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For the street are the Nitto's or Hankook's better than the Pirelli's or just less expensive?ArizonaGT said:Stock wheels/tires for the street. Would consider replacing the stock tires w/ Nitto NT05s or Hankook Ventus V12s when they wear out.
Separate wheels w/ Nitto NT01 275/40/18s for the track.
R6 or slicks? I already have a set of NT01 275/40/18s on a square set of 18 x 9.5 Enkei PF01s. I just finished off my last set of R888s (305/35/18 & 275/35/18) on a staggered set of 18 x 10.5 and 18 x 9.5 and am looking for new tires for that set. I was considering slicks, but not sure which ones. I've had R6s but they wear out so fast. Looking for suggestions.roketman said:Stock rims and tires for the street.
For the track 302r wheels with Hoosiers
cloud9 said:R6 or slicks? I already have a set of NT01 275/40/18s on a square set of 18 x 9.5 Enkei PF01s. I just finished off my last set of R888s (305/35/18 & 275/35/18) on a staggered set of 18 x 10.5 and 18 x 9.5 and am looking for new tires for that set. I was considering slicks, but not sure which ones. I've had R6s but they wear out so fast. Looking for suggestions.roketman said:Stock rims and tires for the street.
For the track 302r wheels with Hoosiers
Keep rambling, this is great info.roketman said:Anyway ,sorry to ramble on .Just my 02
Cool thanks. I appreciate everything you're saying. OK, I'll get the R6s again. Hopefully the fronts will last a little longer on the Boss than the nose heavy GT500. So for my rim sizes what would you recommend?roketman said:For the track R6’s.
There is no better track tire in my book.Ok They don’t last as long as we would like .But oh boy do they stick!If you swap sides every other track day you will get more out of them. I have worked with Hoosier durning my racing years and can attest that they are generally 2 seconds faster a lap compared to there competitors.They are truly a wonderful company.Plus there only focus is on racing and track tire performance.I suppose we could use slicks.But than you would probably need a bigger rear sway .Also the added stick may wear out other suspension parts a lot quicker.
One thing I have learned over the years is , you cannot out smart the factory engineers .They do this stuff 40 hours a week!
For example ,Messing with aerodynamics.They do hours upon hours of wind tunnel testing.The car is set up so nicely,why mess with it .
But really isn’t that the beauty of the car? A wonderful street and track car !
Anyway ,sorry to ramble on .Just my 02
Well I'm struggling. I ran the square NT01s 275/40/18 and the grip was good and I showed almost no wear running for a half a day. I wasn't crazy about the feel, but can't tell if it was the square setup or the 40 profile. I've never run either, I've always had staggered 30 or 35 profile tires. I liked the square shape of the R888s and lower profile better, but I only got 1.5 days out of the fronts! I had been getting 2-4 days out of R888 fronts and 4-8 days out of the rears. My lap times were about a second faster on the R888s, but I also had more seat time at that point in the day.Dean#4AI said:A friend of mine that tracks a lot said he prefers the Nitto NT01s over the Toyos so I may be trying those. Gary - How did you like them at MAM? I guess I'm looking for a consistant long lasting tire that has decent grip. 8)
cloud9 said:Cool thanks. I appreciate everything you're saying. OK, I'll get the R6s again. Hopefully the fronts will last a little longer on the Boss than the nose heavy GT500. So for my rim sizes what would you recommend?roketman said:For the track R6’s.
There is no better track tire in my book.Ok They don’t last as long as we would like .But oh boy do they stick!If you swap sides every other track day you will get more out of them. I have worked with Hoosier durning my racing years and can attest that they are generally 2 seconds faster a lap compared to there competitors.They are truly a wonderful company.Plus there only focus is on racing and track tire performance.I suppose we could use slicks.But than you would probably need a bigger rear sway .Also the added stick may wear out other suspension parts a lot quicker.
One thing I have learned over the years is , you cannot out smart the factory engineers .They do this stuff 40 hours a week!
For example ,Messing with aerodynamics.They do hours upon hours of wind tunnel testing.The car is set up so nicely,why mess with it .
But really isn’t that the beauty of the car? A wonderful street and track car !
Anyway ,sorry to ramble on .Just my 02
For the fronts I'll go 275/35/18. For the rears would you recommend the 295/30/18 for the 10.5 wide rims? They will be 1.6" and 1.8" shorter than the stock wheels/tires, which is good for lowering the car, but will change the gearing. The 315s look like they want an 11" rim. That isn't necessarily bad either because it will be more conducive to running 4th gear for many of the corners and keeping RPMs more in the power band.
roketman said:As they say in the racing world .It costs to go fast!
My drug is driving!!!
My favorite quote of the day.Dean#4AI said:Just trying to go a little cheaper route and yet get to hit the go fast crack pipe once in awhile. lol
Thanks for checking sizes, but again the track wheels I have that need new rubber are 18 x 10.5 and 18 x 9.5 which are both wider than the stock wheels.roketman said:I have not yet looked into the sizes for our cars yet.I will however look into it on Monday .
In terms of cost …….If this is an issue buy what you can afford……
I am a Hoosier fan and believe they are worth the money.Your Driving level should also be a factor in your decision when purchasing tires .It makes no sense to get Hoosiers if you are not going to receive the full benefit of the expenditure.Learn to drive on a less expensive R compound tire.
As they say in the racing world .It costs to go fast!
My drug is driving!!!
Just wait until you hear that exhaust with the discs out on the track. You'll really be addicted then.Dean#4AI said:roketman said:As they say in the racing world .It costs to go fast!
My drug is driving!!!
LOL, yeah I hear what you're saying. That's one of the biggest reason I sold the race car last year. ;D Just trying to go a little cheaper route and yet get to hit the go fast crack pipe once in awhile. lol
cloud9 said:Just wait until you hear that exhaust with the discs out on the track. You'll really be addicted then.