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synolimit 02-27-2014 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by osbornsm (Post 2712038)
Well i'm running 245/45/18 snow tires currently. No rubbing to be had @ OEM height??
Yeah I'd think you'd be ok. The sport wheels are 17mm further in than the base wheels with 245/40's and obviously no rubbing stock.

osbornsm 03-11-2014 02:06 PM
Inexpensive Summer tires in my desired size:
- Sumitomo HTR Z III = $600
- BFGoodrich g-Force Sport COMP-2 = $660
- Dunlop Direzza DZ102 = $750
- Hankook Ventus V12 = $800

Any thoughts on the above?

Chuck33079 03-11-2014 02:15 PM
What about whatever they're calling the new Star Specs or a set of Azenis?

osbornsm 03-11-2014 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Chuck33079 (Post 2729892)
What about whatever they're calling the new Star Specs or a set of Azenis?
They cost $750... added to list.

synolimit 03-11-2014 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by osbornsm (Post 2729876)
Inexpensive Summer tires in my desired size:
- Sumitomo HTR Z III = $600
- BFGoodrich g-Force Sport COMP-2 = $660
- Dunlop Direzza DZ102 = $750
- Hankook Ventus V12 = $800

Any thoughts on the above?
HTR over v12 any day. Cheaper and better performer. Not sure about the other 2. The HTR is a good summer but that's it. Its not a track, autox or drag tire so the other 2 might be better.

Chuck33079 03-11-2014 02:30 PM
The V12 doesn't really do anything well. It's a "good enough" tire.

osbornsm 03-11-2014 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by synolimit (Post 2729940)
HTR over v12 any day. Cheaper and better performer. Not sure about the other 2. The HTR is a good summer but that's it. Its not a track, autox or drag tire so the other 2 might be better.
Ahhhhh... this is the feedback i'm looking for. Good to know the cheapest in my size are pretty decent. :tup:

cossie1600 03-12-2014 02:06 AM
dude save your money, you will chunk those tires if you drive it in any reasonable pace

synolimit 03-12-2014 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by cossie1600 (Post 2730779)
dude save your money, you will chunk those tires if you drive it in any reasonable pace
No issues here, but I have 255/285 so more contact patch.

Tigger 03-12-2014 01:42 PM
also running the bfgoodrich comp 2 sports. I did another review on them here awhile ago if you wish to read it. Just search for that tire. Had it at an autox track. Worked pretty darn well and a good amount of feedback. Youll certainly know when too much is too much. But you can take those corners pretty hard. A buddy of mine is running the same tires on his sport model. He likes them a lot too. They are a little softer in the ride and dont hop so much. I like that about them.

wstar 03-12-2014 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by synolimit (Post 2731423)
No issues here, but I have 255/285 so more contact patch.
Contact patch is a function of the car's weight at each corner, not the tire size. When you change the dimensions of the tire, it changes the *shape* of the contact patch, but the magnitude of the contact patch (square inches of area) remains the same. A wider tire has a wider contact patch, but also a shorter one.

synolimit 03-12-2014 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by wstar (Post 2731887)
Contact patch is a function of the car's weight at each corner, not the tire size. When you change the dimensions of the tire, it changes the *shape* of the contact patch, but the magnitude of the contact patch (square inches of area) remains the same. A wider tire has a wider contact patch, but also a shorter one.
So a 155 tire and a 320 tire both 26" in diameter have the same contact patch in square inches? I don't think so.

DR_ 03-12-2014 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by synolimit (Post 2731894)
So a 155 tire and a 320 tire both 26" in diameter have the same contact patch in square inches? I don't think so.
Think so. the 320 will just have a really wide skinny contact patch and the 155 will have a long narrow contact patch. Now if you go down in PSI with the same weight you can increase the total size of the patch.

synolimit 03-12-2014 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by DR_ (Post 2731930)
Think so. the 320 will just have a really wide skinny contact patch and the 155 will have a long narrow contact patch. Now if you go down in PSI with the same weight you can increase the total size of the patch.
ok

osbornsm 03-13-2014 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by cossie1600 (Post 2730779)
dude save your money, you will chunk those tires if you drive it in any reasonable pace
I drive the car to the limit of adhesion for HPDE. And you say the HTR tires will chunk up huh?

What will NOT "chunk" or be destroyed TOO easiliy?

:tiphat:


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