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Does driving with VDC off increase tire wear?

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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 11:54 PM
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Does driving with VDC off increase tire wear?

I always drive with VDC off on dry roads. However, I just got new tires and I am wondering if it increases tire wear? My old tires were completely baldlol.
 
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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 12:00 AM
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Only if you hammer it often and keep the wheels spinning.
 
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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 12:13 AM
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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 12:22 AM
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the VDC is just a traction control system i believe, if Im wrong then sorry lol
 
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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 12:41 AM
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VDC is a fractional and stability control system. It will not chew through tires unless you want t to by shutting it off.
 
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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 12:51 AM
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ah okay i wasnt sure. didnt want to kill my tires
 
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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 10:22 AM
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Here's my logical way of approaching your question, Nissan gave us the VDC for a reason....why not use it?
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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 01:14 PM
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Here's my logical way of approaching your question, Nissan gave us the VDC for a reason....why not use it?
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because sometimes i like to have a little bit of fun around turns lol
 
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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 01:18 PM
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Here's my logical way of approaching your question, Nissan gave us the VDC for a reason....why not use it?
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They give us airbags too... I wouldn't suggest intentionally using them just because they're there.
 
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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by gary c
Here's my logical way of approaching your question, Nissan gave us the VDC for a reason....why not use it?
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Using that same logic one could argue why "we" put aftermarket rims, exhausts, etc. on the car :P
 
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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 02:22 PM
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because sometimes i like to have a little bit of fun around turns lol
hope you have after market suspension and everything lol.
 
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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 03:12 PM
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hope you have after market suspension and everything lol.
Why? Don't think a stock G could hold up to driving fast or breaking traction?
 
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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 03:19 PM
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I've yet to see credible evidence of any sort of "increase" in turning off the VDC to begin with...ie, 1/4 mile times, dynos, etc. Yet, some people on here are convinced when they turn it off their car becomes a rocket ship. To a pro race car driver, who has to "feel" the car coming into and out of corners and such...it makes a difference. To the average driver gunning it from red light to red light or taking an on-ramp a little faster than they should....doubt there's a difference other than running the risk of losing your back-end and ending up wrapped around a pole.
 
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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 03:23 PM
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They give us airbags too... I wouldn't suggest intentionally using them just because they're there.
You're such a partyman........keep them intact you're going to need them....Gary
 
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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 03:32 PM
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hope you have after market suspension and everything lol.
just spring and a camber kit, im not saying that i drive my car like a bat out of hell everywhere i go lol, but there is a turn coming into my neighborhood (clear of any houses of course) that i like to drift on my way home at night when no one is around
 
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