thanks

those widths will kick you out of STS

also 17's for autox

Quote, originally posted by sebastianpiz »

17x9 fronts and 17x10 rears of enkei rpf1. Also, trying to decide if i should go 18x9 and 18x10. i was thinking 17's so i can lower the car more

You really need to do some research. Sounds like your getting ready for a JDM TytE car show instead of a motorsports event.

Modified by Slappy at 4:27 PM 6/28/2008

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AnyWho. . .

What class are you running in?
If you are putting street tires on the car there are several good choices available(If you are running R-comp's then there are only 2 choices, Kuhmo, or Hoosier).
The Yokahoma NEOADVAN's are the hot STU ticket. IIRC they only come in one size in the 17's(and that is the smallest size they have) so that could be an issue. There are alos several other new tires out. I believe toyo has one as well as dunlop. Kuhmo has one on the way, and I think there is another one too, but I can't remeber. If you go with a 16's the Bridstone RE-01R's are a good choice, not sure if the toyo or dunlops come in a 16 or not, or if they are faster. They are both fairly new, and I haven't seen much testing for them. Might check SCCA forums to see if there is any talk on what the new "it" tire is.

The Be honest, the 615 is now an "old", "slow" tire compaired to what has come out since. plus Bridgestone supports autoX'rs, falken doesn't. Also The Hancoock, from what I have heard, never was as good as the 615, let alone anything else that has come out since.

I would say 16's. But that is just me.

Do you plan to run them full depth or shave them?

Modified by cracker at 11:58 AM 6/30/2008

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I've always gone by the theory of smaller/lighter is better. I run a set of 16" wheels with the RE0-1r's and am absolutley amazed how a "street" tire can stick so well. But for serious lap times I have a set of teardrops with 225-50-15 Victoracers and a set of Konigs with 225-50-14 Hoosiers.

Besides being lighter and handling better, you'll have a lot more tire choices in smaller wheels.

DTM & JDM

Still plays with cars...

grow the **** up.

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love how he just ignored ur response when u know what ur talking about to him. stick close to 15 or 16 dude

if you make any other personal attacks you get a vacation.

I was going to ask for all that to be taken out becuase it just looks ridiculous i have not online battled like that in a while, i know better. it was a complete misunderstanding and i should have not went off like that,. things were said on both our ends that could have went unsaid.

I have no problem with you. I'm here to pick up on things and provide what info/knowledge i have gained over the years ( both active and inactive)
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one thing i learned this weekend was..... After 3-4 runs on my RT-615's, the front grip magically goes on vacation.

Note to self bring a Cool water sprayer this coming Saturday.

This place has them and other tires for a great price.....

http://www.edgeracing.com/tires/2055016/

I haven't heard anyone who liked the hankooks. Every one I know that ran them, ditchted them ASAP.

The Falkens are great, as long as they don't get too hot. Once they get too hot they go grease ball, but all tires will. It just depends on how high that threshold is. The old Kuhmo's LOVED heat, the Falkens never have.

The Bridstone re-01r is the "IT" tire right now for sub 17" tires. 17's and up, most people are running the Yoko's. Like I said earlier, there are several other tires out newer than the RE-01R's, but I haven't heard the verdict on any of them.

And a little tip to help manage tire heat, spray the whole wheel, brakes, and tires, not JUST the tires.

Quote, originally posted by Slappy »

Ive heard that about those tires. Right off the bat they are super grippy , then they start to grease. Thats why alot of people have switched to the Hankook Ventus Rs2 Z212's. This place has them and other tires for a great price..... http://www.edgeracing.com/tires/2055016/

very much.. super super grippy and even made me feel comfortable driving in the rain for the first time since i have owned this car. When i took the tires to Summit, i think i put my foot in my mouth, i didn't yet have the skill/nerve to really slide them consistently. i had to pull the rear tires off.

it was not until the auto-x event that i learned they needed to be heated up in order to slide lol

the instructors at the session i just went to were saying lots of guys are running Toyo tires and they deal with heat well, i forgot the type though.

And I just saw a refrence to a non us spec 15" YOKO ADVAN NEOVA(SP), not sure if those are comming state side though.

I have no problems getting the 615's to slide, well since we got some ambeint temps abouve freezeing finally. Once they are hot they are great, but there is a fine line from hot to greasy.