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Old 08-15-2022, 11:26 PM
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Originally Posted by jreifler
Yeah. I ran street tires for a few years before even switching to R Comps, and felt much more confident pushing limits afterwards, because street tires will give you a baseline understanding of the car’s mechanical grip before you start increasing limits. Same goes for incremental performance mods. Always make those one at a time to get a feel for how a particular mod will affect handling (e.g., more camber, solid bushings, stiffer springs, etc.). If you throw a bunch of stuff at the handling all at once, you lose the ability to know what’s done what. It’ll of course handle much better on track, but you may not know exactly what and how …
What is an R comp? 100 TW? 200 TW?
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Originally Posted by LμL
What is an R comp? 100 TW? 200 TW?
Closer to 100. Basically a compromise between a street legal tire with tread and a full slick. Intended for track / autocross use. Like an NTO1, BFG Rival (or whatever replaced it), Toyo R888, etc. More or less a motorsports-intended extreme summer tire.
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