Jump to content
SAU Community

19 Inch Slicks Or Semi Slicks

09GTR

By 09GTR,
in R35 GTR

 Share

Recommended Posts

09GTR Collaborator

09GTR

Posted
Posted

White 35 and I are awaiting delivery of our Volk RE30 rims and are interested to know if anyone has had experience with 19 inch slicks or semis. They are the rage in the US, and I know a number of you have opted for 18s here. We know there are Hoosiers and Toyos, is anyone aware of any other options?

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/308183-19-inch-slicks-or-semi-slicks/
Share on other sites
LSX-438 Mentor

LSX-438

Posted
Posted

Michelin PSC isnt going to compete against a good R compound let alone a real slick IMO.

And i dont fancy you getting a proper slick in 19" either

I think you are stick with the 888's (good luck) or Hoosier's (better)

fungoolie Community Regular

fungoolie

Posted
Posted (edited)

There were 19" Michelin slicks 29/67-19s on the Donut King GT-R at Bathurst this year.

http://cms.porsche-clubs.com/PorscheClubs/...le/PSC_2009.pdf

http://www.ps-sport.ig.pl/michelin-sport-tyres/cennik2.htm

http://www.horag.com/products/michelin/michelin_course.html

Edited by fungoolie
TheTunersGroup Proficient

TheTunersGroup

Posted
Posted (edited)

What width of wheels are you running front and rear 09GTR ?

Different sizes of the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup tyres have different load indexes.

There is a chart here with the specs and load indexes for the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup tyres...

http://www.tunersgroup.com/Online_Store/mich_sport_cup.html

- The Tuners Group

Edited by TheTunersGroup
LSX-438 Mentor

LSX-438

Posted
Posted (edited)

I didnt know that, good pickup/find.

If you must run 19's i would give them a good look. Otherwise the USA guys seem to love the hoosiers.

Edited by LSX-438
LSX-438 Mentor

LSX-438

Posted
Posted
Thanks guys, some excellent pointers here, I'll let you know what I find.

Duncan, you are clearly a fan of the 18's, and they obviously work well for you - whats the key reason you went with 18s? Tyre availability?

Yes the 18's are about availability (and cost) really.

Also the 19" r-spec options (i think only 888's?) just don't compete with RE55's. So in my case 18" was the only choice (they dont make re55's biger than 18"). However on slicks the 19" Hoosier (or perhaps the Michelin 19") would be worth a look. I do think they will be a lot more expensive though, so i am not sure why anyone should bother.

If you want a tyre that you can drive to the track and back, and run pretty close to slick shod times, get some 18" TE37's (or Enkei GTC01's) with 295 RE55's SR2's all round. No other road legal tyre is going to come close i reckon (would love to try the advan 50's but they dont make them big enough). If you dont care about being road legal and/or you're happy to swap the tyres at the track, perhaps the 19" slicks are good. Would love to get some feedback from the GT series R35 running them.

Dominic Rising Star

Dominic

Posted
Posted

I need 19s as I will be doing targa with mine. targa allows no more than 1 inch + or-.

What size and type of tyre are you guys thinking. i want all tyres the same size to make it easier for spares.

Has anyone looked at the Pirelli P Zero Corsa looks like a bargain semi slick.

White 35 Enthusiast

White 35

Posted
Posted
I need 19s as I will be doing targa with mine. targa allows no more than 1 inch + or-.

What size and type of tyre are you guys thinking. i want all tyres the same size to make it easier for spares.

Has anyone looked at the Pirelli P Zero Corsa looks like a bargain semi slick.

Why do you need 19's for Targa?

I had the Pirelli P Zero Corsa on my porsche 911s and they were awesome. Running 19's on the GTR you will save probably at least 5kg per cnr and they should be pretty good on the road. Guessing you might want to run 315/30/19s on 11inch rims rear and 295/30/19s on 10 inch at the front? thats just a guess?

White 35 Enthusiast

White 35

Posted
Posted

Righto because 09GTR and I want complete track spec tyre no compromise we are going to give the 19's a shot - we will run Hoosiers on track (approx 7kg lighter per wheel i think) and stick with standard rims & bridgestone / dunlops for the road.

There is word that Bridgestone may be replacing the re55s with the re11s and it will be avaliable in a 19 sometime in the future. Fingers crossed.

Fall back position will be to run R888's if we cant use hoosiers at some events.

Surely its only a matter of time before these tyre companies make more options avaliable in 19's.

We will report back once we have done some track time on the Hoosiers.

LSX-438 Mentor

LSX-438

Posted
Posted
This might sound like a silly question but do the Volk TE37's come in black as well as gold in an 18 that will fit thr R35's ?

I am very attached to the black white wheel/car colours of my 35

there is definitely an 18" TE37 that fits the R35. a few people have run them. Don't expect anywhere in Australia to have these in stock though, especially in the staggered offset required for r35 (let me know if you do find a place!). Caliper clearance will be very small (2mm or 3mm if that)

TheTunersGroup Proficient

TheTunersGroup

Posted
Posted (edited)
Caliper clearance will be very small (2mm or 3mm if that)

Page 18 of Brembo's Gran Turismo High performance brake systems catalog which you can find here ... http://www.brembo.com/NR/rdonlyres/12D6A5F...talog_R2DEF.pdf ... reads ...

"Brembo recommends a minimum clearance of 3mm between the caliper and the wheel spoke or rim."

Caliper to wheel clearance is part of the reason why a number of R35's run 19 inch track wheels instead of 18 inch track wheels.

There is a new article on our website here which explores the 19 inch track wheels options for R35's, and discusses caliper clearance, tyre choice, lateral stiffness of wheels, cooling considerations etc in detail ...

http://www.tunersgroup.com/r35_wheels.html

- The Tuners Group

Edited by TheTunersGroup
TheTunersGroup Proficient

TheTunersGroup

Posted
Posted (edited)
This might sound like a silly question but do the Volk TE37's come in black as well as gold

Hi Jeremy,

Standard factory colours for the TE37's are are white or bronze. They can also be ordered in optional colours at an additional cost.

There are 3 optional black finishes for the TE37s - black, matt black and diamond black.

This a photo of a set of Volk RE30's in Diamond Black ...

large1362.jpeg

- The Tuners Group

Edited by TheTunersGroup

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • Duncan
      V37 Suspension change

      By Duncan · Posted

      You will now be able to lift the parcel shelf trim enough to get to the shock cover bolts; if you need to full remove the parcel shelf trim for some reason you also remove the escutcheons around the rear seat release and you will have to unplug the high stop light wiring from the boot. Next up is removal of the bracket; 6 nuts and a bolt Good news, you've finally got to the strut top! Remove the dust cover and the 3 shock mount nuts (perhaps leave 1 on lightly for now....) Same on the other side, but easier now you've done it all before
    • Duncan
      V37 Suspension change

      By Duncan · Posted

      OK, so a bunch of trim needs to come off to get to the rear shock top mounts. Once the seat is out of the way, the plastic trim needs to come off. Remove 2 clips at the top then slide the trim towards the centre of the car to clear the lower clip Next you need to be able to lift the parcel shelf, which means you need to remove the mid dark trim around the door, and then the upper light trim above the parcel shelf. The mid trim has a clip in the middle to remove first, then lift the lowest trim off the top of the mid trim (unclips). At the top there is a hidden clip on the inner side to release first by pulling inwards, then the main clip releases by pulling the top towards the front of the car. The door seal comes off with the trim, just put them aside. The the lighter upper trim, this is easy to break to top clips so take it carefully. There is a hidden clip towards the bottom and another in the middle to release first by pulling inwards. Once they are out, there are 3 clips along the rear windscreen side of the panel that are hard to get under. This is what the rear of the panel looks like to assist:
    • GTSBoy
      R34 manual conversion speed signal wire finding, need help

      By GTSBoy · Posted

      Yes. Autos typically work from the speed sensor on the pinion shaft of the diff. I also think that even if you have a proper speed sensor for the bog manual in the manual box, that the signal it outputs is not compatible with the auto dash anyway. You should consult that manual (the book, not the gearbox).
    • GTSBoy
      First time Skyline owner

      By GTSBoy · Posted

      And I just realised that that advice is slightly nonsensical for a GTR, because you need 2 of them. But it is otherwise true.
    • Duncan
      Duncan's V37.......race car?

      By Duncan · Posted

      Having had a reasonable look at the car, I'll be able to remove the (one time) rams and retract the hinge (they are held in the down location by a tiny (m3?) sacrificial screw) which will get it physically back in shape. From there if you remove the rams you need a resistor to turn off the airbag light (as Mark said, there are plug in kits and I might go that way because its reversible). And...per all the threads on here, even if you have the resistors to turn off the airbag light, the bonnet light will stay on as it writes to the airbag computer history - that is either replace the airbag controller, reprogam the EPROM (if I can work out how), or remove the globe from the dash. Having seen how sensitive this system is, if I had my time over I'd pre-emptively remove the rams, even on a road car, because this is all a very unnecessary pain in the arse. Reminds me, time to go and have a look at the Fuga too....
×
×
  • Create New...