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Old 02-20-2009, 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by 930man
goodyear eagle ... they are great ... you will love them
Not if you ask Tony Stewart.
Old 02-20-2009, 01:59 PM
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Originally Posted by mdrums
Not if you ask Tony Stewart.
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Old 02-20-2009, 08:40 PM
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Anyone try running slicks, yet ??

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Old 02-21-2009, 12:12 PM
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heve you?
tell us we need alternatives
Old 02-21-2009, 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by s997gt3
heve you?
tell us we need alternatives
I will have slicks on the Diasio for VIR.
Then, "you" can tell me how they are doing (!)

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of course.... ran dunlops
Old 02-21-2009, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by George3
I will have slicks on the Diasio for VIR.
Then, "you" can tell me how they are doing (!)

i make sure i give you the pass going from 17-17a but that's it
Old 02-22-2009, 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Brian S
Hoosier R6's, they have 19" fitment, last and grip extremely well. So well in fact that I haven't been able to keep them from slipping on my wheels (under acceleration in the rear, and braking in the front) but we keep trying different things to keep them in balance.
That's typical of all hooters. I don't even balance mine anymore
Old 02-22-2009, 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by s997gt3
ok

we've tried mpsc 315's no longer available in our sizes,next is the toyo triple 8's,than the daddies.

i heard some speak about the the nitto's has anybody tried these and are they available in 997 gt3 sizing.

at vir next mouth I'll run the hoosiers than in april at pocono north i don't want to spend hoosier money to run on that pos track so i was going to get a set of toyo triple 8's to run their, or try a set of nitto's if i can get some positive feedback on them
The nittos are great, same comp as the RA-1.
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Originally Posted by TRAKCAR
Check with the tire suppliers to the race teams for cheap tires.

They always have used R compound tires, I found that the Hoosiers the teams are throwing away have about the same grip as decent (Maybe not when in their prime.) Toyo's or Nitto's. A couple of hunders is better than $1500.00 per set for me.

Some used Hoosiers are faster than others, and some are a bit slower than the Toyo's etc when in their prime, but once they go off you get slower also.

With Hoosiers the production date is on the tires and most teams mark the tire with how many heat cycles they have.
What tire dealer do you use?
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Originally Posted by s997gt3
heve you?
tell us we need alternatives
Yes, Mich cups, hoosier, yoko and pirelli.
Old 02-22-2009, 08:10 PM
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I've used the triple8's last year and they worked very well.maybe I'll try a set of nittos what type the- nto1's? 245/315's i don't see a 255 listed in the nittos. in the toyo's i ran 255/315/18
Old 02-23-2009, 01:41 PM
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888's suck. You'll love the nittos.
Old 02-23-2009, 03:41 PM
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245 ?/315/18 combo nitto's i don't see 255's listed
Old 02-23-2009, 05:04 PM
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245s are fine, they run wide


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