Doughnuts... tire wear.

[FalconGuy016]

Hey

I thought I never would, but, I just did tonight. I always loved doing doughnuts in snow, and just snow tricks in general, but I never tried on pavement before. Never wanted to crap out my tires. But for some reason I wanted to try it tonight because I ended up in an empty parking lot with absolutely nothing to do. I decided to do a quick short one just to see if I could.

Well, I did It was actually an incredibally awesome tight, PERFECTLY round circle. Honestly it looked like a company logo on the pavement ... in my poor tire's rubber. (Unfortunately I didnt think of easing off the gas and just sort of stopped it, so, that was kind of rough coming to an immediate sideways bouncing stop, but live and learn.)

How bad does this wear your tires? I did no more than 1.5 turns, but I'm already dying to do it again since it turned out so well and easy to do. Is this something that REALLY ruins your tires? I'm already afraid I know the answer but, I'm hoping to get lucky. Blind hope but it wont hurt to ask. I have stock goodyears on 2k4 GT with 5000 miles on it.

Thanks!

Wow I just realized this thread is pretty much useless. But I still gotta know how bad this is for my tires

 

[damien2003gt]

Wow you sound like a complete Panzie! I've got 40,000 km on my car and I'm on my 5 set of rear tires...... You've got to pay to play.

 

[csledd]

isn't this hard on your rear axle as well? I feel the same way.. doughnuts are fun but I don't do them because I've heard its terrible on your axle

 

[sgarlic]

When you do that thing at the end of the doughnut on dry pavement (where you said you came to an immediate bouncing stop) yeah that's hard on the rear end. Just come out of the doughnut straight and let off while you're going straight, and you won't have to worry about it. Tires are nothing.. do burnouts and doughnuts.. live a little

 

[FalconGuy016]

Well great, I managed to screw with my rear end precisely what I did not want to do! F ME

 

[GDawg]

I've owned my car for just over six years and I am still on my second set of tires at 52K. I've done many a burn out with a "wheel stand" recently to smoke out a ricer. I'm close to needing a new set but I've done many burn outs from a stand still and my tires are still drive-able.

I probably get 30,000 miles on a new set. But that is with some major burn outs.

 

[silvrgt]

I've done many a burn out with a "wheel stand" recently to smoke out a ricer.

Um, what? And yeah...I mean..as long as your tires are spinning it's not hurting your axles. It's when you get traction that hurts them.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Q) Why is the car rear wheel drive?

A) Fer doin doughnuts!

Why not use the car for what it is designed for?

 

[ACSPONY]

Q) Why is the car rear wheel drive?

A) Fer doin doughnuts!

Why not use the car for what it is designed for?

Where are you doin the donuts, I'm NoVA too.

 

[Shiroelex]

Man, I've still got the original tires on my 2001 GT rig, and I just rolled 60,000. I'm not the nicest person to my tires, either!

 

[try2catchmy99]

Man, I've still got the original tires on my 2001 GT rig, and I just rolled 60,000. I'm not the nicest person to my tires, either!

Now thats impressive

I have owned my car for two years(about 15000 Miles) and have lost count how many tires I have gone through

 

[FalconGuy016]

Man now I'm all worried about my axles for problems down the road. I'm such a paranoid person...

Burke? ACSPony I live in springfield, burke's conjoined twin

 

[ACSPONY]

Cool man, any Frirday night meets or things like that out there?

 

[FalconGuy016]

Cool man, any Frirday night meets or things like that out there?

Lol no, at least, not for mustangs. There are a couple local meets though if you want to know them. There is a mustang club in the area, Northern Virginia Mustang Club, they meet at the Dulles Expo Center twice a month, they're pretty serious.

 

[ACSPONY]

Yeah I joined the NVMC a while back, haven't gone to a meeting yet though...

 

[FalconGuy016]

Lol I know the feeling, I went to one just to buy something off someone. They are VERY nice people !

 

[02BlkStang]

Make sure there's no gravel if you're going to do donuts.
One night I decided to do some donuts near the beach, 10-12 later, half the tread was gone This was on the stock tires....