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Old 05-20-2013, 09:34 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Hey guys and girls, I need some input so I'm hoping to come to some consensus here from ya'll. I just got back from ZDayZ and here's my situation. Prior to my leaving (a 400+ mile trip) my tires (Hankook Ventus V12 Evos), front and rear, were both in excellent condition. Upon arrival they were still very much in great condition.

We did a lot of driving and the tires handled everything masterfully without much wear, though clearly the turns did begin to dig in...but it wasn't until I hit the Dragon that things got bad.

We got back and the insides of both rear tires were basically gone. I saw another car that had V12s that had been on the Dragon and his tires were still nearly pristine.

Now I grant you, I don't know how new his tires were or how aggressively he drove it; but I can tell you that I went light the first time as I was new to it...and tested the car near it's limits (which it handled with precision, flair and confidence) on the run back.

My friend suggested that I have camber realigned down about 1 negative degree when I get my new tires, but I'm not sure that could be the cause of so much erosion.

So all that being said, has anyone else had any similar experiences with these tires, can recommend any others more capable of better handling aggressive driving on hard corners, or any other input?

Thanks in advance! I intend on doing this again next year and I want to be better prepared so I can get more runs in.
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