Hoosier Wets
Hoosier Wets
05-12-2013 | 06:43 PM
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Dave - very wise.. 
Hey - Remember the Track Chair some years ago at WGI? Rainy day and someone asked what the rain line was - classic response: "for me..... The garage".. I think you were there.
But this is a real question - deserves an answer:
It kind of depends on the body shape and more - not just wheel size. Wide body, narrow? .. Your real intended use etc..
More detail will help.
Best advice is to call WoodmanTires and get a very accurate recommendation from them.
Hey - Remember the Track Chair some years ago at WGI? Rainy day and someone asked what the rain line was - classic response: "for me..... The garage".. I think you were there.
But this is a real question - deserves an answer:
It kind of depends on the body shape and more - not just wheel size. Wide body, narrow? .. Your real intended use etc..
More detail will help.
Best advice is to call WoodmanTires and get a very accurate recommendation from them.
05-12-2013 | 06:57 PM
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jkb157 - Dunno about the "two bad things can happen in the rain". I don't agree. Thats almost as true in the dry. Rain just demands more skills - actually an very important skill to master.
I actually like running in the rain. Reading the track surface, understanding how car, track and surface change with rain, other cars and even temperature - sometimes with each lap. Its fun.
Knowing a rain line can be as important as rain tires. OK - Maybe better to say: if you don't know the first, the second won't help you as much as you think.
I actually like running in the rain. Reading the track surface, understanding how car, track and surface change with rain, other cars and even temperature - sometimes with each lap. Its fun.
Knowing a rain line can be as important as rain tires. OK - Maybe better to say: if you don't know the first, the second won't help you as much as you think.
05-12-2013 | 10:35 PM
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I actually like running in the rain. Reading the track surface, understanding how car, track and surface change with rain, other cars and even temperature - sometimes with each lap. Its fun.
Knowing a rain line can be as important as rain tires. OK - Maybe better to say: if you don't know the first, the second won't help you as much as you think.
Knowing a rain line can be as important as rain tires. OK - Maybe better to say: if you don't know the first, the second won't help you as much as you think.
05-13-2013 | 09:17 AM
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On my 996 I run 295's and 245's on 18 inch rims
but my front rims are 8 1/2's.
I am sure you can get the 245's on the 7 1/2 rims if you squeeze them.
The rears fit on 10's no problem.
275's and 225's for rain tires are fine too if you don't want to squeeze the fronts on. I ran those sizes when I had smaller rims.
but my front rims are 8 1/2's.
I am sure you can get the 245's on the 7 1/2 rims if you squeeze them.
The rears fit on 10's no problem.
275's and 225's for rain tires are fine too if you don't want to squeeze the fronts on. I ran those sizes when I had smaller rims.
05-13-2013 | 09:45 PM
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In my experience, running a fairly narrow tire in the rain yields the best resistance to hydroplaning. For your application, something like a 225 F / 255 or 265 R could be the best.
GRM Magazine did a test that pitted Hoosier wets to Conti Extreme Contact DW tires and the Hoosier was faster, but not by much. I recently ran on a rain day with the Conti tire, and in one 20 minute session, I think I passed everyone on course at least once, and was starting to lap quite a few. I am not normally a Conti tire fan, but this one is amazing in the wet, and very low cost compared to the Hoosier.
Oh, and I think this is one tire that Conti actually makes themselves!
GRM Magazine did a test that pitted Hoosier wets to Conti Extreme Contact DW tires and the Hoosier was faster, but not by much. I recently ran on a rain day with the Conti tire, and in one 20 minute session, I think I passed everyone on course at least once, and was starting to lap quite a few. I am not normally a Conti tire fan, but this one is amazing in the wet, and very low cost compared to the Hoosier.
Oh, and I think this is one tire that Conti actually makes themselves!
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05-13-2013 | 09:51 PM
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In my experience, running a fairly narrow tire in the rain yields the best resistance to hydroplaning. For your application, something like a 225 F / 255 or 265 R could be the best.
GRM Magazine did a test that pitted Hoosier wets to Conti Extreme Contact DW tires and the Hoosier was faster, but not by much. I recently ran on a rain day with the Conti tire, and in one 20 minute session, I think I passed everyone on course at least once, and was starting to lap quite a few. I am not normally a Conti tire fan, but this one is amazing in the wet, and very low cost compared to the Hoosier.
Oh, and I think this is one tire that Conti actually makes themselves!
GRM Magazine did a test that pitted Hoosier wets to Conti Extreme Contact DW tires and the Hoosier was faster, but not by much. I recently ran on a rain day with the Conti tire, and in one 20 minute session, I think I passed everyone on course at least once, and was starting to lap quite a few. I am not normally a Conti tire fan, but this one is amazing in the wet, and very low cost compared to the Hoosier.
Oh, and I think this is one tire that Conti actually makes themselves!