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Originally Posted by travisjb
good to know - people at the track were saying slicks are good for 5 seconds... guess that's not how it's worked out for you?
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That's not how it works for anybody. Gotta have the right spring rates, sway bars, etc. to go along with the slicks to make them work properly. They obviously have the potential for a lot more grip but they will completely change the dynamics of a car that's set up for a harder tire. I drove a car setup for R-S3 street tires, threw some Hankook DOT slicks on it and only went a couple of tenths quicker. Made the car nearly un-driveable at speed. Springs were way too soft, sway bars were way too soft, we were hitting the bump stops, bump steer was much worse since the car was moving around a lot more, diff wasn't working as well since the sways were too soft, etc.