What tires are better for track/autox?
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What tires are better for track/autox?
so i have RE070's on the sti bbs's right now, and i am in need of new tires, i found some azenis' on cl and i was wondering if anyone has gone grom the RE070's, which i love, to Azenis' on their suby? i cant spend 850 on new re070's and need tires soon.
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The falkens are no good on the track. They get too greasy for road coarses when they heat up that much (in autox they don't get that hot for long enough to experience this). Those that argue it have most likely never tracked their car wight the tires, autox and canyon driving just don't produce the same temps that the track does. The Hankook R-S2's or whatever are supposed to be better on the track than the falkens. I had them on the street, driving twisty roads daily (my former commute) and they lasted 20k miles. I now have the Dunlop Z1's, but I haven't pushed the limits of them.
Are you in the BAIC? There is a good offer on tires at a place in San Jose.
Are you in the BAIC? There is a good offer on tires at a place in San Jose.
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These
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....t+Z1+Star+Spec
Grip Grip Grip Grip Grip Grip Grip Grip Grip + Amazingly competitively priced and reasonable wear. I use these as my daily driving tires and I'm floored.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....t+Z1+Star+Spec
Grip Grip Grip Grip Grip Grip Grip Grip Grip + Amazingly competitively priced and reasonable wear. I use these as my daily driving tires and I'm floored.
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You're thinking of the RE-01R's which I do like, I was referring to them previously.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....Potenza+RE-01R
They are an excellent choice but I was talking about them in my previous post. Tire rack has a writeup with a comparison here:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/...y.jsp?ttid=107
My experiences are relatively in-line with the review.
Edit: Nobody has mentioned the Falken Azenis RT-615's which are another great tire but a little harder to find in sizes that some people run. I still think that:
Dunlop Direzza Spec Star
Bridgestone RE-01R
Falken Azenis RT-615
in that order are as good as it gets for auto-x type performance in a streetable tire.
You should also note that for similar traction benefits and only a cursory nod to better wear and ride comfort the RE-01R costs almost double the cost of the Spec Stars.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....Potenza+RE-01R
They are an excellent choice but I was talking about them in my previous post. Tire rack has a writeup with a comparison here:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/...y.jsp?ttid=107
My experiences are relatively in-line with the review.
Edit: Nobody has mentioned the Falken Azenis RT-615's which are another great tire but a little harder to find in sizes that some people run. I still think that:
Dunlop Direzza Spec Star
Bridgestone RE-01R
Falken Azenis RT-615
in that order are as good as it gets for auto-x type performance in a streetable tire.
You should also note that for similar traction benefits and only a cursory nod to better wear and ride comfort the RE-01R costs almost double the cost of the Spec Stars.
Last edited by [ELP]; 05-20-2009 at 01:36 PM.
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Here's a thread about the new kids in town:
AD08 v. RE11 v. Ecsta XS v. Star Spec
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RE-11 is the replacement of RE-01R.
Here's a thread about the new kids in town:
AD08 v. RE11 v. Ecsta XS v. Star Spec
Here's a thread about the new kids in town:
AD08 v. RE11 v. Ecsta XS v. Star Spec
For me, $50/tire puts it easily out of my price range.
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I'm rolling on Star Spec myself now. I went on a track day end of last year & they were awesome!
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I want to see the full review when it comes out, because where the Dunlop Star Specs truly show their worth is in cooler tire temps. They have superb grip at lower temperatures when compared to other tires. This is why they grip SO WELL on the road, because road traveling temperatures are a lot cooler than the track.
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Whoops I totally didn't realize they had replaced the RE-01R's :X
You will have to pry my love for Star Specs out of my cold dead hands, so cheap, so grippy, road noise and comfort be damned. I <3 em.
Whoops I totally didn't realize they had replaced the RE-01R's :X
You will have to pry my love for Star Specs out of my cold dead hands, so cheap, so grippy, road noise and comfort be damned. I <3 em.
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