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Originally Posted by fooddude
I guess people have been using 245 A6's on stock 7" wheels with great success and is the preferred tire width (since I read the A6's have stiff sidewalls and are really designed and okay to be used with slim/skinny/thin wheels)
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...3&postcount=27
245 A6 tires + W7/XP12/999 pads sounds like a great weekend track setup, a bit more "serious" than street/dd tires&pads and at the same time not super expensive/impossible to get. |
Your original post seemed to indicate you're only interested in track days, so if you're sticking with 17x7" wheels, I really think you'll be better off with 225/45 A6s (or another tire in that size). I've used 245 Hoosier A6s on stock sized 17x7" wheels for AutoX and they perform great for AutoX, but I really don't think it will be ideal for you on a road course.
Another thing you should consider is that a set of A6s barely last for 80-100, 60 second AutoX runs. If you run a couple full-day track sessions on A6s, those things will be done in a hurry. I think R6s would be a better choice for track days and will last longer. They will tolerate longer sessions without getting "greasy" and once they're up-to-temp, the grip will still be close to an A6.