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05-24-2019, 03:57 PM
#9001
I like the USGT/Gravity tires , they are the most consistent factor in GT racing. The favorite body , motor , battery now will probably change next month.
05-25-2019, 10:24 AM
#9003
the usgt tires great ... you can’t even make any comparison to the vta tires . The usgt tires may swell but they stilll work great , they last forever. I actually bought five sets last year and I’m still using two rotating them. They seem to work great in all levels of grip and don’t require a ton of break in or tricks . Simple sauce and heat and the tires are good to go and with the new bodies the class looks even better .
05-26-2019, 12:12 PM
#9004
Tech Addict
Usgt co.pound is .Of comparable to real race tires. Cleaning g with harsh chemicals is causing a chemical breakdown in the tire regardless of duration. I stopped cleaning g mine chemically and the swelling took four times.es as long to start. I use a file brush to get the gunk off, simple green on a rag to wipe. Sauce short with ext.
05-26-2019, 02:30 PM
#9005
Guys... When you comment about USGT tires it would probably be best if one says the type of surface you race on (Carpet or Asphalt)…..
05-27-2019, 09:21 AM
#9006
I haven’t been able to test all the new bodies and don’t feel like wasting a bunch of money and paint . What have you guy came up with on all the new bodies far as steering, stability and overall balance .
05-27-2019, 09:25 AM
#9007
Don't be overly dramatic lol. Reread this weeks posts. Nobody was putting down those who do not like the spec tires and the conversation was quite open and mature, pro and con. The memes only came out for one individual racer who doesn't race and posts suspect pit advice. Otherwise he is a nice guy and quite entertaining which is why he is still here 
So from what I can gather after the brief tire discussion, maybe I'm using a cleaner that is causing excessive swelling. I'll try to just clean with sxt again or try some simple green on my new set and see how that works. Oh and hope everyone is having a great Memorial Day!
05-27-2019, 10:21 AM
#9008
Simple green will dry the tire alot more than necessary and cause loss of traction compared to the tuning hauss cleaning solution. I guess simple green might be good for front tires on super high grip black carpet, but it did cause my Tc to slide alot in corners...
05-27-2019, 11:01 AM
#9009
Even after going back and re-reading the posts, it isn't clear to me who the comments and memes were directed at. I haven't been here on this forum very long, so I'm not sure who you are referring to as giving suspect advice. To me, this is a great place for a newb to try to get some advice from more seasoned racers. But when the poo slinging starts, just from some honest questions being brought up, it can pretty well stifle any meaningful dialogue. I've learned a great deal from just reading through some of the threads here, but the signal to noise gets in the way when folks start (what looks like to me) talking crap about others who are commenting trying to help. Again, just my $.02, take it or leave it.
So from what I can gather after the brief tire discussion, maybe I'm using a cleaner that is causing excessive swelling. I'll try to just clean with sxt again or try some simple green on my new set and see how that works. Oh and hope everyone is having a great Memorial Day!
So from what I can gather after the brief tire discussion, maybe I'm using a cleaner that is causing excessive swelling. I'll try to just clean with sxt again or try some simple green on my new set and see how that works. Oh and hope everyone is having a great Memorial Day!
05-27-2019, 12:22 PM
#9010
Even after going back and re-reading the posts, it isn't clear to me who the comments and memes were directed at. I haven't been here on this forum very long, so I'm not sure who you are referring to as giving suspect advice. To me, this is a great place for a newb to try to get some advice from more seasoned racers. But when the poo slinging starts, just from some honest questions being brought up, it can pretty well stifle any meaningful dialogue. I've learned a great deal from just reading through some of the threads here, but the signal to noise gets in the way when folks start (what looks like to me) talking crap about others who are commenting trying to help. Again, just my $.02, take it or leave it.
So from what I can gather after the brief tire discussion, maybe I'm using a cleaner that is causing excessive swelling. I'll try to just clean with sxt again or try some simple green on my new set and see how that works. Oh and hope everyone is having a great Memorial Day!
So from what I can gather after the brief tire discussion, maybe I'm using a cleaner that is causing excessive swelling. I'll try to just clean with sxt again or try some simple green on my new set and see how that works. Oh and hope everyone is having a great Memorial Day!
Follow the advice of the guys that race the class, not the guys that race a Keyboard........
05-27-2019, 02:54 PM
#9012
Tech Master
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05-28-2019, 10:32 PM
#9014
I say this about the Ride tires. They were great and a god send when we couldn't get HPI tires or the other unicorns out there. The problem is that Ride needs to refurbish the molds. The quality has gotten so low that I am usually buying 3 sets just to get 2 sets of descent tires. I have a bunch of tires in a drawer, some of which suffer from over 3mm of misalignment at the seam. I have tried to sand them and get them to balance, but by that time they are so thin in 2 spots, they work terribly. The other issue is, buying pre glued, which I no longer do, I have had sets where only one side is glued, One tire in a set of 4 is backwards, beads breaking loose only to see that glue was only topically applied and the list goes on. If Ride could spend some money rebuilding and maintaining these molds, I would much appreciate it. Lord knows we USGT racers have bought 100 times more of these tires than they ever thought they would make of this style when they made the molds.
