[DuvalBigCat]

Keep in mind, this question is coming from a guy who's only really driven normal sedans and trucks.

I accidently burned rubber in the driveway trying to maneuver around a car. I've definitely peeled out a few times since I had the challenger, but this is the first time I got a look at the results. There was a ton of little rubber pellets on the driveway from barely spinning the tires.

Is that mainly a result of the power of the REWB? the tire composition? Totally not going to do this, but if I found a 80,000 mile all season and threw them on and did a few peel outs, how would the rubber loss compare to some of the tires we typically put on the car? (PS4, nittos)

 

[baabootoo]

Yeah!

 

[Snowman]

I’m literally at a loss for words at the moment…

 

[Mattm400]

Do not try this at home, it is intended for trained professionals on a closed course only...

 

[Rockster]

Keep in mind, this question is coming from a guy who's only really driven normal sedans and trucks.

I accidently burned rubber in the driveway trying to maneuver around a car. I've definitely peeled out a few times since I had the challenger, but this is the first time I got a look at the results. There was a ton of little rubber pellets on the driveway from barely spinning the tires.

Is that mainly a result of the power of the REWB? the tire composition? Totally not going to do this, but if I found a 80,000 mile all season and threw them on and did a few peel outs, how would the rubber loss compare to some of the tires we typically put on the car? (PS4, nittos)

One doesn't get a ton of rubber pellets from barely spinning the tires. Not unless ton means ounces or barely means lots...

The power of the car accounts for the spinning of the tires. Well the power that is provided as demanded by your right foot.

You might find tires that shed less rubber when spun. A harder tread compound would be better in this regard than high performance tires with a softer tread compound.

But the harder tires would not be as grippy.

My 2018 Helcat came with Pirelli all season tires. I didn't bother with seeing how much rubber was shed by spinning the tires -- I didn't spin them -- but I know the tires provided lousy dry pavement traction.

My 2020 Scat Pack came with Pirelli high performance tires. Tons (yes tons!) better than the all season crap tires on the Hellcat.

 

[David Neibert]

Doing this just once will take off about 1500 miles of tire life.

 

[DuvalBigCat]

Doing this just once will take off about 1500 miles of tire life.

 

[DuvalBigCat]

One doesn't get a ton of rubber pellets from barely spinning the tires. Not unless ton means ounces or barely means lots...

The power of the car accounts for the spinning of the tires. Well the power that is provided as demanded by your right foot.

You might find tires that shed less rubber when spun. A harder tread compound would be better in this regard than high performance tires with a softer tread compound.

But the harder tires would not be as grippy.

My 2018 Helcat came with Pirelli all season tires. I didn't bother with seeing how much rubber was shed by spinning the tires -- I didn't spin them -- but I know the tires provided lousy dry pavement traction.

My 2020 Scat Pack came with Pirelli high performance tires. Tons (yes tons!) better than the all season crap tires on the Hellcat.

Guess I never really put much thought into the hardness of the tire being the driving factor, but makes sense

 

[GBLWRMR]

The car will only allow minor tire spin in street traction. One would need to change settings to get that much spin "accidentally"

 

[Dennis H]

Right foot. Total responsibility.

 

[frictioncircle]

Nitto I think made tires that had pigment embedded in them to release colored smoke...

 

[Ross61]

You put your right foot in, you pull your right foot out
You put your right foot in, and you shake it all about
You do the hokey pokey and you spin all around
That's what it's all about

 

[Xylander]

In general, the softer the tire compound, the more "rubber trash" a burnout will produce. In the OP's example of using a set of old, hard compound tires with 60k miles, they may produce more rubber pellets as they crack and separate. Just be mindful of blowout potential.

I usually replace my tires long before they get into the wear bars. That's because tires often experience a thing I call traction fade. For example, if a tire has max grip potential from 0-15,000 miles, it then begins to experience less grip in direct relation to the mileage on the tire. Thus, by 25,000 miles, maybe the tires have a reduced traction capacity by around 30%. By 35,000 miles, they're just not able to hold the car in traction safely, even though they may have 10,000 more miles of legal use in the tire.

When the traction fade gets too bad, I order new tires. On the day of the appointment to get the new ones installed, I burn them out to the steel belts. Most tire stores will let you do it in their back lot... because come on, who doesn't want to let a Hellcat do a wicked 2 minute burnout so they can watch it on their smoke break?

 

[baabootoo]

Charger Hellcat Never Ending BURNOUT!! | Roadkill Nights - Bing video

 

[Chancey]

If you create “lots” of rubber pellets from an “accidential” driveway spin, DO NOT get a pedalbox/throttle enhancer or a tune on your car. You would not be able to handle the sudden snappier response and spin the tires all the way off immediately!😆

 

[DuvalBigCat]

If you create “lots” of rubber pellets from an “accidential” driveway spin, DO NOT get a pedalbox/throttle enhancer or a tune on your car. You would not be able to handle the sudden snappier response and spin the tires all the way off immediately!😆

My driveway has quite the angle, I'm sure that has something to do with the burnout!

 

[DuvalBigCat]

 

[2ndAmend]

If you live up north the concrete is usually textured, sometimes it is very rough. If you did a burnout on rough concrete I can understand why you would find rubber pellets. You don't want to skin your knee on that stuff.

 

[frictioncircle]

Your driveway could be used for Pikes Peak practice