Locked up the brakes from 65-0 today

3.5SE Auto · Oct 19th, 2002, 09:16 PM

man i love these michelins. I did a 20 or 30 foot slide to avoid a semi that stalled in the middle of a turn.

you should have seen the smoke.

65-0 in less than half an interstate overpass (2 lanes each way)

great brakes.

oh yeah i downshifted from D-3-2-1 that helped too

very impressive going 65-0 in about 100 feet

**Slurppie** · Oct 19th, 2002, 09:22 PM

how high was the pucker factor?

SILENT_RUNNER · Oct 19th, 2002, 09:32 PM

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Originally posted by 3.5SE Auto
man i love these michelins. I did a 20 or 30 foot slide to avoid a semi that stalled in the middle of a turn.

you should have seen the smoke.

65-0 in less than half an interstate overpass (2 lanes each way)

great brakes.

oh yeah i downshifted from D-3-2-1 that helped too

very impressive going 65-0 in about 100 feet

Your registry doesn't say what kind of Michelins you have.
Mine are PILOT MXM4. Real quiet and smooth.

Ratwayne · Oct 20th, 2002, 02:25 PM

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Originally posted by Slurppie
how high was the pucker factor?

For Sure, do you use depends

Ratwayne · Oct 20th, 2002, 02:27 PM

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Originally posted by 3.5SE Auto
man i love these michelins. I did a 20 or 30 foot slide to avoid a semi that stalled in the middle of a turn.

you should have seen the smoke.

65-0 in less than half an interstate overpass (2 lanes each way)

great brakes.

oh yeah i downshifted from D-3-2-1 that helped too

very impressive going 65-0 in about 100 feet

Now do you have flat spots on the tires? Someone on the "other" forum did after heavy breaking.

JBL85 · Oct 20th, 2002, 02:56 PM

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Originally posted by Ratwayne
Now do you have flat spots on the tires? Someone on the "other" forum did after heavy breaking.

3.5SE Auto · Oct 21st, 2002, 09:37 AM

i was puckered.

michelin pilot sport a/s's

nope i rotated tires immediately afterwards and the tires still look brand new, no vibrations or anything.

all is well

was just a bad 5 seconds or so thats all

man there was a ton of smoke.

Ruben · Oct 21st, 2002, 10:28 AM

Glad you're OK.... funny how those near misses make you think about stuff differently (for at least 15 seconds)

SILENT_RUNNER · Oct 21st, 2002, 12:30 PM

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Originally posted by 3.5SE Auto
i was puckered.

michelin pilot sport a/s's

nope i rotated tires immediately afterwards and the tires still look brand new, no vibrations or anything.

all is well

was just a bad 5 seconds or so thats all

man there was a ton of smoke.

Goog info. Hope mine hold up as well as yours.

unleaded · Oct 22nd, 2002, 06:01 PM

you got luck then - i locked up the firestones on my rx-7 to avoid a deer (which i hit anyway) and toasted a brand new set - only 2K on them. the fronts had huge flat spots.

Hardcore · Oct 22nd, 2002, 06:07 PM

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Originally posted by SILENT_RUNNER
Your registry doesn't say what kind of Michelins you have.
Mine are PILOT MXM4. Real quiet and smooth.

Sure there not MXV4's never herd of a M rated tire?

SILENT_RUNNER · Oct 22nd, 2002, 07:02 PM

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Originally posted by Hardcore
Sure there not MXV4's never herd of a M rated tire?

Pilot MXM4 is correct, I just looked it up again. It is H & V rated. Here's the link...

Michelin PILOT MXM4

Cheers

Ratwayne · Oct 23rd, 2002, 01:58 PM

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Originally posted by unleaded
you got luck then - i locked up the firestones on my rx-7 to avoid a deer (which i hit anyway) and toasted a brand new set - only 2K on them. the fronts had huge flat spots.

Exactly, if the breaking was as hard as that, you are lucky you didn`t flat spot them. If the tires are smooth riding the rubber is soft.