Good Tires For FI?
 

So what tires are you guys using after installing SC or TT

I have PS2 275 on the rear and im having a serious bad traction all the way till 4th gear (7AT here)

Please dont say Slick or Semi slick tires, I drive the car daily so i dont wanna change tires every month.

RE-11's

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Bridgestone pole position s-04

Toyo r888 for the rear and you will get traction if they make the size you need.

I run R-11's.. Depending on the temp I can get decent traction in 2nd and full traction in 3rd.

Is that a truck rim :roflpuke2:

I just got the 1st pic that came up with the tire, so he could see the tire tread.

Are you primarily concerned with straight line traction or turning?

Michelin Pilot Super Sport

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Have them on now and love them. Can't speak for FI power though. Just mentioning it as a possible contender with great traction.

advan neova AD08

Fatter rubber? :) I can still break the 305s loose from time to time.

It's not like there is a magic tire that solves this 'problem'. Such is life when you make more power. The only thing that makes cars like a 458 Italia hook up well is the advanced traction control software/systems.

May not be what you want, but Micky Thomson just released a 305/35/19 in the ET street series...

+1

Great tires!

I've heard nothing but great things about RE-11s and PSS. Just my thoughts as I don't have FI yet.....

hmmm gonna have to take a peek at that.

my 305 30 19 RE11s did not impress... they just blow right off all day long. no where near as sticky as my R888s were, which is probably what i will be going back to. Everyone said to try the RE-11s instead of staying with R888s... well, they was wrong!

people who think that they are going to give up a little traction for longer tread life and get the RE11s, think again! When all they do is spin, they dont last any longer. My R888s on my more powerful 350z hooked up better and lasted longer due to it. For reference, my RE-11s mileage was roughly like so... about 2000 miles as NA with 2.5 degree neg camber, then i boosted the car and put the camber at 1.5 degrees, and its gone another 6700 miles boosted. They are absolutely done, probably a couple hundred more miles before the steel cords are showing. So I guess 9000 miles isnt terrible but I need to start getting 2nd gear to be a little useable.


I am going to crawl back to my R888s wishing I never left.

most of the tires being listed off here aren't really gonna help much with straight line traction. You wind up being kind of at odds with yourself if you are looking for both. If you have an idea of how much you're gonna be using the car for each, we can probably better help you figure out a tire that will work.

bringing this thread back from the dead as opposed to starting a new one... (hint) my 305 michelin PSSs are WORTHLESS. I can spin 4th if I want it to. I really think the Toyo R888s may be the best of both worlds.. I noticed someone said the MT ET street, great tire however with that 30 series sidewall it may still not hook all that great. I definitely wasted money on my PSS's... anyone else have good things to say about the R888s? I drove my buddies boosted 350 with them and it hooked a lot better than my car but isn't making as much power.. Anyone else putting down 500whp+ have a tire recommendation that at least makes 3rd gear usable?

No Nitto's?

I honestly just don't have much experience with them..

I had the Nitto NT05's on my last car. They are a harder tire. Sucked in the rain but really stuck in the dry weather. They were still in good conditions when I traded in the last Z. That's with 16k of FI on them. Never tracked just street.

As much tire as you can get, and race logic (or something similar) :)

Seriously though regarding brands/models, r888s have been good to me in the past on a boosted z33. Better than re11s at any rate.

I had someone recommend some NT-05s to me (don't remember where) but I was wondering how much stickier they could be than my PSSs? Id rather get 6-7k of sticky miles out of some Toyo R888s then 8-9K spinning the crap out of my tires..

Id love to stuff a 315 or 325 under there.. Maybe when I get sick of my wheels I will reweigh my options. Racelogic sounds great but I just cant justify paying so much money for the unit right now. Of course its on my wish-list..

Good old thread, I end up getting my self RE-11 and guess what, Im in love with them! especially when they heat up.. my next tires will be Advan AD08..

What size are you running?

285/35/19 Rear 255/35/19 Front.

I would go for 305/30/19 if I were you..

I have a customer running an 305 RE-11. He still spins first and will spin half way through second but it hooks up top. He is making roughly 420whp using the stillen kit last time we tuned.

Other sticky tires to put on your list RS-3 from Hankook, Z1 StarSpec from Dunlop, and the Continental DW isnt bad just not as good as the big 3 I mentioned prior. Toyo R888 is sticky as well. The biggest problem with the super sticky tires is youll get maybe 2 summers worth of use out of them lol.

Good luck finding something to hold the power!

Thanks,
Alex Goodwin
AlexG@motionlabtuning.com

305/30/19 RE-11 here hook nice 2 gear from a 40 mph roll in warm weather.

toyo R888's HANDS DOWN!!!

If you run the R888's run the 325/20's Very sticky and with 20's you get a little less wheelspin... changing the final drive to a 3.3 will better alleviate the wheel spin and adding the Race Logic traction control from GTM made a HUGE difference!!!!

I wanna try the r888s but my stance would wear them out quick.
Anyone here around -2 camber ever run those tires? How long did they last you? At those prices I would hate to have em wear out so quick. What's the next best one below that price wise?

R888's only come in a 285/35/20 and 315/30/20


However 3.3 final drive will always help plus a few other factors.
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Maybe it is 315's lol

I strongly suggest you RE-11, you will not have traction in first gear no mater what tires you have unless you go for drag tires which is unstreetable..

There is Yokohama AD08 that I will try when my RE-11 wear out. reason why ill go with AD08 is because I want 295/30/19 which RE-11 doesn't offer, otherwise I will go for another re-11 without a doubt.

I recently switched from Hankook V12 to Continental DW for the front, and it feels pretty good.

For the rear, I'm still on the Hankook V12. It has been barely 8 months, and it is already getting bald. Decent tire for the money with the amount of power I'm pushing, but it doesn't last as long. I might switch to the Continental DW, but the only size available is 285/35.

I've come to accept the fact that with this much power, none of the rear tires is going to last more than 2 years. With my driving habits, I'm doing fine with rear tires costing less than $300 each.

Are you guys spinning the tires after the shift, or from a roll? Any of you guys considered upgrading certain components to improve traction?

Yeah Im going for aftermarket LSD to replace the factory VLSD, going for Quaife as we speak..

Quaife has fantastic differentials. Cusco and OS Giken have options worth considering for sure as well.:tup:

Thanks,
Alex Goodwin
AlexG@motionlabtuning.com

My rims r 20" n re11 only go to 19. :(

Oh, Go for Michelin PSS then, they are cheaper than the pervious PS2 yet much better!