just changed to a set of ku36.
before
r17 235x45 on 17x8's
federal 595rs, from brand new ( ~$250/corner )
r33 standard turbo & pfc, 180rwkw
warm day ~25'ish
winton short
1.10.69
5 3 John Richardson John Richardson Nissan Skyline 2500 C 8 2 1:10.6900 0:01.6600
http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results..../09/2009.WIN.S3
now
r17 235x45 on 17x8's
kumho ku36, from brand new ( ~$180/corner )
r33 hypergear highflow & pfc, 215rwkw
hot day 30'ish
more cars and hot day compared to the CSA day, so that track would be HOT.
winton short
1.11.06
10 33 Skylines Australia Vic John Richardson Nissan Skyline R33 2500 D 25 15 1:11.0590
http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results..../12/2009.WIN.S1
notes:
federal when new have good rear lateral grip, little bit of movement on turn in and mid corner but nothing major. as the tyres wore this reduced and
the car started to push. tyres were rotated very often.
federal had great grip on the front in breaking and turn in, bust lost a little and generally pushed in the corner as they wore. as the tyre wore they
started to squeal heaps.
as the tyres wore they lost some feeling the in rear and while sliding would bite hard wen you didnt expect.
in the rain...totally awsome. grip under breaking, mid corner. not as much while on the gas though.
the tyres would last 3-4 hot laps, then start to side around a little. they are down below the markers now.
kumho, ive only run once at winton short.
it was fun...the ass was out all the time.
um, lateral cornering grip was less than the federal. braking was great, better than the worn federals. but on turn in the rear was walking all over
the place, was a nice change from the understear of the worn federals.
no understear to speak of, the front didnt push at all. the federals would vibrate like crazy while pushing, non of that from the kumho.
the kumho heat up real quick and fade off real quick. i could really feel em moving around compared to the federal ( maybe due to the tyre
pattern on the kumho, the federal is more like a yoko pattern).
this was more of a fun day than the CSA day. and i had been in understear land for a long time with the federals, so sliding around the corners
was too much fun.
more updates to come on the kumho's. but for performance vs cost, they look to be just a little ahead of the federal atm. the wear will be a big
comparison...