michelin cup tyres nearly cost me a serious crash.
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Good run. What happened to that tire? Digging into the rim of the wheel or what? That's crazy.
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Originally Posted by ECTurboGSX
Good run. What happened to that tire? Digging into the rim of the wheel or what? That's crazy.

No it’s a known problem with the cup 2 tyre I was told while I was over there so Michelin are know bringing out the cup 2 R and Porsche have switched to pirelli



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Well they are rubber band thick so I guess the sidewall, or what that can be called so, is put to some serious strain

Sounds also like the rubbing is important also

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Just put the spring spacers on lol there to big there 30mm I need 15mm






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Interesting video. Michelins have always had flexible sidewalls, but guess they have some problem solving to do. If Porsche leave for Pirelli, that's certainly a sign
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Interesting video. Michelins have always had flexible sidewalls, but guess they have some problem solving to do. If Porsche leave for Pirelli, that's certainly a sign
yeah and there holding back the new sizes I tried to get 245/ 35 18 cup 2 last month they where supposed to be out in April. Michelin are now bringing out the cup 2 R

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