Tires for aggressive driving??
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Le Mans Master
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Tires for aggressive driving??
I love the tires I have on now but they don't make them anymore. <Aqua Flow GTX Grand Spirit>
I do alot of street racing, drag racing and autoX. I don't want something so sticky that I'll burn through them <no pun> in 15k miles but I need to be able to hook up. Any suggestions?
Thanks guys :D
-Lilred
I do alot of street racing, drag racing and autoX. I don't want something so sticky that I'll burn through them <no pun> in 15k miles but I need to be able to hook up. Any suggestions?
Thanks guys :D
-Lilred
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Re: Tires for aggressive driving?? (lilredcorvette)
Michelin Pilot XGT Z4's, you've seen my adventures with these tires. Best damn tires in the world.
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Re: Tires for aggressive driving?? (lilredcorvette)
Firestone SZ50EP's... one of the best tires out there. Great tire wet or dry.
Course before BG you might want to put on some studded snow tires.... :p:
Course before BG you might want to put on some studded snow tires.... :p:
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Re: Tires for aggressive driving?? (lilredcorvette)
Kumho's are cheap, handle great, and have lasted 14,000 miles of abuse so far. Fronts are at 40-50%, rears are at 25% (heh) You can tell by the edges of my tires that they've been treated right heheh... My dunlops looked like this after 5,000 miles, and didn't handle nearly as well.
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Re: Tires for aggressive driving??
Dont go BFG CompTAs. The ones I have on now is like driving on ice in the rain. :nonod: My BALD SZ50s tracked better in wet traction. Ill be keeping these on long enough to pass inspection and save up money for a set of Kumhos.
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Re: Tires for aggressive driving?? (VetteNoob)
Dont go BFG CompTAs. The ones I have on now is like driving on ice in the rain. :nonod: My BALD SZ50s tracked better in wet traction. Ill be keeping these on long enough to pass inspection and save up money for a set of Kumhos.
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Re: Tires for aggressive driving?? (lilredcorvette)
I really like the BFG comp TA's they have lasted through some pretty aggreive driving, and do well in the dry, rain, and snow (as you know I have made it home in some pretty bad weather)
[Modified by No Ordinary 91, 6:41 PM 4/8/2002]
[Modified by No Ordinary 91, 6:41 PM 4/8/2002]
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Re: Tires for aggressive driving?? (No Ordinary 91)
I really like the BFG comp TA's they have lasted through some pretty aggresive driving, and do well in the dry, rain, and snow (as you know I have made it home in some pretty bad weather)
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[Modified by lilredcorvette, 7:03 PM 4/8/2002]
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Re: Tires for aggressive driving?? (lilredcorvette)
Firestone SZ50s or Kuhmos :yesnod: Mom is running Kuhmos on her 96 Impala SS and likes them. I've heard they hook well at the track. The SZ50s are very good in the rain.
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Re: Tires for aggressive driving?? (lilredcorvette)
no those are the sumitomos, the BFG's are up front and they have been on there for almost 30,000 and still haven't reached 50% tread life. The BFG's that were in the back went through quite a bit of abuse before I put the 315's on, and i didn't notice very much tire wear on them either
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Re: Tires for aggressive driving?? (lilredcorvette)
I'm sorry but any tire that is "sticky" i.e. has a treadwear rating of below 200... you will burn through them in 15k easy.
Normally I run high performance all season tires (ex: Pirelli P7000 Supersports for one) and they've got a treadwear rating of 320 (they're brick hard). If I get a bit over 20K out of them I'm happy.
No Auto-X'ing or dragging involved. Just daily aggressive driving and all 4 wearing out evenly.
Normally I run high performance all season tires (ex: Pirelli P7000 Supersports for one) and they've got a treadwear rating of 320 (they're brick hard). If I get a bit over 20K out of them I'm happy.
No Auto-X'ing or dragging involved. Just daily aggressive driving and all 4 wearing out evenly.
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Re: Tires for aggressive driving?? (Dan Parker '96)
I'm getting great mileage out of the Pilots, especially considering what I do to them. Think about it,hundreds of burnouts totalling thousands of miles and I'm still getting 20k out of them.
Michelin Pilot XGT Z4 best damn tire there is.
Michelin Pilot XGT Z4 best damn tire there is.
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Re: Tires for aggressive driving?? (lilredcorvette)
PS... aggressive if you could launch. Your tires are in no danger.... LMAO:eek: :D :lol:
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Re: Tires for aggressive driving?? (No Ordinary 91)
PS... aggressive if you could launch. Your tires are in no danger.... LMAO:eek: :D :lol:
When I get the launch down you better watch out or all you might get to see is those 4 tail lights ;) :jester
When I get the launch down you better watch out or all you might get to see is those 4 tail lights ;) :jester
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Re: Tires for aggressive driving?? (No Ordinary 91)
When I get the launch down you better watch out
_____________ <~ learning curve? ;) :eek: you know I love you...
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Re: Tires for aggressive driving?? (lilredcorvette)
When I get the launch down you better watch out
You've had the car for how long? You raced almost all of last season...
_____________ <~ learning curve? ;) :eek: you know I love you...
You've had the car for how long? You raced almost all of last season...
_____________ <~ learning curve? ;) :eek: you know I love you...
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Re: Tires for aggressive driving?? (lilredcorvette)
The Firestones have a 340 tread rating on them and they great wet or dry.. they wear very well. If you want a high performance tire and cost doesn't matter ,it's either the Michelins or the Firestones... if your on a budget, kuhmos are great for the price.
None of them are going to make you a better driver thou.... :p:
None of them are going to make you a better driver thou.... :p: