Do I need new tires? (after track day)

kylet101 · 05-07-2019, 02:06 AM

Hi all,

I (stupidly?) decided to track my car with some P Zero All Seasons, and they have taken a beating. It's not good since these tires are only 18 months old.

Will this tread affect the daily driving safety/performance of my car? I'm debating if I need new tires, my service station seems to think so.

Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,
Kyle

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Donutz · 05-07-2019, 07:09 PM

Hard to tell from the pics since we can't see the whole tire. From what I can see they should be fine for use on the street. Yeah they're munched up, but I can't see any damage going deeper than the tread block. Like I said though, hard to say without seeing the whole tire, and even with better pics difficult to assess the damage over the interwebs.

therealdwolf · 05-07-2019, 11:15 PM

They should be fine for street use, though I personally would invest in some new tires for upcoming track days

kylet101 · 05-08-2019, 12:29 AM

I honestly can't feel anything in the steering and even in the recent rain it felt fine. It looks munched up, but I can't see how it's a problem. It seems like my shop is trying to sell me new tires.

Thanks for the replies! And yes, I'm looking at a set of wheels for track use. These tires were to get me to Mammoth Mountain in the winter

Volasko · 05-08-2019, 08:57 AM

Yeah should be fine for street, none of the break away spots are deeper than the actual tread block. Even if you had expensive grippy track tires unless you invest in camber plates you'll get this exaggerated wear in this area when pushing your car to the limits on the track. My first track day without camber plates my Michelin PSS looked like someone took a belt sander to the sidewall. I had proper inflation but not enough camber so the track ate them up pretty bad. Sure was fun though! lol

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Donutz Lieutenant 140 Rep 476 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Toronto, eh iTrader: (2)	Hard to tell from the pics since we can't see the whole tire. From what I can see they should be fine for use on the street. Yeah they're munched up, but I can't see any damage going deeper than the tread block. Like I said though, hard to say without seeing the whole tire, and even with better pics difficult to assess the damage over the interwebs.
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therealdwolf Registered 0 Rep 2 Posts Drives: 2008 E93 335i Join Date: May 2019 Location: SW Suburbs, Chicago, IL iTrader: (0)	They should be fine for street use, though I personally would invest in some new tires for upcoming track days
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kylet101 Private 8 Rep 64 Posts Drives: BMW 328i Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (0)	I honestly can't feel anything in the steering and even in the recent rain it felt fine. It looks munched up, but I can't see how it's a problem. It seems like my shop is trying to sell me new tires. Thanks for the replies! And yes, I'm looking at a set of wheels for track use. These tires were to get me to Mammoth Mountain in the winter
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Volasko Colonel 704 Rep 2,604 Posts Drives: 06 330i E90, 18 530xe G30 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Toronto iTrader: (2) Garage List 2018 BMW 530e M Sport [9.00] 2006 BMW E90 330i [8.28]	Yeah should be fine for street, none of the break away spots are deeper than the actual tread block. Even if you had expensive grippy track tires unless you invest in camber plates you'll get this exaggerated wear in this area when pushing your car to the limits on the track. My first track day without camber plates my Michelin PSS looked like someone took a belt sander to the sidewall. I had proper inflation but not enough camber so the track ate them up pretty bad. Sure was fun though! lol
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