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Thinking about making a jump in tire size |
Woody |
Nov 6 2012, 06:06 PM
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Sandbox Rabblerouser and head toilet scrubber Group: Members Posts: 3,858 Joined: 28-December 10 From: San Antonio Texas Member No.: 12,530 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Im currently running the 205s and 225s Hankook Z214 AX tires. Even in the middle of the Texas summers they never overheated if I kept the pressures under 24 psi hot. Im wondering if running 225/45/15 front and 275/35/15 rear Hoosier A6s would be more of a detriment because the car is so light or should I just stick with the current size. I do have room for them under the fenders. The car is still an angry 2056 but will hopefully get a bump to 2270 or 2316 this winter. Thoughts?
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J P Stein |
Nov 7 2012, 08:27 AM
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Irrelevant old fart Group: Members Posts: 8,797 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Vancouver, WA Member No.: 45 Region Association: None |
Once you go to A6s you'll not be satisfied with anything.....ah...less expensive.
You'll find that they are only *good* for 50 passes....or less, however. I went to Rspec (Kumho Victor racers) about 10-12 years back. After that, all I wanted was more....... If you want to punish your wallet to go fast, the A6s are a good way to do it. The punishment is not being able to match your times with lesser tires. The difference will be 1.5-2 sec better than your present tires on a 50 sec course.....once you learn how to set up for em'/drive em'. Going fast at AX is not cheep. |
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