Tech_KO

When you all get off the track, what do you look for in your tires to make sure they are wearing properly (thus inflated properly)?

Beyond the basics, which I understand to be: an overinflated tire will wear more towards the 'center' of the contact patch and an underflated tire will tend to wear the outsides more. A properly inflated tire should wear in the contact patch area evenly.

I understand that there are many variables to consider here. But with all (other) things being held constant, 1) Is my current understanding of tire wear correct, and 2) What do I look for to better understand what my tires are telling me?

FYI: at VIR (and Summit Point last fall)I ran 42/40 PSI in my 1.8T and didn't notice any uneven wear.

Thanks in advance.

Take care,

CP

and see how much of it wears off. Then adjust accordingly with more of less air to get it to wear off at a consistent rate.

TwinTTs

... I never managed to get further advice on the subject. I assumed he meant that during hard cornering, you'll scuff the sidewalls near the tread if your tires are underinflated. But how much is okay, and how much is too much?

Keith: It took me all this time to realize that the "KO" in "Tech_KO" is also your initials. Am I slow?

TroySorzano

For the Track use tire temps. For autox use chalk/shoe polish

WYSIWYG

ditto