HELP! Confused about shaving tires...

non-ricer · 05-09-2008, 03:21 PM

Alright, once again I get a nail in the corner of my tire.. So after some reading people recommend replacing all 4 which is $$$ since i just bought my 615's last summer... Another option is to buy 2 or buy just one and shave... to be honest I am leaning towards just buying 2. Is this a wise choice and if it is ok do I need to shave them as well? Im a noob with this crap...

any help is greatly appreciated... my day really sucked today btw.

-jacky

***wdb*** · 05-10-2008, 06:06 PM

It is possible to have some of the tire tread 'shaved' from a tire. Some people do it to take the squirminess out of street tires and get better track or autocross performance. Another reason to do it would be to match tire circumferences between a new and used tire (or set of tires). AWD cars, especially AWD cars with LSD's -- like the STi -- need to have tires of very nearly the same circumference in order to avoid damaging the diffs.

I'll hazard a guess that it would pay you to look into shaving one tire if your 3 good tires have half their tread life left or more.

non-ricer · 05-10-2008, 06:40 PM

yeah thanks... i just ordered another tire.. i'm going to have cj's in birdsboro shave it for me. I read on tirerack that subarus need to have all tires within 2/32nds... Guess I have to slap the winter wheels on for a week or so. Thanks for the help.

blindfold · 05-10-2008, 07:02 PM

can they shave to the exact same depth of to the rest of tires?

RT615s are cheap throuhgh EdgeRacing, I would just buy 4 more.

***wdb*** · 05-10-2008, 07:22 PM

CJ's in Birdsboro shaves tires! Cool. That's pretty close to me. Good luck, let us know how it plays out.

non-ricer · 05-11-2008, 08:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blindfold

can they shave to the exact same depth of to the rest of tires?

RT615s are cheap throuhgh EdgeRacing, I would just buy 4 more.

i just bought these last summer... so i barely got any use out of them since i also have a winter set of wheels. actually vulcan has them cheaper as well. thnx tho!

wdb: yeah they shave there, i'll let you know how it goes... thnx!

05-09-2008, 03:21 PM	#1
non-ricer The Next Petter Solberg Car: 05 obp sti Location: philly burbs Posts: 967 Join Date: Nov 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	HELP! Confused about shaving tires... Alright, once again I get a nail in the corner of my tire.. So after some reading people recommend replacing all 4 which is $$$ since i just bought my 615's last summer... Another option is to buy 2 or buy just one and shave... to be honest I am leaning towards just buying 2. Is this a wise choice and if it is ok do I need to shave them as well? Im a noob with this crap... any help is greatly appreciated... my day really sucked today btw. -jacky This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

05-10-2008, 06:06 PM	#2
*wdb* dances with roads Car: 2005 CGM STi Posts: 5,066 Join Date: Apr 2005 Trader Rating: (8)	Re: HELP! Confused about shaving tires... It is possible to have some of the tire tread 'shaved' from a tire. Some people do it to take the squirminess out of street tires and get better track or autocross performance. Another reason to do it would be to match tire circumferences between a new and used tire (or set of tires). AWD cars, especially AWD cars with LSD's -- like the STi -- need to have tires of very nearly the same circumference in order to avoid damaging the diffs. I'll hazard a guess that it would pay you to look into shaving one tire if your 3 good tires have half their tread life left or more.

05-10-2008, 06:40 PM	#3
non-ricer The Next Petter Solberg Car: 05 obp sti Location: philly burbs Posts: 967 Join Date: Nov 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: HELP! Confused about shaving tires... yeah thanks... i just ordered another tire.. i'm going to have cj's in birdsboro shave it for me. I read on tirerack that subarus need to have all tires within 2/32nds... Guess I have to slap the winter wheels on for a week or so. Thanks for the help.

05-10-2008, 07:02 PM	#4
blindfold Silver Member Car: 2004 WRB STi Location: Atlanta,GA Posts: 2,003 Join Date: Aug 2006 Trader Rating: (14)	Re: HELP! Confused about shaving tires... can they shave to the exact same depth of to the rest of tires? RT615s are cheap throuhgh EdgeRacing, I would just buy 4 more.

05-10-2008, 07:22 PM	#5
*wdb* dances with roads Car: 2005 CGM STi Posts: 5,066 Join Date: Apr 2005 Trader Rating: (8)	Re: HELP! Confused about shaving tires... CJ's in Birdsboro shaves tires! Cool. That's pretty close to me. Good luck, let us know how it plays out.