DE/Street Tire Advice Needed
04-10-2010 | 12:33 PM
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DE/Street Tire Advice Needed
I need to buy some tires for a 951 that I am purchasing in a few weeks. The car has 16x7 front and 16x8 D90 wheels. I have done an introductory DE course with PCA and plan to start DE this spring. I am looking for a tire I can drive to the track and use in both dry and wet conditions. The car will be used proably 25% for DE and 75% for weekend drives. Being a newbie to DE, I still need to learn the basics so I am not looking for an R-compound tire at this point in time.
I have done some initial research and found that there are about a half dozen highly rated tires to choose from if I go 205/50-16 front and 225/50-16 rear but only one tire (Fuzion ZRi) if I want 245/45-16 on the rear. The Fuzions are not the highest rated tire in the $90-120 per tire price point.
So my question is this - am I better off going with a higher rated tire (Bridgstone 760 Sport, BFG G-Force KDW, Yokohama S-drive, Kumho Esta) in a narrower 225/50-16 tire size or the wider 245/45-16 Fuzions? Any advice from anyone that has experience with these tires and the 16" tire size issue would be greatly appeciated.
I have done some initial research and found that there are about a half dozen highly rated tires to choose from if I go 205/50-16 front and 225/50-16 rear but only one tire (Fuzion ZRi) if I want 245/45-16 on the rear. The Fuzions are not the highest rated tire in the $90-120 per tire price point.
So my question is this - am I better off going with a higher rated tire (Bridgstone 760 Sport, BFG G-Force KDW, Yokohama S-drive, Kumho Esta) in a narrower 225/50-16 tire size or the wider 245/45-16 Fuzions? Any advice from anyone that has experience with these tires and the 16" tire size issue would be greatly appeciated.
04-10-2010 | 07:13 PM
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You can go with Toyo Proxes T1R, which are are excellent I am told. Available here in Canada.
225/50/16
245/45/16
http://www.1010tires.com/tire.asp?ti...del=Proxes+T1R
I have the Fuzions on a Subaru and they were only average....
225/50/16
245/45/16
http://www.1010tires.com/tire.asp?ti...del=Proxes+T1R
I have the Fuzions on a Subaru and they were only average....
04-11-2010 | 10:04 AM
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I am also a relative newbie! this will be my 3rd DE season and my first on anything but 16" 205/225 street tires......I am in the process of looking for the right tire too.
I will be running 8" rims all around (968 cups) and as you stated...I am also not really into R-compounds yet....just want an agressive summer street tire.
I was looking at several but may wind up with Dunlop Direzas as they seem to be the tire of choice lately.
My plan though is to run 225's all around....
I will be running 8" rims all around (968 cups) and as you stated...I am also not really into R-compounds yet....just want an agressive summer street tire.
I was looking at several but may wind up with Dunlop Direzas as they seem to be the tire of choice lately.
My plan though is to run 225's all around....
04-11-2010 | 10:31 AM
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04-13-2010 | 07:59 PM
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I need to buy some tires for a 951 that I am purchasing in a few weeks. The car has 16x7 front and 16x8 D90 wheels. I have done an introductory DE course with PCA and plan to start DE this spring. I am looking for a tire I can drive to the track and use in both dry and wet conditions. The car will be used proably 25% for DE and 75% for weekend drives. Being a newbie to DE, I still need to learn the basics so I am not looking for an R-compound tire at this point in time.
I have done some initial research and found that there are about a half dozen highly rated tires to choose from if I go 205/50-16 front and 225/50-16 rear but only one tire (Fuzion ZRi) if I want 245/45-16 on the rear. The Fuzions are not the highest rated tire in the $90-120 per tire price point.
So my question is this - am I better off going with a higher rated tire (Bridgstone 760 Sport, BFG G-Force KDW, Yokohama S-drive, Kumho Esta) in a narrower 225/50-16 tire size or the wider 245/45-16 Fuzions? Any advice from anyone that has experience with these tires and the 16" tire size issue would be greatly appeciated.
I have done some initial research and found that there are about a half dozen highly rated tires to choose from if I go 205/50-16 front and 225/50-16 rear but only one tire (Fuzion ZRi) if I want 245/45-16 on the rear. The Fuzions are not the highest rated tire in the $90-120 per tire price point.
So my question is this - am I better off going with a higher rated tire (Bridgstone 760 Sport, BFG G-Force KDW, Yokohama S-drive, Kumho Esta) in a narrower 225/50-16 tire size or the wider 245/45-16 Fuzions? Any advice from anyone that has experience with these tires and the 16" tire size issue would be greatly appeciated.
Can't go wrong with the Dunlop Direzza or the Bridgestone RE01-R. Hankook also has a new tire but now sure how it's rated yet. Stick to the tires that the SCCA "Street Touring" guys are running and you'll be happy.