[heyou]

Through bad geometry settings and i'm sure using too much steering input from me when it's not needed, i've prematurely scrubbed the outside corners off a new front set of Pirelli P-Zero Corsas. I'm about get the geometry set correctly but before i take it back to the track i wondered if i could salvage some of the wear otherwise the tyres are going to be useless if i continue to use them as they are.



Could i simply swap the left and right tyres to the opposite side of the car, still keeping them in the same plane and the rotation of each tyre will stay the same. That's NOT turning the tyre on the same rim but swapping sides of the car.



The tyres are asymmetric and rotational, but as i'd only use them for dry track days i wondered if this would be OK? Obviously they're no longer being used as designed and as the tread pattern is different the grip levels would change but would it be dangerous?



here's a pic the scrubbed tyre.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/derrickb/imag...res%20009-s.jpg



cheers



Del.

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[GREYGHOST]

Hi Del



we flip tires on rims all the time with no real problems, it wold be if wet but as you said that you only run them in the dry IMO I say flip them on the rim nd go have fun. I have done tire development tests with Yokohama and Bf-goodrich with

the development of R-compound tires. I asked a the same type of question of the tire engineers. they said it should not be a problem. you give up a little in contact

patch through tread block squirm, but over all very little drop off in performance.



just my .02 worth



thanks Rob F

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[heyou]

<img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/rolleyes.gif" class="smilie" alt="" /> [quote name='RCS968' date='Apr 21 2005, 03:32 PM']Hi Del



  we flip tires on rims all the time with no real problems, it wold be if wet but as you said that you only run them in the dry IMO I say flip them on the rim nd go have fun. I have done tire development tests with Yokohama and Bf-goodrich with

the development of R-compound tires. I asked a the same type of question of the  tire engineers. they said it should not be a problem. you give up a little in contact

patch through tread block squirm, but over all very little drop off in performance.



just my .02 worth



thanks Rob F

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That's the reassuring response i was looking for <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/rolleyes.gif" class="smilie" alt="" /> good news.





cheers

Del.

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[Eric_K]

You are most likely fine running them reversed in the dry. Other track tires are able to do this. The best answer would come from Pirelli themselves.



Eric

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