[ZionsWrath]

Originally Posted by dradernh

It sounds like you're going to end up with a dedicated set of track wheels and tires, and you'll drive to the events on another set of wheels and tires. The rule of thumb with tires is that the tread width be +/- 1" of the wheel width; within that 2" distance, a narrower tire will generally provide you with more responsive handling. If it were me, I'd be looking at 225 tires for either of those wheels - compared to a 245, they'd give you a triple: cheaper, lighter, and a better match of tire/wheel widths.

If you need a 245-width tire due to how much power you have, you might want to consider moving to a 9" wheel.

Once you put the sprint kit on the car, you might consider a DOT-R compound tire. (Mind you, I'm not sure how much experience you have. IIRC, it's just a little.) Assuming you do eventually look at a DOT-R, you could do worse than start with a Nitto NT01.

Yes I don't have any experience, just 1 day. I am just thinking to "future proof" myself with the wheel purchase if I can. I was planning a 225 tire as you mention. The ability to run a wider tire is if I decide to add power in the future. Reason I didn't really want a 9" is because then I have to add in coilovers to fit with camber and not really wanting to fall too deep in the rabbit hole you know? Have a lot of driving to do before that though...