Pooh-cl

After reading and reading I couldn't find an answer so

I have one set of unmounted Hoosiers R335 30 18 (came with the car when I bought it).

When I was at the track I had R275 40 17 Hoosiers mounted as my fronts were beginning to cord - these were Hoosier R265's I think. These also came with the car.

My current rear Hoosiers are 295 35 18 which are getting close to the end of their life- also came with the car.

Need new tires for fall track days. Car is stock except for safety stuff.

Should I get new Hoosier rears to go with my 275's? If so, should they be 315 30 18's? or ?

Or should I mount the huge monster 335's, tub the wheels (though not sure what that entails and whether I can do myself)?

Only tires I've bought so far were Pilot Sport 2's 315/265 which I really didn't like and which are also almost done for - yeah! Didn't like as got too greasy too fast. Needed to adjust pressures in middle of track session.

Thanks!
Carla

DansBlkonBlkZ06

It all depends what driving level you are at and if HPDE or time trials/racing. For time trials I run Hoosier R6 275s all the way around on a square (all 18") set up so I can rotate tires and get more life out of them. The R6 is a 40 wear tire which doesn't last long at all. For regular HPDE sessions I have run Nitto NT-01s and Toyo R888s on the stock 18 rear/17 front wheels. Those have a tire wear of 100 and last much longer than the Hoosiers. They are a R Compound but not as sticky as the Hoosier. There is no right answer. It all depends what you like and how much you want to spend.

Pooh-cl

Oops - guess didn't ask the right question.

I was looking for advice on what tires to get to go with the brand new R275's I have without having to tub to fit the 335's or if tubbing to fit the 335's is a not a big deal and would be so awesome that it would be worth it.

I typically run in the advanced group for HPDE with a plan of eventually moving towards getting the car ready for SCCA racing.

Having already gone through the previous set of Hoosiers (different size and set up) I do get that they don't last long , but I think oh so worth it.

I thought it made sense to work through all the tires that came new with the car (all for stock 17/18 wheels) before purchasing new wheels. Though the problem with the 335's is I'd have to get new wheels for them anyway.

Hopefully that's more clear now.

brkntrxn

Is there a reason why you want 335s other than to say, "I have 335s"?

You would be amazed at how fast we make the cars go on 275 square. 295 square or 315 square is about all you need if you are stock power.

If you are more power and modifications than stock, then you need to give us more information.

mountainbiker2

The autocross guys in my area would run 315 front, 335 rear. I know your not doing autocross, but I think your car would understeer to much with a 275/335 combo. Of course, you can get any combo to work with proper sway bars and springs.

Steve A.

Pooh-cl

brkntrxn: not being bitchy, but that is why I wrote the following:
"I have one set of unmounted Hoosiers R335 30 18 (came with the car when I bought it)."

The 335's were free, are brand new, in my garage taking up space and it made sense to me to use something that I already have, if it makes sense to do so, then to go spend 1000.00 on new tires.

and again wrote "Car is stock except for safety stuff."

brkntrxn

Than you have ZERO need for 335s. If you couple anything larger than a 295 with those 275 fronts, the car is going to push. You can run 315s, but someone on a 275 square setup or 275/295 will be faster.

Pooh-cl

Thanks Steve. That was the type of answer I was looking for!

I think I'll pick up some 315's for now to go with my 1 heat cycled 275's and then will talk with one of the local experts about what I should do to get it really sorted out for the track. I've mainly put track miles on the car (abet one trip to VIR and back) since I purchased it last year and haven't done much other than replacing my brake pads, fluids, rotors.