Good front tires for street?

[chimmike]

Picked up some inexpensive turf tires in 13x5-6 for the kid's Manco Vortex and those suckers wore through pretty darn quick on asphalt.

Any recommendations for more durable tires for primarily street use?

 

[Karts of Kaos]

I run slicks on my kart and they last forever I think this one is your size https://www.gopowersports.com/13x500-6-slick-tire/
I think.

 

[chimmike]

hadn't intended on a slick for this more buggy-style kart, but may have to go that route.

 

[Karts of Kaos]

I just find that they get the most traction and that they last the longest. bU I run the on my 1wp for my drive wheel.

 

[chimmike]

So my daughter's friend has a cart with SunF tires on 'em. Not this model, but I suspect these will last a lot longer on asphalt than those crap turf tires I bought.

SunF A014 Tires

6 Ply Rated high-performance sports ATV Light weight easy rolling tread design Extended-wear rubber compound for even longer life and better value ATVs, Utility Vehicles, Side by Side Vehicles, Fun-Karts

www.sunf.com

 

[RandomK]

Ya

 

[BigTanker]

I run slicks on my kart and they last forever I think this one is your size https://www.gopowersports.com/13x500-6-slick-tire/
I think.

Sorry for the necropost but how do the turf slicks hold up? The cart will be almost exclusively on asphalt.

 

[madprofessor]

On those SunF tires, I think the most important part (for wearability) is the "6 Ply Rated" part. The more ply, the more rubber.

 

[Snaker]

Here's one that has extensive tread but isn't quite as extreme as slicks.

13x5-6 Tire for Go Kart, ScooterX Sport Kart Drift 2 Go Cart

 

[Snaker]

On those SunF tires, I think the most important part (for wearability) is the "6 Ply Rated" part. The more ply, the more rubber.

The ply rating is about the sidewall, although I have seen some dual rating tires (sidewall and carcass under the tread).
Tread wear is all about the tread design and rubber hardness.

Hard rubber = high mile life but less grip
Soft rubber = low mile life but more grip

I had an old Honda Goldwing that would burn up the rear tire in no time.
It would wear the center strip down with the edges hardly touched.
I went to the dual tread compound tires that had soft tread on the outer edges and harder tread in the center strip.
I got significantly longer life, maybe 50%.

 

[BigTanker]

Here's one that has extensive tread but isn't quite as extreme as slicks.

13x5-6 Tire for Go Kart, ScooterX Sport Kart Drift 2 Go Cart

Thanks. I need a 4" wide (3.5" really) on a 5 inch rim. The selection seems pretty slim. My son has already burned through a turf tire. (Yes, there were burnouts and donuts involved.) We have a new turf tire ready to install but I was just wondering about a slick.

 

[BigTanker]

The ply rating is about the sidewall, although I have seen some dual rating tires (sidewall and carcass under the tread).
Tread wear is all about the tread design and rubber hardness.

Hard rubber = high mile life but less grip
Soft rubber = low mile life but more grip

I had an old Honda Goldwing that would burn up the rear tire in no time.
It would wear the center strip down with the edges hardly touched.
I went to the dual tread compound tires that had soft tread on the outer edges and harder tread in the center strip.
I got significantly longer life, maybe 50%.

Now that you say that, I believe your correct.