Traction like a GTR from a GTST

[lukits01]

I have these RA1

Havent really punt them hard yet

Looking forward to it ahahha

How much pressure should you set these at?

[bigcarl]

do any of these tyres come in 18s?

[Duncan]

Absolutely....just add $200 to the prices

Gordon Leven in Emu Plains for the Bridgestone and Yoko Tyres

Gary's motorsport tyres in Eastern Creek for Dunlops

give them a call for exact sizes available.

[SDEWY5]

i got the RA1's and i rate them 1billion% awesome tyre but after around roughly 3-4 laps they feel very unsettled. Only time i get wheelspin is a hard 2nd gear shift...then again my car is fairly stock standard..running 235/45-17's all around so i can rotate them..wear is pretty brutal but they've lasted me a good 4 months now haaaard driving at supersprints and still have plenty in them...

[bigcarl]

got a quote from toby at meridien motorsprt in moorabbin for toyo 245x40x18 : $535.70 each! are they worth the money?? love to hear how you go at the strip robbos. i think they also come in 275x35x18, too scared to ask for price on those ones he! he!

[Snowman]

Drunken,

I originally tried the A048's and I found them to be a pretty average tyre. Basically after the first couple of heat cycles they got quite oily almost and the rubber stiffened right up which made them very hard to get heat into them.

The only advantage was it meant the tyres lastest longer but they were a good couple of sec's slower around the track than RE55's.

I know a number of the WRX Club guys are using the Toyo's however. But I still think RE55's are the way to go for the ultimate street tyre. Robo - you need to come to the track again dude!

[Sydneykid]

Have to agree on the 048's, the deterioration in their performance is quite noticeable after a few heat cylces. Most of the guys who run in catagories with choices between 032R's and 048R's are sticking to the 032R's. They are far more consistent in their lap times. Particlualry on the front wheel drive cars, the 048's are only lasting one race meeting on the front. The 032's will do 3 or 4 race meetings.

I have been pushing this with Yokohama for quite some time now and not really getting anywhere. It is good to have another opinion (not fornt wheel drive) to verify against.

cheers

[Duncan]

Well that sucks, unless the tyre contract changes Yoko A048R are the tyre of the future for us. We don't want to / can't afford new tyres every round so this will really hurt the lower budget teams

Luckily there is an open tender so hopefully we will find a better tyre

[Sydneykid]

Well that sucks, unless the tyre contract changes Yoko A048R are the tyre of the future for us.  We don't want to / can't afford new tyres every round so this will really hurt the lower budget teams

Luckily there is an open tender so hopefully we will find a better tyre

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Don't expect the supplier to change as Yokohama are the only ones with a big enough range of sizes to cover all the vehicles. What we need top push for is compound suitability, some sizes are only available in Super Soft which is really a wet weather compound. Some sizxes are only availalbe in Hard, which puts them at a dissadvantage. Start lobbying your delegate now.

cheers

[Robo's]

BigCarl

Check out these link for the RE55, awesome price and just as good as the RA1's

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...topic=86088&hl=

[BBGTR]

I have been using Dunlop DZ02G's on my rex and they wear very well on the track and are very consistent. That said you pay $400 a corner for 215/45/17's!!

I'll be putting RE55 265/35/18's on the GT-R for the track, hopefully they will be as consistent.

Regards

Andrew

[Roy]

RE55s are no good on GTRs at the track, what you really want is a street tyre and really let that ATTESAA thingie work for you...trust me

[Beer Baron]

troy, you have been at work too long. hit shut down and go home mate!! they are taking the mickey... 7:30pm at work is not good.

GTR on street tyres?? what were you thinking

[Duncan]

BTW in testing 4 weeks apart in the same car, same track (wakefield), the Dunlop DZ02G were over .3 second faster than Yoko A032R, 1.10.2sec v 1.10.5sec

[BBGTR]

RE55s are no good on GTRs at the track, what you really want is a street tyre and really let that ATTESAA thingie work for you...trust me

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

That's the same thing my monkey said when I asked him!!

Andrew

[Roy]

GTR on street tyres?? what were you thinking

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

What am i thinking... i cant cheat as well as these GTR fellas. Twin turbos, 4WD, fancy rubber, aftermarket computers with electric toothbrushes ... its my duty as the Minster of Propoganda for lowly GTST owners to try and confuse the enemy

That's the same thing my monkey said when I asked him!! 

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

LOL..sheesh, its never good when even on the inernet ppl see me for what i really am

[flukey]

so what tyres u recommend for newbie rear wheel drivers want good grip around corners

[TommO]

Recommend a driver training course, not a good set of rubber.

Good set of rubber = higher limits = when those limits are broken, the results are going to be worse.

[scathing]

What TommO said.

I'd recommend something like a set of Falken Azenis ST115s for a complete n00b. They're not bad as far as streeters go, but there's bugger all grip in them once you press on.

If you want to learn how to drive as quickly as possible (i.e. at the car's limits) you should probably set yourself low limits at first, to see what its like.

The car's easier to bring back since the tyres are more progressive at the limit (and there's less momentum because you're not going as fast), so its good to learn on before trying to get the kind of racing slicks F1 drivers wish they were still allowed to run in qualifying.