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<blockquote data-quote="t2ribena" data-source="post: 30731" data-attributes="member: 3847"><p>Something to share...As I was looking for replacement tyres for my car, and looking forward to try other tyres than the PS2 which is a great tyre but the shoulder wear on these tyres are less desirable...while PSS do not have any sizes for my car (maybe yet)...as I was shopping around, I come across Bridgestone S001 and Continental CSC5P...not a fan of Bridgestone's so did some research on the CSC5P and one particular specification that attracts me if the specific axle fitment feature, or as we know tyre for staggered setup...went ahead to get the tyres and found these...<img src="http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t114/t2ribena/IMG_1379ces-Copy.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />i place an approximate straight line on the photo to have a reference on the tyre thread pattern and its clear that the one on the right is designed for rear axle fitment only coz those pattern won't work on the front...the tyre thread was already "camber" tuned to maximize the contact patch and the middle section "sink in" also for maximizing traction during high speed rotation as we know that when a tyre is spinning at high speed the center tends to bulge out due to the centrifugal force acting on the tyre itself and is especially worse in tyres which is wider...I'm in love with this details already...hehehe....here is the close up...<img src="http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t114/t2ribena/IMG_1380ces.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> the fronts are what we find generally...so nothing special on the thread to the naked eye...looking forward to test the tyres as I have not fitted it yet hoping to ravage the current tyre to bits on the track (if any)...:wink: until then it is sitting in the store room...hehe<img src="http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t114/t2ribena/IMG_1384ces1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="t2ribena, post: 30731, member: 3847"] Something to share...As I was looking for replacement tyres for my car, and looking forward to try other tyres than the PS2 which is a great tyre but the shoulder wear on these tyres are less desirable...while PSS do not have any sizes for my car (maybe yet)...as I was shopping around, I come across Bridgestone S001 and Continental CSC5P...not a fan of Bridgestone's so did some research on the CSC5P and one particular specification that attracts me if the specific axle fitment feature, or as we know tyre for staggered setup...went ahead to get the tyres and found these...[IMG]http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t114/t2ribena/IMG_1379ces-Copy.jpg[/IMG]i place an approximate straight line on the photo to have a reference on the tyre thread pattern and its clear that the one on the right is designed for rear axle fitment only coz those pattern won't work on the front...the tyre thread was already "camber" tuned to maximize the contact patch and the middle section "sink in" also for maximizing traction during high speed rotation as we know that when a tyre is spinning at high speed the center tends to bulge out due to the centrifugal force acting on the tyre itself and is especially worse in tyres which is wider...I'm in love with this details already...hehehe....here is the close up...[IMG]http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t114/t2ribena/IMG_1380ces.jpg[/IMG] the fronts are what we find generally...so nothing special on the thread to the naked eye...looking forward to test the tyres as I have not fitted it yet hoping to ravage the current tyre to bits on the track (if any)...:wink: until then it is sitting in the store room...hehe[IMG]http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t114/t2ribena/IMG_1384ces1.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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