Tire break in

[mhenne4]

Hey guys,

Finally pulled the trigger and got my new tires. Set of 4 new Bf Goodrich sport comp 2.

According to tire rack and a few other places on the web, they say "break new tires in" for 500 miles. No hard acceleration no hard breaking no hard turning. I know about getting the residue off from manufacturing but 509 miles seems alot.

How much of this is true?  Have you guys encountered this? Im anxious to get back to the track but I am trying to be anal about keeping these tires for as long as possible.

[BiGMaC]

Personally never heard of that... maybe it's for rechecking torque on wheel lugs... but tires? Maybe I'll get educated.



What size are they?

[mhenne4]

245/45ZR20

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=BFGoodrich&tireModel=g-Force+Sport+COMP-2

Here is the link from tire rack about tire break in

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=5

[BiGMaC]

This excerpt from  the Tire Rack seems to explain:

"As tires are cured, a release lubricant is applied to prevent them from sticking in their mold. Some of the lubricant stays on the surface of your tires, reducing traction until it is worn away. Five hundred miles of easy acceleration, cornering and braking will allow the mold release lubricant to wear off"

...But there is nothing on the BFG site about it or any tire break in.

BTW... nice looking tire.

[mhenne4]

Yea the looks grabbed me as soon as they were an option. Its a damn good looking tire

[mhenne4]

Anyone else care to weigh in?

[bpd1151]

I've never heard of such a "break-in" period personally.

But I am not one to dispel what that vendor is recommending either.

Just not enough info on the subject matter that I can source/identify/locate.

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[mhenne4]

I've never heard of such a "break-in" period personally.

But I am not one to dispel what that vendor is recommending either.

Just not enough info on the subject matter that I can source/identify/locate.

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I can understand if the manufacturer recommends it. But it seems tire rack themselves, not BFG recommends it.

[crash712us]

The reason I can see why, it is possible with the lube they put on the bead of the tire to spin the rim in the tire and render the tire balancing useless cause tire and rim are no longer in same relationship when balanced.

[BiGMaC]

This excerpt from  the Tire Rack seems to explain:

"As tires are cured, a release lubricant is applied to prevent them from sticking in their mold. Some of the lubricant stays on the surface of your tires, reducing traction until it is worn away. Five hundred miles of easy acceleration, cornering and braking will allow the mold release lubricant to wear off"

...But there is nothing on the BFG site about it or any tire break in.

BTW... nice looking tire.

I understand what your saying.  But that's not what the vendor explains. I may be ignorant, but I never heard of what the Tire Rack has on their site.

[mhenne4]

The reason I can see why, it is possible with the lube they put on the bead of the tire to spin the rim in the tire and render the tire balancing useless cause tire and rim are no longer in same relationship when balanced.

I can see that factor crash. How long does it take for the lube to dry? Surely not 500 miles....right?

[2Canches]

Hey guys,

Finally pulled the trigger and got my new tires. Set of 4 new Bf Goodrich sport comp 2.

According to tire rack and a few other places on the web, they say "break new tires in" for 500 miles. No hard acceleration no hard breaking no hard turning. I know about getting the residue off from manufacturing but 509 miles seems alot.

How much of this is true?  Have you guys encountered this? Im anxious to get back to the track but I am trying to be anal about keeping these tires for as long as possible.

Where do you live that you are putting on Summer tires in November?

[crash712us]

The reason I can see why, it is possible with the lube they put on the bead of the tire to spin the rim in the tire and render the tire balancing useless cause tire and rim are no longer in same relationship when balanced.

I can see that factor crash. How long does it take for the lube to dry? Surely not 500 miles....right?

Right, absolutely not. I would think 24 hrs is all it would take, and seems to me someone once told me to take it easy before after having new tire installed for this reason.

[mhenne4]

Hey guys,

Finally pulled the trigger and got my new tires. Set of 4 new Bf Goodrich sport comp 2.

According to tire rack and a few other places on the web, they say "break new tires in" for 500 miles. No hard acceleration no hard breaking no hard turning. I know about getting the residue off from manufacturing but 509 miles seems alot.

How much of this is true?  Have you guys encountered this? Im anxious to get back to the track but I am trying to be anal about keeping these tires for as long as possible.

Where do you live that you are putting on Summer tires in November?

Louisiana.

[05yellowgt]

The statement about the releasing agent is true.  There won't be any harm done to the tires by being aggressive with them (they will actually wear quicker and get rid of the releasing agent) but you aren't going to see peak grip.  Maybe they are worried about someone getting into an accident?