track tires?
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Originally Posted by RonCT
Carful with the RA1s - just ran them on my 997s for the first time and boy are they pressure sensitive. Go just a few lbs over 40 and they let go without warning under power. Once dialed in, they were nice, but right now I still feel I like the PSCs better. I did not get mine shaved, and many at WGI said that was the trick -- but I wanted them unshaved to be the "everything" R-comp (wet, cold, dry).
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Ive had my best luck with the PCS...I run stock sizes as it doesnt upset the car at all and really...im not really losing much grip...I have run a variaty of cold start pressures and LIKE the fact that they require a lap or two of warm up...makes me (driver) warm up as well...
I just ran them at over 170 mph and they held the heat amazingly well for such a big *** car...I do feel like I can OVERHEAT most tires really quickly...
I just ran them at over 170 mph and they held the heat amazingly well for such a big *** car...I do feel like I can OVERHEAT most tires really quickly...
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Originally Posted by |Drew|
NT-01s are on a huge backorder...ended up with a set of the Toyo RA1s. edgeracing.com had the best price I could find. I don't know why Discount Tire and Tire Rack don't carry Toyos yet...Discount was willing to offer me a huge discount for a bad experience trying to order the Nittos.
Toyo doesn't deal w/ nationwide distributers. They deal with smaller local distributers. It's been the toyo way since day one.
We let the Nitto's get slutted nation wide
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Anyone else hear of the new Hankook tire that is supposed to be a clone of the Hoosier R6?? I guess some of the Boxster Spec guys are planning to test them out - almost the same tire at $40 less per tire would be sweet.
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Originally Posted by teutonictrio
Anyone else hear of the new Hankook tire that is supposed to be a clone of the Hoosier R6?? I guess some of the Boxster Spec guys are planning to test them out - almost the same tire at $40 less per tire would be sweet.
Z211 is treaded DOT R and Z214 is slick DOT R.
http://www.hankooktireusa.com/produc...20r%20compound
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Originally Posted by YSS
where can i get R888 or NT-01 in 19"
they show them as available sizes on the web site but i need a dealer
they show them as available sizes on the web site but i need a dealer
I got mine from Radial Tire in Silver Spring, MD.
(301) 585-2740 ask for Paul... I know they just got a bunch that fit 997s stock 19s....
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Originally Posted by B-moreBroker
Just ran on the 888's for the first time... I'd say 50% improvement over RA1 on dry conditions... definitely my favorite tire...
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tires run hot!
just an FYI ... I have been experimenting with the r888 pressure and it seems like the ideal cold pressure is 28 (front) and 29 (rear). It took me 2 days on the track to find the right pressure because they heat up a lot! If you drive like I do you will be at 39/40 psi after a couple of trips around the track and you will feel like you are in a go-kart... The tires are so sticky and brought my times at least 2-3 seconds faster than the ra1's... make sure you get these tires!
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No problem on the street to and from events - many of us do it on PSCs, RA1s, etc. You don't put enough heat into them on the street to have a negative impact. When I heat cycle (1st) a new set of tires on the street, I push them and go through a bedding in process to get the heat into them -- not something you'd ever normally do on the way to the track.