Need New Tires. Suggestions wanted.
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Need New Tires. Suggestions wanted.
Its time for new tires boys and girls. I'm not exactly sure what im looking for; however, i do i know i will be racing a lot, and i am going to be putting down a lot of hp to the wheels. So, i am just looking for a few suggestions from some of the fellow Type R guys. Thanks 
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Re: Need New Tires. Suggestions wanted. (HyperITR742)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by HyperITR742 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Its time for new tires boys and girls. I'm not exactly sure what im looking for; however, i do i know i will be racing a lot, and i am going to be putting down a lot of hp to the wheels. So, i am just looking for a few suggestions from some of the fellow Type R guys. Thanks </TD></TR></TABLE>
What does "racing a lot" mean? Autocross? Drag Racing? Is this a race only application or is it a daily driver? Do you need a rain tire? All-season? etc. etc. Do you expect 3000 miles or 20000 miles out of a tire? etc. etc.
</TD></TR></TABLE>What does "racing a lot" mean? Autocross? Drag Racing? Is this a race only application or is it a daily driver? Do you need a rain tire? All-season? etc. etc. Do you expect 3000 miles or 20000 miles out of a tire? etc. etc.
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Re: Need New Tires. Suggestions wanted. (HyperITR742)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by HyperITR742 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Drag racing. Daily driven, and all-season. I will get drags on another set of tires.</TD></TR></TABLE>
I suggest some Michelins with a 440 treadwear rating.
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I suggest some Michelins with a 440 treadwear rating.
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You Selected: 225/45-15
Performance Category: MP,UHP,HP,GT,C,UHPAS,HPAS,PAS,GTAS,ST,AS
Brands: All
Speed Ratings: All
Results: 1 - 9 of 9 that fit your search criteria.
http://www.tirerack.com ... btw, these be PHAT!
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Re: Need New Tires. Suggestions wanted. (HyperITR742)
My opinion on wheels and tire combination...
If you plan on racing pre 02 Honda Civics, Integra's, Corrola's, Mirage's, Protege/323's, Miata's, etc. anything larger than 15's will only serve to slow you down with heavier wheels and heavier tires (with the possible exception of custom forged wheels and super sticky and extremely light Road Racing tires, then 16's or maybe even 17's would be ok), and adding to the inertia of a given wheel due to all the weight being pushed to the outside of the circle made by the wheel+tire combination. Also, once you get into the 40series tires, the price SKYROCKETS. Probably the best street tires in the world right now are available in one of the most popular autoX sizes of 195-50-15 and 205-50-15 at awesome prices ($50-70per tire).
Alittle off topic....track and tarmac rallys are the only place where 17's might have an advantage, but only after signifcantly modifying the suspension and body panels to fit tires wider than 205mm as well as significantly increasing horsepower. You'd have to figure out if the increase in thread width is necessary for a small, low power fwd car esp. in the rear of the car since wider tires will only add to rolling resistence (effectively eating a few more precious hp) and will probably have a hard time getting hot enough to stick really well in back. Wider tires also cut some of the responsiveness out of the steering, though they can have more traction in the middle of the corner. Basically, unless you're gunning for a Road racing championship in a relative open class (modification wise) or trying to run competitively in a WRC tarmac rally, avoid 17's.
In drag racing, you'd want wiiiiiide 13's up front (13x8,9,10 etc) so you get fit some fat slicks with skinny (155's anyone?) and light wheels in back to cut rolling resistence. Again, the wider wheels will require major suspension mods and fender flares, but you could get away with 13x7-15x7 with some good drag radials or small drag slicks if you're running n/a or low boost.
Hope this helps you out alittle bit
If you plan on racing pre 02 Honda Civics, Integra's, Corrola's, Mirage's, Protege/323's, Miata's, etc. anything larger than 15's will only serve to slow you down with heavier wheels and heavier tires (with the possible exception of custom forged wheels and super sticky and extremely light Road Racing tires, then 16's or maybe even 17's would be ok), and adding to the inertia of a given wheel due to all the weight being pushed to the outside of the circle made by the wheel+tire combination. Also, once you get into the 40series tires, the price SKYROCKETS. Probably the best street tires in the world right now are available in one of the most popular autoX sizes of 195-50-15 and 205-50-15 at awesome prices ($50-70per tire).
Alittle off topic....track and tarmac rallys are the only place where 17's might have an advantage, but only after signifcantly modifying the suspension and body panels to fit tires wider than 205mm as well as significantly increasing horsepower. You'd have to figure out if the increase in thread width is necessary for a small, low power fwd car esp. in the rear of the car since wider tires will only add to rolling resistence (effectively eating a few more precious hp) and will probably have a hard time getting hot enough to stick really well in back. Wider tires also cut some of the responsiveness out of the steering, though they can have more traction in the middle of the corner. Basically, unless you're gunning for a Road racing championship in a relative open class (modification wise) or trying to run competitively in a WRC tarmac rally, avoid 17's.
In drag racing, you'd want wiiiiiide 13's up front (13x8,9,10 etc) so you get fit some fat slicks with skinny (155's anyone?) and light wheels in back to cut rolling resistence. Again, the wider wheels will require major suspension mods and fender flares, but you could get away with 13x7-15x7 with some good drag radials or small drag slicks if you're running n/a or low boost.
Hope this helps you out alittle bit
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Re: Need New Tires. Suggestions wanted. (Modern Intellect)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Modern Intellect »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">My opinion on wheels and tire combination...
If you plan on racing pre 02 Honda Civics, Integra's, Corrola's, Mirage's, Protege/323's, Miata's, etc. anything larger than 15's will only serve to slow you down with heavier wheels and heavier tires (with the possible exception of custom forged wheels and super sticky and extremely light Road Racing tires, then 16's or maybe even 17's would be ok), and adding to the inertia of a given wheel due to all the weight being pushed to the outside of the circle made by the wheel+tire combination. Also, once you get into the 40series tires, the price SKYROCKETS. Probably the best street tires in the world right now are available in one of the most popular autoX sizes of 195-50-15 and 205-50-15 at awesome prices ($50-70per tire).
Alittle off topic....track and tarmac rallys are the only place where 17's might have an advantage, but only after signifcantly modifying the suspension and body panels to fit tires wider than 205mm as well as significantly increasing horsepower. You'd have to figure out if the increase in thread width is necessary for a small, low power fwd car esp. in the rear of the car since wider tires will only add to rolling resistence (effectively eating a few more precious hp) and will probably have a hard time getting hot enough to stick really well in back. Wider tires also cut some of the responsiveness out of the steering, though they can have more traction in the middle of the corner. Basically, unless you're gunning for a Road racing championship in a relative open class (modification wise) or trying to run competitively in a WRC tarmac rally, avoid 17's.
In drag racing, you'd want wiiiiiide 13's up front (13x8,9,10 etc) so you get fit some fat slicks with skinny (155's anyone?) and light wheels in back to cut rolling resistence. Again, the wider wheels will require major suspension mods and fender flares, but you could get away with 13x7-15x7 with some good drag radials or small drag slicks if you're running n/a or low boost.
Hope this helps you out alittle bit </TD></TR></TABLE>
Nicely said
I don't know whether or not i should go 205/50/15 daily driven. Do you think thats too big for an 01 ITR? I was thinking some toyos in the back, and some bfgoodrich's in the front. Not sure yet. Still open to some suggestions
If you plan on racing pre 02 Honda Civics, Integra's, Corrola's, Mirage's, Protege/323's, Miata's, etc. anything larger than 15's will only serve to slow you down with heavier wheels and heavier tires (with the possible exception of custom forged wheels and super sticky and extremely light Road Racing tires, then 16's or maybe even 17's would be ok), and adding to the inertia of a given wheel due to all the weight being pushed to the outside of the circle made by the wheel+tire combination. Also, once you get into the 40series tires, the price SKYROCKETS. Probably the best street tires in the world right now are available in one of the most popular autoX sizes of 195-50-15 and 205-50-15 at awesome prices ($50-70per tire).
Alittle off topic....track and tarmac rallys are the only place where 17's might have an advantage, but only after signifcantly modifying the suspension and body panels to fit tires wider than 205mm as well as significantly increasing horsepower. You'd have to figure out if the increase in thread width is necessary for a small, low power fwd car esp. in the rear of the car since wider tires will only add to rolling resistence (effectively eating a few more precious hp) and will probably have a hard time getting hot enough to stick really well in back. Wider tires also cut some of the responsiveness out of the steering, though they can have more traction in the middle of the corner. Basically, unless you're gunning for a Road racing championship in a relative open class (modification wise) or trying to run competitively in a WRC tarmac rally, avoid 17's.
In drag racing, you'd want wiiiiiide 13's up front (13x8,9,10 etc) so you get fit some fat slicks with skinny (155's anyone?) and light wheels in back to cut rolling resistence. Again, the wider wheels will require major suspension mods and fender flares, but you could get away with 13x7-15x7 with some good drag radials or small drag slicks if you're running n/a or low boost.
Hope this helps you out alittle bit
</TD></TR></TABLE>Nicely said
I don't know whether or not i should go 205/50/15 daily driven. Do you think thats too big for an 01 ITR? I was thinking some toyos in the back, and some bfgoodrich's in the front. Not sure yet. Still open to some suggestions
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Re: Need New Tires. Suggestions wanted. (HyperITR742)
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I'm on my second set and honestly it's the best money I've ever spent on tires.
</TD></TR></TABLE> I'm on my second set and honestly it's the best money I've ever spent on tires.
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Re: Need New Tires. Suggestions wanted. (Kendall)
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LOL! Coming from someone driving a 70 flywheel hp ITR!
LOL! Coming from someone driving a 70 flywheel hp ITR!
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