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Old 02-04-2012, 09:34 AM
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hi guys, kicking around some track wheels and tires for this season, I made up a little table -

- it seems like the tire choices are better for the 18's. any thoughts about other wheels or tires for DE's ?

thanks in advance, Donn
Old 02-04-2012, 11:01 AM
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18" wheels are certainly the standard for track wheels these days. Lots of good deals on tires out there too.
Old 02-04-2012, 11:52 AM
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Dunlop Direzza Star Spec have been awesome for DE, are relatively low cost, and available in 17 or 18".
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IMO these cars work much better with a square setup, 9's with 275's on all corners.

Don't discount the Hankooks, they are as quick as Hoosier's and cost less than Nittos

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Agree that Hankook make great tyres these days. The TD221 are very good R spec and the Z214 twin grooves are cheaper and quite similar in performance to the R6.
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I'm thinking of the following setup...maybe...would the following setup work ?

Wheels: MY02
8 x 18
10 x 18

Tires: Hoosier R6
245.40.18 - rim width range is 8.0 to 9.5 and meas. rim width is 8.5
295.30.18 - rim width range is 9.5 to 11.0 and meas. rim width is 10.0



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