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budget racer 05-02-2008 02:46 PM

r-compound size suggestions.
 
i'm just curious what sized R-compund tires you guys are running for auto-x. any suggestions?

p.s.: i wanted to look for any related threads but the "search" button wasn't working, so please don't give me a hard time.

BenR 05-02-2008 02:49 PM

Price? How much life do you expect to get? How serious are you about competing? What class?

reddroptop 05-02-2008 02:52 PM

V710 is the best bang for buck in autox.
Hoosier A6 is the fastest in autox.
Nitto NT-01 / Toyo RA-1 are the best overall R-comps. Do both track/autox decently and are CHEAP for R's.

/thread.

budget racer 05-02-2008 02:53 PM

well.....i will definitely be running Hankook Z214 in a C7 compound in SM2. I am just curious about ideal fitment, interference, rubbing, etc. thanks.

Zabac 05-02-2008 02:55 PM

how wide is the wheel you want to mount them on, this will determine the size best for you...
if you are getting both, get 275 A6's on some 15x10's ya ya ya

reddroptop 05-02-2008 02:55 PM


Originally Posted by budget racer (Post 251140)
well.....i will definitely be running Hankook Z214 in a C7 compound in SM2. I am just curious about ideal fitment, interference, rubbing, etc. thanks.

Why would you ask for tire suggestions if you are definitely running the hankooks.

:jerkit:

Zabac 05-02-2008 02:59 PM

1006678 C71 225/45ZR15Size 7.5 7.0-8.5 44 1202 22.8 8.9 8.4 4 911 $187
only size I see in c7

Pitlab77 05-02-2008 03:00 PM

What size wheels are you planning on running?
How much power are you putting down?

Look up dan pedroza and look up his old sm2 car to see what he ran.

I run 225/50/15's on the factory 6" wide alloy. I dont give a hoot about what people say about running the 205 for gearing as I feel that grip provided by the 225 negates the change in gearing around a tight course and offers more of a benifit on wide open courses.


So it comes down to this. What do you want guess that didnt help much.

I would go with V710's though, I would argue that the A6's are not that much better, at least not 200 dollars per tire better.

Stay away from the Kook's. The are more a road race compound, even the so called autoX compound. It does not heat up enough.

budget racer 05-02-2008 03:12 PM


Originally Posted by reddroptop (Post 251143)
Why would you ask for tire suggestions if you are definitely running the hankooks.

:jerkit:

read the question again, mm'kay, thanks.

budget racer 05-02-2008 03:15 PM


Originally Posted by Zabac (Post 251142)
how wide is the wheel you want to mount them on, this will determine the size best for you...
if you are getting both, get 275 A6's on some 15x10's ya ya ya

i don't have any wheels yet. i was going to base that purchase on what you guys thought the optimal tire size was.

budget racer 05-02-2008 03:21 PM


Originally Posted by Pitlab77 (Post 251150)
What size wheels are you planning on running?
How much power are you putting down?

Look up dan pedroza and look up his old sm2 car to see what he ran.

I run 225/50/15's on the factory 6" wide alloy. I dont give a hoot about what people say about running the 205 for gearing as I feel that grip provided by the 225 negates the change in gearing around a tight course and offers more of a benifit on wide open courses.


So it comes down to this. What do you want guess that didnt help much.

I would go with V710's though, I would argue that the A6's are not that much better, at least not 200 dollars per tire better.

Stay away from the Kook's. The are more a road race compound, even the so called autoX compound. It does not heat up enough.

basing wheel size on tire suggestion.
161rwhp
will look it up, thanks.

Zabac 05-02-2008 03:25 PM


Originally Posted by budget racer (Post 251162)
i don't have any wheels yet. i was going to base that purchase on what you guys thought the optimal tire size was.

OK-so what is your budget then...as pit says, kook's not so good for auto-x, better than street, but why waste money on them when you can get real auto-x tires...
find out what wheels you can afford? (6ULs?)
at that low power you should be ok with 225-45-15s Hoosier A6's IMO
Mount them on some 15x8, if you cant afford it go with 15x7.5

budget racer 05-02-2008 03:42 PM

The Hankooks are coming to me at a price that i can't deny, so they are a definitely the tire i will be using. i would like to go with a cheap wheel.....just a racing steelie, nothing fancy. just wanted to know what size tire (and corresponding wheel size/offset) people were having the most success with.

BenR 05-02-2008 03:54 PM

I'd rather run an old set of factory 15s than cheap steel wheels.

Zabac 05-02-2008 04:03 PM

say no to steelies, too heavy
get some rota slipstreams in 15x7.5 since you are going with the 225 kook's
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/15X7-...spagenameZWD1V
try to get them in a lower offset though, pretty cheap wheel


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