Help me decide what to replace my stock tires with when they go bald on me sometime in june or july. I guess i should also add, i will be doing 15 competitions this summer in auto-x so if one of those tires stands out and u know it lasts really good for auto-x PLEASE SPEAK UP

FYI, next summer 2010 I will be buying R-comp tires, they are not affordable for me this year as I'd need a 2nd set of stock rims to go with them.

 

falken azzenis FTW!! some of the best tires there are...especially if ur gonna do autox..check em out

 

Since you said that you are looking to get r-compounds next year I went with Ventus R-S2's. They are fairly inexpensive and they aren't a bad tire. I have these tires and they are good tires.

 

the Kumho Ecsta MX (KU15) are pretty cool and cheap !!

 

I have S.drives all i can say is my car is glued to the ground rain or shine.

 

2X GREAT silent and gripy tires

 

Falken Azenis RT-615s.

 

Nitto NT05's. Google "Nitto NT05 review". They are a Max performance summer tire. I like what I've read about them and they look awesome. I will get those or Invo's with my new wheels.

 

can't afford them, they are too expensive, for that price i had may as well get R-comps

 

RT-615's. Usually a $150 a tire.

 

I think I've seen on my local auto-x forum a few ppl recommended the Ventus R-S2's, so far this is my top choice as they are very affordable and should last me the 2nd half of my auto-x season

nope wrong but i'm more than willing to send you $600 for a set of 225/40/R18 Falken RT-615's but somehow i don't think that's going to happen..........so i'll stick with the Ventus R-S2's unless someone has a better argument.

 

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...w=false&cs=225

That was hard.

 

really? did u take into account boarder fees? nope u sure didn't........


$160.00 boarder fee



......that was hard

 

If people can sell them that cheap here, someone has to sell them that cheap already in Canada. Search some.

 

There is a total of 4 different Canadian based tire companies and i've already searched thru the prices and sorry i'm not going to get tires that will cost me $1000, i can get R-comps for nearly the same price. I just need a tire to hold me thru the 2nd half of my auto-x season, as i have posted.

 

I just bought the RE-11's and i love them! I would totaly recommend them to anybody wanting the BEST tire. They are expensive but you pay for the best. The Potenza RE-11's and the new Yokohama Advan AD08's are going to be the top two this year. Quite a few people are running the RE-11's and they cant say enough about them, the AD08 is not out in the states yet. If you want a good tire that isnt going to be as expensive as either of those the Dunlop Star Spec's are really good, you just sacrafice a bit of traction and life out of them. Hope this helps you some, i did a ton of research before i bought my tires for this summer and i think i made the correct choice. Any questions let me know.

One more question for you. Are you going to shave them at all? Or heat cycle them?

 

having really no knowledge of shaving tires of heat cycle i would say no?

 

People shave tires for track use to get them down to the absolute most "sticky" part of the tire. I know guys running the RE-11 that shaved them down to 50% and have about 7-8 sessions on them with very little wear. I for one am not as competative as these guys with the M3's and dont see a point for me to shave my tires. If you have the cash and want the most traction you can get before going to a R compund tire go with the RE-11!

Example of shaving would be say i took my RE-11's stock tread depth is 9/32, people shave them down to about 6/32 to get even better results. I for one couldnt be happier with how these tires have acted on the back roads, i was keeping up with my buddy on his bike and he was really impressed. It was a cloudy day so the tires were not even as hot/grippy as they could have been if it were sunny. If you are talking about going R compund you will have to heat cycle more than likley. Here is a quote from tire rack on "heat cycle"
"The first time a competition tire is used is the most important. During that run, its tread compound is stretched, some of the weaker bonds between the rubber molecules will be broken (which generates some of the heat). If the tires are initially run too hard or too long, some of the stronger bonds will also be broken which will reduces the tire's grip and wear qualities. Running new tires through an easy heat cycle first, and allowing them to relax allows the rubber bonds to relink in a more uniform manner than they were originally manufactured. It actually makes them more consistent in strength and more resistant to losing their strength the next time they are used. An important heat cycling step is that after being brought up to temperature, the tires require a minimum of 24 to 48 hours to relax and reform the bonds between their rubber molecules."

 

nitto NT01

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well i've got a few months b4 i have to make a decision, these are top of my list right now, :thumbs: thanks for the advise man good luck with your upcoming auto-x season as well

not on the list and never will be

 

NP man, if you need anything let me know i will try my best to help you out. Like i said keep an eye out for the Advan Neova AD08's those are suppose to be a good tire as well.

 

those are $282.43/tire up here, a little on the expensive side of things, almost as much as an R-comp tire. I'm trying to keep my next set of tires under $1000.

 

why's that?

 

they are $300 a tire, at that price i may as well get R-comps

/end argument

 

you should look around more lol