slicks tire selection - Michelin vs Yoko vs Hoosier etc
08-17-2011, 08:03 PM
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Just ordered 3 sets of scrub Michelin and 1 set of Yoko and that should be enough for me to flat spot till end of year. Will give new hoho slick a try next year when I am up to speed. Why the hick like "HOOSIER" lettering on the slicks ... really don't like how it looks 
08-17-2011, 10:40 PM
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08-18-2011, 02:15 AM
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it's non direction, mount it with "hoosier" facing inside. that's how i mount mine.
08-18-2011, 04:25 AM
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just curious where you bought the scubs from, what kind of life left, and wha tyou paid? u got a hyperlink?
08-18-2011, 11:38 AM
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FWIW on my early car (2250#) I would get no noticeable loss in performance on the Hoosier slick (R100) right up to about 10 heat cycles. After 10 they would start to cord. Suspect they'll act the same on the Cup, but obviously cord sooner due to weight.
08-22-2011, 05:18 PM
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I don't have the answer for ya and can't give you full recommendation as yet. I will receive the tires in couple days and will give full feedback once I try them on track
08-22-2011, 05:21 PM
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darn, the ones I bought from TRG had RR RF LR LF marked so I assumed they were directional and they have that logo on the outside.........argh.
08-22-2011, 09:31 PM
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I think the white logo looks good!
08-23-2011, 01:38 AM
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Flip them on the rims and swap them to the opposite side ie: LF to RF. They'll still be turning in the same direction, but assuming the previous car had decent neg camber, you should now have some "fresh" rubber to play with. I do this to all my slicks after 4 HC's and they work better and last longer....
08-24-2011, 01:42 PM
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Here's the page from the west coast distributor with all the sizes and rains too...
Michelin Race Catalog PDF
08-24-2011, 03:43 PM
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if anyone is interested, we usually have take off Yokos and Michelins. THey can have anywhere from 2,3 to 5ish heat cycles on them. A day, maybe a day and a half of a couple 20minute, 30minute sessions.
real affordable and in great shape. if anyone wants to shoot me an email i can let you know from time to time when we have some stuff.
right now we have 3 sets of yokos with 2,4,4 heat cycles respectively.
if interested , pm me.
real affordable and in great shape. if anyone wants to shoot me an email i can let you know from time to time when we have some stuff.
right now we have 3 sets of yokos with 2,4,4 heat cycles respectively.
if interested , pm me.