Originally Posted by Tainen (Post 1678143)

Good tire buy right now at tirerack- the DZ101s in 225/45/17 are $73 a pop. incredible. I'm struggling on impulse buying them for an upgrade over stock for the rest of the year's track days...

Originally Posted by I<3Twisties (Post 1678159)

Anyone know how much camber do the OEM crash bolts allow?

Originally Posted by THEmailman (Post 1677747)

Mike,

I really wore out the outsides of my front tires after two days at Texas World Speedway this weekend and the tires only had ~1500 miles on them before it. Temps were in the high 70s to low 80s and I was trying to maintain hot pressure in the tires at 36 PSI. My mods are: ATE brake fluid, ProjectMu Club Racer pads, SS brake lines, Whiteline camber bolts, Kosei K4R 17x8 wheels and Bridgestone S-04 225/45 tires.

With only -1.0 degrees of camber in the front, my guess is that I still do not have enough camber and the extra wear is coming from the tires rolling too much to the outside. I would prefer to stay on the stock suspension as long as possible as I find it quite capable for my abilities; so with that said, what are other routes for me to maximize front camber with the stock suspension? I appreciate the help.

Originally Posted by PoWn3d_0704 (Post 1677979)

Hi @CSG Mike,

I just got done with my first AutoX and am looking to run racing slicks like the Hoosier A6's.

Is there anything like that for cheaper that is 'good enough' for short AutoX runs? My slowest lap of the weekend was a 50.2, and there is quite a bit of cooldown time between each run. (To give you an idea of the application.) With that said, I do plan on attending a drivers weekend at Portland International in the summer, and I'm betting slicks are the way to go for that.

So are the Hoosiers what you would buy? Secondly, I already have a Wilwood BBK that fits under the stock rim, is it a better idea to stay at 17"(17x9, proabably as that is the max in my class) to have the most rubber?

Can you recommend a AutoX brake pad?

I'm on stock supension.

Originally Posted by I<3Twisties (Post 1678159)

Anyone know how much camber do the OEM crash bolts allow?

Originally Posted by ddeflyer (Post 1677321)

For me anyway, I have to disagree; I can usually feel the aides coming on when I mess up. My first two days on track I think they saved me because I got myself in trouble without even knowing I was in trouble. At the beginner level your realization of issues can come well after things can be saved.

I can only imagine what would have happened without traction control when, on my second day of my first track event, I touched the brakes at the top of turn one at Laguna Seca (basically a panic reflex at seeing the normal line without lifting through the straight (also in my car (civic si) before the BRZ)). That moment when the car got squirrely I knew I was just along for the ride. The traction control got the car stabilized and nothing bad happened but I learned a very major lesson about weight transfer at speed which could have been a very, very expensive lesson without it. going sideways at 95 MPH would not have been fun. Also, I didn't even realize that the track had those dynamics until I saw it at that speed.

By all means turn off the traction control once the tunnel vision is gone and you've experienced a few hiccups (and be aware that the amazingly well put together car saved your freshman ass), but don't add more distractions to an already hostile alien environment. I've seen the looks of a driver after they mangled the side of their car on a tire wall in the beginner group; it is better to take a little longer to learn and not go through that than to rush things and go home with your car merely a reflection of its prior glory.

It is a fantastic thing that we have cars as forgiving as we do in order to learn with.

Originally Posted by I<3Twisties (Post 1678159)

Anyone know how much camber do the OEM crash bolts allow?

Originally Posted by smbstyle (Post 1679813)

My Pilot Super Sports after about 9 track days with around -1.6* camber, TONS of tread left (in the middle) but shoulders corded.



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Originally Posted by kavanagh (Post 1679881)

Are you on a fast track? Our two events were on short tracks with top speeds of 87. 1.3 mile courses.

Originally Posted by ddeflyer (Post 1677321)

For me anyway, I have to disagree; I can usually feel the aides coming on when I mess up. My first two days on track I think they saved me because I got myself in trouble without even knowing I was in trouble. At the beginner level your realization of issues can come well after things can be saved.

I can only imagine what would have happened without traction control when, on my second day of my first track event, I touched the brakes at the top of turn one at Laguna Seca (basically a panic reflex at seeing the normal line without lifting through the straight (also in my car (civic si) before the BRZ)). That moment when the car got squirrely I knew I was just along for the ride. The traction control got the car stabilized and nothing bad happened but I learned a very major lesson about weight transfer at speed which could have been a very, very expensive lesson without it. going sideways at 95 MPH would not have been fun. Also, I didn't even realize that the track had those dynamics until I saw it at that speed.

By all means turn off the traction control once the tunnel vision is gone and you've experienced a few hiccups (and be aware that the amazingly well put together car saved your freshman ass), but don't add more distractions to an already hostile alien environment. I've seen the looks of a driver after they mangled the side of their car on a tire wall in the beginner group; it is better to take a little longer to learn and not go through that than to rush things and go home with your car merely a reflection of its prior glory.

It is a fantastic thing that we have cars as forgiving as we do in order to learn with.