semi-slicks

[Guest BigRod33]

can anyone tell me what companies make or sell semi-slicks and what websites would supply

rod

[MrMayhem]

Bridgestone Potenza 540s

Dunlop and Yokohama also do R compounds

[ricknismo]

Azenis--Falken

[Mr. Oizo]

if you can get Nitto's they are extremely good...

read HPI edition 27.. they have a good article on them

[d0p3y]

Nitto 555R's are THE best you can get, no doubt. All the big names use them, especially Veilside. However, as far as i know they're not actually legal in Australia, so therefore you'd have to have connections to get hold of some. They're the best semi-slick to get, if you can get hold of them.

[Guest Boxhead]

ryan and all, the Nitto is an american tyre, the reason veilside love them, is because there the official supplier to japan of them...

[MrMayhem]

.....and maybe also cos they run fast times on them?

[Silver-Arrowz]

Is this for 1/4 mile or track?

[DESTROY]

Originally posted by darK

if you can get Nitto's they are extremely good...

read HPI edition 27.. they have a good article on them

Can you scan the article for me?

[DESTROY]

Oh, Toyo and Michellin make R compound tyres too.

[Duncan]

If for track, Dunlop Forumla R are best, bridgestone 540s also great. Azenis are the best/cheap bet.

They'll make a HUGE difference to your lap times

[BlueTwo]

For the streeter, i've found Falken Azenis to be real grippy. Nice soft compund moulded into a street legal tyre - and right on the money.

[Mr. Oizo]

Originally posted by DESTROY

Can you scan the article for me?

i'm getting a scanner soon.. so hold tight

[Guest BigRod33]

actually, they will be used for drags

now that i have finally decided what i want from my car

[red17]

Nitto's are one of the only drag specialised R comp that i know of. The others are made for track work, simple as that. Ideally if you want to get good drag times, get 2 cheap rims and a pair of fully slick tyres.

R comps wont provide you with that much extra, compared to a pair of full slicks on the back. And the slicks would probably cost less than 4 R comps.

I once saw a HSV ute with Potenza 540's on it down at the Motorplex, he was doing burnouts before each run, over heating the tyres and running the same times as he was on street tyres. They didnt last very long either.

Red17

[whatsisname]

Go & compare the price difference btw Nitto's & RE540S's! HUGE difference & not in the Nitto's favour.

RE540S's cost me $1180 balanced & fitted (235/45/17 - 255/40/17)

Yokohama A032R's & Dunlop D01J's were both considerably more expensive, but compared to Nitto's they were dirt-cheap!!!

Having physically compared the Nitto NT555 & RE540S I can say they are pretty much the same in tread softness, it's the soft sidewall that gives the Nitto its drag abilities. Trust me when I say the RE540S is VERY grippy in a straight line for a cornering tyre. If you want to run decent 1/4 times on a street legal tyre & don't want to spent big $$$ give any of the A032R, D01J, RE540S rubber a go.

Doing big burnouts on the RE540S isn't needed, & as the HSV owner @ the 'plex proved it'll ruin any advantage the soft treaded RE540S gives.

The problem I see in running with full slicks is it's no longer a *street* set-up (i.e. HPI challenge) IMHO

Here's a thread I started a while back - http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/sh...ighlight=RE540S

[red17]

Ahh yes, i guess thats the problem, its the old racing rules they catch ya with. I figured the guy just wanted to get the best time possible.

In that case, certainly, treating a set of R comps properly is no doubt ALOT better than street tyres.

And youre right, the Nitto's are ridiculously priced

Red17

[whatsisname]

Yeah if it's an all out best time possible then full slicks are the go for sure.

[Guest BigRod33]

whatsisname, you got it in one my friend

as i am trying to a) build a project that is street legal and b)race it in street form

rod

[whatsisname]

Exactly the same goals as me Rod

Matt