Sumitomo tires

[z31maniac]

Put the new ones in the back where they'll be less likely to chunk.

to Z31maniac:

The most I've ever paid for track rubber was $225 a set, and I usually get them for about $150 a set.

I run 225/45/15 hoosiers fwiw

205's are much more plentiful since that's what spec miata and specE30 run.

BTW, did you know that the 225/45/15 hoosier is .2" narrower than the 245/40/17 ;)
I really dont know why anyone would want to run 17's on the track.

245/40/17 for Street tire class Auto-X in our region is the main reason for sticking with 17s. And I like the look.

I want run your exact setup for track work, but I need to get it running first before I start buying track rubber!

[M-technik-3]

We run HTR Z's on our track rat to and from the Track lol...They are nice and quiet.

[dvmotorsports]

Have you ever seen a crocodile seats in the truck
Turn around sit it down and let 'em bite your butt
See the steering wheel is Fendi, dashboard Armani
With your baby momma - player, is where you can find me?
Cruisin through the parking lot on twenty fours
(Coming Through The Hood On 'Em Twenty Fo's)
Cadillac Escalade with the chromed out nose
With an navigation arrow headed straight to your spot
Where your wife really love me cause the sex is so hot
Put the Caddy up, start the three wheel Benz (Skiiiiiirt!)
Hyper white lights, ultra-violet lens
Sumitomo tires and they gotta be run flat
TV where the horn go (uh-uhhh), "Boy can you top that?"
I'ma show you some shit - rookie press that button
The trunk went (Ehh-Ehh) and all of a sudden
Four fifteen's - didn't see no wires
And then I heard (Boom!) from the amplifiers

Runflats
Gotta be them

[Farbin Kaiber]

Sumitomo > Nankang

[2002maniac]

Put the new ones in the back where they'll be less likely to chunk.

to Z31maniac:

The most I've ever paid for track rubber was $225 a set, and I usually get them for about $150 a set.

I run 225/45/15 hoosiers fwiw

205's are much more plentiful since that's what spec miata and specE30 run.

BTW, did you know that the 225/45/15 hoosier is .2" narrower than the 245/40/17 ;)
I really dont know why anyone would want to run 17's on the track.

[z31maniac]

All I asked for was links, you're the one who got all butthurt about it.

Like FredK said, I run 17 x 8s, even the cheap Hi-Po Street tires are $130-160 each new.

Bottlecaps and 14" weaves won't clear muh brakes, need 15s minimum.

[Nonspec325]

True, but we were talking about tires for your car. Race tires and tires in general are expensive.

The best bang for your buck will always be used race tires. I've seen them go as low as $80 for a set of 14" Hoosiers. You just have to find a good source. The problem with a source is no-one wants to advertise theirs because supplies are limited and there is always competition for available tires.

Anything above 15" tires are a whole different ballgame. 14" and 15" have many racing series' running those tires. 16" + tends to be what the big boys run and they don't "scrubb" their tires. Often its in their endorsement contracts that the tires have to be destroyed after use due to liability.

So basically if you want to stay cheap with tires and have the most grip possible stay 14"-15"

Otherwise i've had a hard work day and I should not have yelled at z31 but he still didn't have to be a jackass...

[FredK]

Pardon me, but z31maniac runs rice 17" wheels to clear his bug breaks. TIRES ARE MUCHO DINERO IN 17"!!

[Nonspec325]

Got any links to these?

Smart Ass...

Race Scrubs are about $120 a set for a set of 14"

You can pick up a set of bottlecaps for about $100 at a salvage yard...

Not pretty but they get the job done.

Now go die the next time you want to be a Fucktard.

[z31maniac]

Do yourself a favor and get a set of Hi-Performance tires and wheels for a couple hundred bucks.

Got any links to these?

[FredK]

Ah, thanks for the info, Nonspec.

[Nonspec325]

A friend of mine took these tires to a couple track days. They worked fine but they dont heat cycle very well.

After about 2 track days (approx 10 15 minutes sessions) chunks started coming out.

Do yourself a favor and get a set of Hi-Performance tires and wheels for a couple hundred bucks. Cheap tires become real expensive after you replace them a few times.

[whiltebeitel]

In that case:

why wouldnt you?

[Blip Bavarian]

why wouldnt you?

[FredK]

We're talking about an M20 325i. The tires are new on one axle, new-ish on the other, with a fairly recent production date.