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07-14-2014, 10:39 PM | #1 |
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Best Slicks / Race Tires for the Money
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I'm currently running Dunlop's Direzza Z2 on a stock set-up, and looking to take it to the next level at the track. What's the consensus on the best value for money track-only tires? I'm currently looking into Hoosier A6, R6, and NT-01. Also, is the 17 inch rim the smallest rim we can fit on the car? I'm trying to go with the smallest rim for the track to minimize rotating mass as well as tire cost. Assuming 245 is the widest that will fit without rubbing (stock alignment/ride height)? Thanks all. |
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Khumo 710's or Hankook Z214's are very similar to R6's at 60% of the cost.
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Long tire life? Fastest single lap time? Budget? Also, stock alignment with these tires will not be a good thing. - Andy |
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Add BFGoodrich R1s in 235/40-17 to your list. Or in 245/40-17 if you want 3/10" wider tread. Excellent pricing and service can be found at Phil's Tire Service in Cragsmoor, NY: http://www.philstireservice.com/. Phil has the concession for all of the NASA Northeast and NASA Mid-Atlantic events.
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Will you be driving on them to the track? How much are you willing to spend? |
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I prefer Nitto NT01 for now since it's widely available, cheap, last longer, you can drive them on the street or to track, and people on rennlist forums and a few other forums also seem to like them ..they even run them to the cords.. you can even flip them on the same wheel and run inside and out (not in the rain of course since you change the tread directions) For the record I had some minor rubbing with stock suspension and ride height and that was with 235/40/17s, you will definitely rub them if there are some serious elevation changes at the track you use them.. Quote:
People seem to like the Z214s, I heard nothing but good things about them and it's similarly priced with NT01s ( costs about $25-30 more than NT01s)..Did you get a chance to compare Z214s to NT01s? Are those light years ahead of the NT01s? heat cycled out quickly? Also, not really popular but Ventus TD Z221 also looks like another nice option but I don't think it's widely available in the U.S as of now.. in a recent test it showed some serious gains against to NT01s http://ventustd.com/technicaldata.php the guy who ran the test was on the renntrack forums see his impressions http://www.renntrack.com/forums/show...4559#post24559
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I know people in the time trial community that like the Maxxis RC-1. I plan on giving them a go next season.
http://www.maxxis.com/catalog/tire-450-107-victra-rc-1
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I'll group the tires by category (no particular order within a category)
"R-comp" 100TW Toyo R888 Toyo RA1 Nitto NT01 Maxxis RC1 "R-Comp" 80TW Hankook TD "R-Comp" 60TW Toyo RR "Slick" 40TW or lower Hoosier A6 Hoosier R6 Kumho V710 BFG R1 BFG R1S |
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also heard about these too, it seems like they come in both Soft and medium compound http://www.federaltire.com/en/produc...ts_detail_sn=3
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How would you compare them against the NT01s or R888s?
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NT01 requires a little warm up time, but grip is comparable. NT01 strives better in hot situations, RC-1 is better for cooler situations. Either way, you shouldn't be overheating either tire. If you are, you are over-driving the car.
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if you saw the comparison between the Hankook TD and NT01s that I posted above, TD might be another good alternative ..since I do care about the tread when I drive to closer tracks within 100 mile radius. too bad there are not so many places offer the Ventus TDs and I don't hear as much feedback except that test
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