The Tire DB - Posts about Track and AutoX tire brands
#1041
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Any word on expanded tire sizes now that more drivers are competing on street tires?
I want 285/40-17 and 275/40-17. Kumho XS is the last ones to offer them, and they are on eternal back order. I'll even pull the trigger on 275/40-17 for the rear but 255/40-17 is the widest I can find ATM.
I want 285/40-17 and 275/40-17. Kumho XS is the last ones to offer them, and they are on eternal back order. I'll even pull the trigger on 275/40-17 for the rear but 255/40-17 is the widest I can find ATM.
#1043
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Since I run tiny little brakes, I see no benefit to 18's other than wider tire choices....that will necessarily cost more.
My next tires will probably be a set of 275/40-17 888's if nothing changes before ZdayZ.
#1045
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Been a while since I drove a set of those, but they were nice IIRC.
I will probably go with the most durable of the two, rather than the fastest. (I hope to drive them to ZdayZ and back from the bottom of Florida)
They are both race-ish tires, so they are probably considerably faster than even the fast street tires.
Wet handling will matter a little too. They don't have to do well, but I don't want water ski's either. (I can't imagine any tire with tread being worse than the XS's though)
*edit* just noticed the RA1's come with a little more tread to start. Might be a better choice for a tire I want to take on a road trip.
I will probably go with the most durable of the two, rather than the fastest. (I hope to drive them to ZdayZ and back from the bottom of Florida)
They are both race-ish tires, so they are probably considerably faster than even the fast street tires.
Wet handling will matter a little too. They don't have to do well, but I don't want water ski's either. (I can't imagine any tire with tread being worse than the XS's though)
*edit* just noticed the RA1's come with a little more tread to start. Might be a better choice for a tire I want to take on a road trip.
Last edited by Z1NONLY; 02-20-2014 at 06:57 PM.
#1047
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New 18" wheels would look nice, but add weight and make tire expenses go up.
Since I run tiny little brakes, I see no benefit to 18's other than wider tire choices....that will necessarily cost more.
My next tires will probably be a set of 275/40-17 888's if nothing changes before ZdayZ.
Since I run tiny little brakes, I see no benefit to 18's other than wider tire choices....that will necessarily cost more.
My next tires will probably be a set of 275/40-17 888's if nothing changes before ZdayZ.
#1050
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Yes?
My car won't be competitive at the national level because it has magical metal bushings. -More than just my A-arms. I have a solid metal bushing welded into the subframe for the diff. (Long story/repair)
If I can get good street tires in the sizes I used to get them in, I will just show up and drive at local events, taking care to make sure no one gives a crap about the bushings.
Last year was my first time competing at the national level, (A 2nd, two 1st places, and 3rd at the championships) but none of it was in my car. So when I run at the national level, I'll most likely try to be a competitive tire-warmer.
My car won't be competitive at the national level because it has magical metal bushings. -More than just my A-arms. I have a solid metal bushing welded into the subframe for the diff. (Long story/repair)
If I can get good street tires in the sizes I used to get them in, I will just show up and drive at local events, taking care to make sure no one gives a crap about the bushings.
Last year was my first time competing at the national level, (A 2nd, two 1st places, and 3rd at the championships) but none of it was in my car. So when I run at the national level, I'll most likely try to be a competitive tire-warmer.
#1054
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I run my RS3's at 34 hot front and 33 hot rear on those tracks
#1055
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I drive a Silverstone 350z with RPF1s.... you guys may or may not have seen me at the local tracks
Two conflicting replies here
I've usually ran my tires at around 28-29 cold which means they are around 34-35 hot. When i got the RS3s i read they need a lot of pressure so I ran them around 33 cold which is around 37-38 hot.
That seems to work pretty well but i guess since some of you are recommending a much lower psi, i can try that out next time. Thanks
Two conflicting replies here
I've usually ran my tires at around 28-29 cold which means they are around 34-35 hot. When i got the RS3s i read they need a lot of pressure so I ran them around 33 cold which is around 37-38 hot.
That seems to work pretty well but i guess since some of you are recommending a much lower psi, i can try that out next time. Thanks
#1056
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I just picked up some new Yokohama Advan AD08 R's for this auto-x season. I've used them at 1 event so far this year and so far I am very happy with them. The event was wet and I felt a huge difference over the stock RE050's which I ran last year. I found them to be very responsive with lots of feedback. They held in corners very well. Hopefully the next event will be dry in 2 weeks, can't wait for that.
This is what I am running on my stock NISMO's:
Front: 265/35R18
Rear: 295/30R19
I am running in B-Street so I have no front camber adjustment. I decided to go with zero toe in the front. In the rear I am running -2.5 camber and am toe'd in just slightly (I wanna say -.3).
For these 295's in the rear I want to say I have about .5-.75 in. clearance between the inside of the wheel and the nearest suspension component. I have zero rubbing issues front and rear.
See below for pics...
Just arrived...
Front wheel clearance...
Angled view...
This is what I am running on my stock NISMO's:
Front: 265/35R18
Rear: 295/30R19
I am running in B-Street so I have no front camber adjustment. I decided to go with zero toe in the front. In the rear I am running -2.5 camber and am toe'd in just slightly (I wanna say -.3).
For these 295's in the rear I want to say I have about .5-.75 in. clearance between the inside of the wheel and the nearest suspension component. I have zero rubbing issues front and rear.
See below for pics...
Just arrived...
Front wheel clearance...
Angled view...