#5377, "RE: scorcher T/A or yokohama parada (pix in side)" In response to In response to 4
Hmm ... yes Scorchers bad ... very bad ... yes they are. I bought them with my rims about 2 years ago. I still have them on because I replace one every so often that I still have tread on all of them ... sad isn't it (but thank goodness for lifetime road hazard ... saved me like ~$500). Currently the RF tire is 4 months old, LF 3 months old, and both rears are the originals. The LF has had to be replaced twice the RF just once. One of those times can be attributed to one gigantic pot hole ... actually tore a hole in the tire that grew bigger trying to get home (but the rim survived) but the other two both had sidewall failures (steel belts broke and the tire had a "tumor" on the side ... once was inside of the tire once outside of tire). They were fine for about the first year I had them then it's been downhill since. I'm getting some Kuhmo's at the end of the month to replace them ... can't be any worse. They are difinitely not worth the $150/tire I paid for them but they definitely get you noticed (you don't know how many people ask about them damn tires!!).
BTW, they are kept properly inflated (check every 2 weeks) and rotated (but not recently ... I want the newer ones up front) when all this started happening.
Oh and about rain traction ... um it's non-existant. If the road is past being damp it's like sliding around on your belly on a sheet of ice (I'm exaggerating a little but it is very bad). If the road is wet I can spin the tires for a good while but just flooring it in my AT!! (sometimes that's not a very good thing)
