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Originally Posted by Eagle That might be part of your prob right there. Those tires aren't that great, especially compared to the Yokohama and Bridgestones that come stock with the

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Old 07-18-2013, 11:46 AM   #1 (permalink)
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That might be part of your prob right there. Those tires aren't that great, especially compared to the Yokohama and Bridgestones that come stock with the Z
I would think less grippy tires would make it easier to chirp them shifting into second.
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I would think less grippy tires would make it easier to chirp them shifting into second.
I switched from 245's that were about 40% tread left. I was chirping into 3rd.

Then switched to 275s and what a world of difference in grip!
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