What Tire setup are you guys running?
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What Tire setup are you guys running?
Hey guys, First an update
Car is going into JapTrix to have the oil issues resolved. They're confident that they have solutions in combination with the APS fix to take care of all of my worries, and I should have some numbers by the end of the week. Then I'll start to monkey with the tune with them.
Anyhow my tires are close to toast, well at least the rears. Right now I am running Michlen PS2's, 265x18 front 295x18 rear. To be honest my traction seems to be pretty respectable with the APS ST at stock boost, but again I haven't figured out if everything was running fine so we will see after the work up.
Was just curious if anyone had alternative suggestions for the next set of tires. Quite frankly I don't care about tread life so long as we're not talking every 2,000 miles. Let me know.
~Josh
Car is going into JapTrix to have the oil issues resolved. They're confident that they have solutions in combination with the APS fix to take care of all of my worries, and I should have some numbers by the end of the week. Then I'll start to monkey with the tune with them.
Anyhow my tires are close to toast, well at least the rears. Right now I am running Michlen PS2's, 265x18 front 295x18 rear. To be honest my traction seems to be pretty respectable with the APS ST at stock boost, but again I haven't figured out if everything was running fine so we will see after the work up.
Was just curious if anyone had alternative suggestions for the next set of tires. Quite frankly I don't care about tread life so long as we're not talking every 2,000 miles. Let me know.
~Josh
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As far as a good all around tire you have it now. If you want more straight line traction with less cornering ability you can do some BFG drag radials. Will give you all the traction you should need at your power levels. Im pretty sure they make them in a 295/18 size. Im pretty sure Briguymax runs some sort of DR on the street and he has decent traction with 430-460whp.....
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I'm running Toyo Proxes T1R's on the street (255/45/17 rear and 245/45/17 front) they are holding up pretty good, even though I should have gotten 275's in the back)
at the Track I'm running ET Streets in the rear 26X10.5 - 15
when competing at IDRC I'm running BFG DR's 275/50/15 with the new tread pattern. Those run pretty damn good on the street as well but you never ever want to hit a puddle with those...
at the Track I'm running ET Streets in the rear 26X10.5 - 15
when competing at IDRC I'm running BFG DR's 275/50/15 with the new tread pattern. Those run pretty damn good on the street as well but you never ever want to hit a puddle with those...
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I had the 275/35/19 PS2's for about 18k miles and now I switched to the Bridgestone RE050 A's. They are 285's and they are actually really good for their price. They are almost half of what ps2's are. The wet traction is about 2/3 the grip as the PS2's and the side wall feels a lil softer but you can feather slides real good with these tires.
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for the most possilble traction on a z what would u reccomend. ive heard some people talking bout a 17" rx7 wheel with the BFG Drag radials. would this work well or be enough traction at around 550-600whp in your opinion?
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Thanks guys, I like the PS2's a lot right now and was not sure if there were any better all around tire yet. Not really looking to sacrifice cornering for straight shot as the car actually seems to have relatively good straight traction so far,
~Josh
P.S. Jaki, my lil bro goes to UM, he's a senior... What the hell was up with Ga Tech halftime show man?
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P.S. Jaki, my lil bro goes to UM, he's a senior... What the hell was up with Ga Tech halftime show man?
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Originally Posted by Jergens
Thanks guys, I like the PS2's a lot right now and was not sure if there were any better all around tire yet. Not really looking to sacrifice cornering for straight shot as the car actually seems to have relatively good straight traction so far,
~Josh
P.S. Jaki, my lil bro goes to UM, he's a senior... What the hell was up with Ga Tech halftime show man?
~Josh
P.S. Jaki, my lil bro goes to UM, he's a senior... What the hell was up with Ga Tech halftime show man?
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Originally Posted by KTaylor
for the most possilble traction on a z what would u reccomend. ive heard some people talking bout a 17" rx7 wheel with the BFG Drag radials. would this work well or be enough traction at around 550-600whp in your opinion?
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You can find them used for extremely cheap (like $400 for all four with tires), but if you don't want to worry about cracking a rim, get the reinforced ones.
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Seriously, cuz my 285's on my 9.5" rear are dead flush with a slight bulging starting to appear. Im curious how that would look or even fit on a 8.5. If a 315 fits fine on a 9.5 then I wonder if I could get a 305. That would be hot.
We need Pictures tho.
We need Pictures tho.
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do you have pictures of that?
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I'm going with a set of drag radials for the next set. Either Nitto 555r or the BFG's. At least for the rear tires. There's a new goodyear drag radial coming out soon that may be nice. I think it's the Eagle SS. My rear wheel is 18x9, so I'll try to get a 295/30 on it, and go 275/30 on the front.
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Originally Posted by sentry65
do you have pictures of that?
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thanks man!!! Doesn't look like it's buldging too horrible actually
What about handling? Doesn't having a big buldge with the tire change the stiffness of the tire a little so the tire ends up not handling as well?
I do want a 315 on my rear 10.5 rim, but we'll see...
What about handling? Doesn't having a big buldge with the tire change the stiffness of the tire a little so the tire ends up not handling as well?
I do want a 315 on my rear 10.5 rim, but we'll see...
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Originally Posted by GMADD
Has anyone used the Pirelli PZero Corsa ?
They come in 19's too, and that's what I need.
They come in 19's too, and that's what I need.
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Originally Posted by sentry65
thanks man!!! Doesn't look like it's buldging too horrible actually
What about handling? Doesn't having a big buldge with the tire change the stiffness of the tire a little so the tire ends up not handling as well?
I do want a 315 on my rear 10.5 rim, but we'll see...
What about handling? Doesn't having a big buldge with the tire change the stiffness of the tire a little so the tire ends up not handling as well?
I do want a 315 on my rear 10.5 rim, but we'll see...