i just purchased the rota slipstreams 16x7 and need some tires. i want a tire that can handle very aggressive driving. the wheels will only be put on all year execpt in winter. i drive fast on the highway 100mph and up sometimes and like to hit street races on the weekends, money budget isn't a problem. any options please list

 

Remember that the proper tire size depends on the car, not just the wheel diameter. You didn't tell us what car these are going onto. Should we assume from your username that you have a 1990 CRX? If so, the best 16" tire size for your car is 205/40-16.

I suggest you get the Falken Azenis RT-615. It's the stickiest street tire you can get. They're $84/tire in 205/40-16 from Vulcan. Downsides of the RT-615 is that they wear fast (treadlife of 10-12K miles is typical) and they're only so-so when it's raining, but it sounds like those attributes don't matter to you. This is the best tire for what you say you need.

I also recommend that you stop street racing, which is VERY DANGEROUS (in so many ways) and just plain stupid. Instead, sign up for some track events in your area, which will help you learn how to drive your car fast in a safe environment. When you try track driving, you will be amazed to find out how much you DON'T know about car control at speed.

 

thanks for the advice but i'm not sure where they do track events in ct

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by lrcrx90 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">thanks for the advice but i'm not sure where they do track events in ct</TD></TR></TABLE>

Lime Rock Park is your local track. Other tracks that are not all THAT far away include New Hampshire, Watkins Glen, Pocono, etc.

You sign up for track events with the group holding the event. Groups holding events at Lime Rock are shown here.

BMW CCA has a national program of drivers schools (and does not require that you own a BMW). As a club member, you can participate in events held by all chapters. Your local chapter is the Connecticut Valley Chapter. This chapter, as well as the Boston Chapter, New Jersey Chapter, and Patroon Chapter, all hold events at Lime Rock, with dates coordinated (so you can sign up for a one-day event with the Connecticut Valley Chapter, and also another one-day event the following day with the Patroon Chapter). This past year, BMW CCA events were held at Lime Rock in April, May, June, and September.

NASA is geared more towards racers but their events, at tracks all over the country, also have HPDE groups (high-performance driver education, i.e. drivers schools). The Performance Drivers Association also includes HPDE groups in their events, including events at Lime Rock. Chin Motorsports has events at eight tracks including Watkins Glen but not Lime Rock.

 

thanks i'll see if i look into it and try to get as much info as possible. but i had i question do these perform diffrent in cold weather cause in ct it get could in oct and nov and if it ain't snowing i will still drive the car.

 

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It depends on how cold you're talking about. The RT-615 is fine in October and November, when temperatures are in the fifties. They're not very good in January, when it's below freezing and especially not when there's snow on the pavement.

 

the coldest it get without snow is in the 30 so i should be fine right? when it snows the car is garaged

 

you'll be good. I'm still rollin on my RT-615 here in Quebec, Can and it's about 0 degree... it's border line...but still good lol

 

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Right.

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I assume you mean 0 degrees centigrade (32 degrees Fahrenheit)...

 

yep 0 degrees Celsius....congelation point

 

I would be very careful running dedicated summer tires for any amount of time under 50 degrees Fahrenheit. The tread compound that most MP and UHP tires use will get VERY hard under 50 degrees and if it rains at all you will be sliding around like you were on ice. &lt;50*F= summer tires, &gt;50*F=snows

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by HondaF1Fanatic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I would be very careful running dedicated summer tires for any amount of time under 50 degrees Fahrenheit. The tread compound that most MP and UHP tires use will get VERY hard under 50 degrees and if it rains at all you will be sliding around like you were on ice. &lt;50*F= summer tires, &gt;50*F=snows</TD></TR></TABLE>

Absolutely not true. Summer tires are fine all the way down to freezing, including pouring rain.

Get much below freezing, and that's a different story. (But get much below freezing, and you really ARE on ice.)

 

Sorry, I was a bit off. Here is what the TireRack says:

"By design, summer tires are developed to emphasize dry and wet road traction at moderate to warm temperatures (best suited to the 45- to over 100-degree Fahrenheit range). Summer tires are not suitable for use in snow or on ice, and their dry and wet traction falls off when exposed to cold temperatures."

Or from Continental Tires website:
"The substantially higher wear is caused by the compound in summer tires freezing at temperatures below 7 degrees centigrade."

Jon


Modified by HondaF1Fanatic at 8:33 AM 11/29/2006

 

i was wondering what size tires i should get for a 99 civic? i'm gonna get 16 rota's too. 205/45/16?

 

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Yes, 205/45-16.