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Dean · 2006-07-26, 07:31 PM

Retread place in Sparks also shaves/grinds tires. I've use both and I think the sparks place knows what they are doing more from the end products I've gotten and my discussions with both.

The ground ones look a little fuzzy, and the cut ones look slightly "carved" but both wear smooth quickly. They have to be unmounted for grinding, and mounted for cutting, but both places do that as well if you want.

Grinding was cheaper, faster, and better workmanship IMHO.

If I wasn't in NC, I'd give you contact info. Debbie might be able to grab it off my desk at work though. Business card is on the corner of my desk I think.

P.S. And yes, you should just get a pair and shave them to whithin 3/32nds, and then just run them in the front for a weekend. 3/32nds is still less than 1% differnce in circumfrence, and you can get that much just from normal front/rear wear differential between rotations.

I am running 215s and 615s that started about 3/32nds apart, but evened out in a weekend at Miller.

2006-07-26, 07:31 PM	#9
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	Retread place in Sparks also shaves/grinds tires. I've use both and I think the sparks place knows what they are doing more from the end products I've gotten and my discussions with both. The ground ones look a little fuzzy, and the cut ones look slightly "carved" but both wear smooth quickly. They have to be unmounted for grinding, and mounted for cutting, but both places do that as well if you want. Grinding was cheaper, faster, and better workmanship IMHO. If I wasn't in NC, I'd give you contact info. Debbie might be able to grab it off my desk at work though. Business card is on the corner of my desk I think. P.S. And yes, you should just get a pair and shave them to whithin 3/32nds, and then just run them in the front for a weekend. 3/32nds is still less than 1% differnce in circumfrence, and you can get that much just from normal front/rear wear differential between rotations. I am running 215s and 615s that started about 3/32nds apart, but evened out in a weekend at Miller. __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids... Last edited by Dean; 2006-07-26 at 07:46 PM.