Hankook Ventus R-S3 vs Dunlop Direzza Sport Z1 Star Spec

[Wh33lhop]

I am on 6" 600# rear springs (no adjusters) without a fender roll and have had zero rubbing issues driving the piss out of my 225/45 on 15x8 ET20. Early model arches > *

[gverelli]

Id say half inch lower than my HR races, its only on the passenger rear. Ill have to take a closer look when I get time, maybe Ill just have to roll them a bit.

[Bishop]

Yeah this is kinda surprising, my car's damn low on GC's, TR wheels, but my fenders are rolled

[dude8383]

Finally took the car out today, the rear rubs like mad!, anyone else have this problem? (euroweaves et24)

I haven't mounted mine yet, how low are you?

[gverelli]

Finally took the car out today, the rear rubs like mad!, anyone else have this problem? (euroweaves et24)

[dude8383]

Got mine too. Waiting to be mounted on euroweaves :)

WERD. Should take care of that next week =D

[OhioriderAaron]

Got mine too. Waiting to be mounted on euroweaves :)

[gverelli]

^ Lmao, Yes Sir!

[dude8383]

Thanks for everyone's suggestions :)

[nrubenstein]

It's interesting to see you guys calling the Dunlops' behavior hard to predict. For someone who tends towards r-tires, one of the great features of the Z* is that it doesn't whine and complain a lot and it doesn't seem unpredictable at all. I can't comment on absolute grip (but the fact that Doug runs the Hankooks leads me to believe that they have more absolute performance), but I would suggest that anyone who is driving by ear should probably work on that tendency.

[nando]

it depends on your offset though, you can get away with more tire and a higher offset. however rolling your fenders is a good idea either way, rubbing is annoying..

[FredK]

Yes. I had 15x8 ET22 K1s and you will DEFINITELY need to roll your rear fenders with late model arches.

[sennafan]

I love my rs-3 on 15-8 for autox. Ran them in cold rain once and that was interesting but as soon as the weather hits 70 or above this things come alive.

Did you need to roll your fenders to fit these?

[dude8383]

Yeah I understand what you mean. Don't think of it as "winging it" though, because you have many guys here who are supporting the rs-3s with very positive reviews. Its not like your going to be the first guy ever to be buying rs-3s then Id say okay hold on a sec.

In regards to star specs and wet, my last event was a 2-day and both days were raining AND cold, the tires performed amazing and my friend with the 205/50 specs said they were outstanding and it was his first time on them. The trend of reviews seem to be the same with the specs better wet grip and rs-3 better dry. It also depends on what people define as wet, theres wet pavement and theres downfall with massive puddles. The first day of the event was downfall and there was sitting water everywhere which made me extremely nervous but the tires didn't fail...either they didnt fail or I wasnt pushing hard enough lol

Nah, I definitely see the positive reviews of the Hankook's, they're going to be the better track tire for sure. But the Dunlops look like they can balance the street and track load just fine.

Note that I'm coming Bridgestone Potenza S-03's. The grip on these is pretty darn sweet but I just sold em :)

[gverelli]

Yeah I understand what you mean. Don't think of it as "winging it" though, because you have many guys here who are supporting the rs-3s with very positive reviews. Its not like your going to be the first guy ever to be buying rs-3s then Id say okay hold on a sec.

In regards to star specs and wet, my last event was a 2-day and both days were raining AND cold, the tires performed amazing and my friend with the 205/50 specs said they were outstanding and it was his first time on them. The trend of reviews seem to be the same with the specs better wet grip and rs-3 better dry. It also depends on what people define as wet, theres wet pavement and theres downfall with massive puddles. The first day of the event was downfall and there was sitting water everywhere which made me extremely nervous but the tires didn't fail...either they didnt fail or I wasnt pushing hard enough lol