New Dunlop Z2 Star Spec

[Jedi1]

I have had bad luck with anything over 225 on a 7" rim in the past. R comps you can stuff all the tire you can get on the rim and not worry so much about the bubble. Street tires don't work well when you go too
wide for the wheel for a variety of reasons. The biggest negative side effect I have seen is snoversteer at the limit instead of a pregressive break away that a properly sized street tire should exhibit. If the tires are going on a car that isn't going to be tracked or autocrossed then pop them on there if that's the look you want, but if any sort of high performance driving is in your future, I wouldnt go there.

[Aznsky]

yeah that's what I figured, hoosiers have a stiff enough sidewall to not flex. My question was directy related to SCCA stock street tire class.

Man I wish BFG made a 235...

[Jedi1]

I think the 235 is absolutely as big as you would want to go on a 7" wheel. If you want to go with the 45 or 55 I hope I'm running against you at national events, lol.

[ABQautoxer]

The harsh truth is you have to test both. The new construction of this generation is a huge unknown how much they can be pinched and with even less void area on the shoulders, it's really just a guess. I would try both. I like the gearing of the 245/40 better IMO but its heavier typically and pinched. I'd test both.

[Aznsky]

Originally Posted by Jedi1

I think the 235 is absolutely as big as you would want to go on a 7" wheel. If you want to go with the 45 or 55 I hope I'm running against you at national events, lol.

Ouch.....sounds like a challenge

Unfortunately I don't think I'll be going to Nationals this year (or even be competitive for that matter). But we'll see...

[Jive Turkey]

i'm torn between these and michelin pss. my big concern is tire life. michelins have a 300 tread wear rating and seem pretty grippy for dd/light track duty/auto x. the price point is about the same.

so, what would be the reason to get these over the PSS?

size will be 255/35/18

[ABQautoxer]

The PSS lasted less long here versus the Z1 because you can not flip the tire. 100 runs vs 160 runs FWIW.

[Mitch]

Originally Posted by ABQautoxer

The PSS lasted less long here versus the Z1 because you can not flip the tire. 100 runs vs 160 runs FWIW.

Thanks, that reminds me my Z1s are due for a flip.

[Aznsky]

Originally Posted by Jive Turkey

i'm torn between these and michelin pss. my big concern is tire life. michelins have a 300 tread wear rating and seem pretty grippy for dd/light track duty/auto x. the price point is about the same.

so, what would be the reason to get these over the PSS?

size will be 255/35/18

I would think you're choosing the star spec mainly to have a very competitive street tire and tire life being second priority. If tire life is your first priority then I'd think you can go with any other "high performance tire" since you can practically autox anything, it just won't give you that edge in competition.

[GregV]

Ordered 235/40/18s from tire rack Wednesday afternoon and they arrived yesterday! Quite the turnaround time. Now if only the weather would get warmer

[scottynoshotty]

Anyone have experience autoxing/dding rs3s? I live in ohio and am looking at getting a set mounted on stock rims for this season. I plan on autoxing around 2 to 3 times a month. I'm pretty worried that they would be useless after like 3 months. Would the evos be a better way to go?

[Kido1986]

They will last fine for that, assuming you aren't doing 3k miles a month. But the Z2 may still be the better choice, assuming it's within your budget.

I wish I could have waited but I needed tires one week to early to get Z2s so I got another set of RS3s.

[Aznsky]

Originally Posted by scottynoshotty

Anyone have experience autoxing/dding rs3s? I live in ohio and am looking at getting a set mounted on stock rims for this season. I plan on autoxing around 2 to 3 times a month. I'm pretty worried that they would be useless after like 3 months. Would the evos be a better way to go?

Just be careful in the cold/wet cuz RS3's cold practically have no grip. Competitiveness-wise they are still grippy as hell when hot.

[Kido1986]

Originally Posted by Aznsky

Just be careful in the cold/wet cuz RS3's cold practically have no grip. Competitiveness-wise they are still grippy as hell when hot.

That's true. 60F and wet last night, slip-sliding fun with no effort. I put the Prius tires back on and they had more grip hahah

Then I took said Prius tires drifting