Why not to use slicks on road - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

blown5thgen · 11-16-2012, 01:22 AM

They lasted about 600 miles, or roughly 4+ months.
Never really take the car out but today went to go get gas and:

Thank god I was going about 10mph. Could've been real bad if I was punching it.

Since the car isn't a daily or anything my spare was at home and I had no jack. Thank god my buddy rescued me and we came and got the regular back tire on. Scary moment was when the benz jack (those crappy plastic chinese ones) slipped and the car almost fell over with no wheel on the back! Took about 6 of us (mostly bystanders watching) to keep it up long enough to slip the wheel back in.

Lesson: Don't use slicks on the road

AdamZ · 11-16-2012, 01:50 AM

blown5thgen · 11-16-2012, 01:52 AM

What can I say... The car is a grudge/money car :(.

dshep214 · 11-16-2012, 02:31 AM

Ya full blown slicks don't work well on the streets. Trailor it to the track or switch them when I get there lol. Been there. My slicks got one track run and to many runs on the street before I knew it I had to by more. Lets just say mine didn't get slicks for the street again lol

AdamZ · 11-16-2012, 02:33 AM

This guy down the street has a '12 GT500 with a tow package. He throws his slicks on the trailer lol

dshep214 · 11-16-2012, 03:46 AM

Well that's a bit different. I'm not towing anything with the camaro lol

menendez1293 · 11-16-2012, 06:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AdamZ

This guy down the street has a '12 GT500 with a tow package. He throws his slicks on the trailer lol

As stupid as it might be I have seen it done with several other cars like Corvettes and camaros and it is effective at getting the tires there.

Cpaint · 11-16-2012, 06:42 AM

Deke736 · 11-16-2012, 07:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AdamZ

This guy down the street has a '12 GT500 with a tow package. He throws his slicks on the trailer lol

My buddy road races his Z06 and he does this when he doesn't trailer the whole car. It works out well for him!

BigRed585Lbs · 11-16-2012, 07:23 AM

City maintenance crews are not like track prep crews at the strip. They don't care what you drive your ride through. Treads for the street. And be careful!

jdenotter · 11-16-2012, 07:26 AM

Fail

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Candy_Camaro · 11-16-2012, 08:13 AM

Wow! Haha.

WheelmanSS · 11-16-2012, 08:13 AM

Back in the hay-day of the street racing days in Chicago, we saw this quite a bit.

Maybe the economy has taken away some of the brashness of running slicks on the streets lol.

blown5thgen · 11-16-2012, 08:14 AM

Well like I stated they lasted me for quite some time! They were still sticky!

11-16-2012, 01:22 AM	#1
blown5thgen Banned Drives: 2010 SS Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: streets Posts: 82	Why not to use slicks on road They lasted about 600 miles, or roughly 4+ months. Never really take the car out but today went to go get gas and: Thank god I was going about 10mph. Could've been real bad if I was punching it. Since the car isn't a daily or anything my spare was at home and I had no jack. Thank god my buddy rescued me and we came and got the regular back tire on. Scary moment was when the benz jack (those crappy plastic chinese ones) slipped and the car almost fell over with no wheel on the back! Took about 6 of us (mostly bystanders watching) to keep it up long enough to slip the wheel back in. Lesson: Don't use slicks on the road

11-16-2012, 02:31 AM	#4
dshep214 Drives: 2011 Camaro 2ssRS Ls3 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Cabot, AR Posts: 1,250	Ya full blown slicks don't work well on the streets. Trailor it to the track or switch them when I get there lol. Been there. My slicks got one track run and to many runs on the street before I knew it I had to by more. Lets just say mine didn't get slicks for the street again lol __________________

11-16-2012, 03:46 AM	#6
dshep214 Drives: 2011 Camaro 2ssRS Ls3 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Cabot, AR Posts: 1,250	Well that's a bit different. I'm not towing anything with the camaro lol __________________

11-16-2012, 06:42 AM	#8
Cpaint Drives: 2LT RS Ashen Grey Join Date: May 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 65	__________________

11-16-2012, 07:26 AM	#11
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11-16-2012, 01:50 AM	#2
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11-16-2012, 01:52 AM	#3
blown5thgen Banned Drives: 2010 SS Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: streets Posts: 82	What can I say... The car is a grudge/money car :(.

11-16-2012, 02:33 AM	#5
AdamZ Account Suspended Drives: Eve - 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Fairfield, OH Posts: 11,815	This guy down the street has a '12 GT500 with a tow package. He throws his slicks on the trailer lol

11-16-2012, 07:23 AM	#10
BigRed585Lbs Drives: Sierra and Tahoe Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: By Marion, MS Posts: 1,324 View My Garage	City maintenance crews are not like track prep crews at the strip. They don't care what you drive your ride through. Treads for the street. And be careful!

11-16-2012, 08:13 AM	#12
Candy_Camaro Amanda Drives: 2014 ZL1 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Lake Stevens, WA Posts: 783 View My Garage	Wow! Haha.

11-16-2012, 08:13 AM	#13
WheelmanSS Logic is dead Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,804	Back in the hay-day of the street racing days in Chicago, we saw this quite a bit. Maybe the economy has taken away some of the brashness of running slicks on the streets lol. __________________ 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS (LS3) 573 RWHP 498 RWTQ - Vortech V3 Supercharger - Kooks Stepped Headers, Magnaflow 16580 - Suspension by Pfadt, Hotchkis. 2007 Trailblazer SS- Sold 2001 Trans Am WS6 431 RWHP 408 RWTQ - Sold 1994 Camaro Z28 - Sold

11-16-2012, 08:14 AM	#14
blown5thgen Banned Drives: 2010 SS Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: streets Posts: 82	Well like I stated they lasted me for quite some time! They were still sticky!