QWK C6

dont really have the money to buy a full drag setup so i wanted to keep the Z06 look so i figured i could go with a 19'' Hoosier R6 on the stock wheel. just wonderin how good these hook on the street. they will only see street use and a pass or two down the drag strip. car makes 620hp. any ideas?
thanks

Katech_Zach

Hoosiers need to be hot to stick. On the street you may have less traction than say, a Michelin PS2 or Nitto Invo. On top of that, road race tires are worthless on the drag strip. Trust me, I have the 2.4 60ft's to prove it. Cold R6s could also be potentially dangerous on the street.

kumar75150

I know many people that run them for roll races but I've tried a set and if you want my personal opinion, I would not run them as my everyday street tire.

QWK C6

my car only comes out on weekends so it only sees 20-30 miles every 2 weeks. how much better are they than the run flats?

Katech_Zach

Depending on tire temperature they could be worse than run-flats. Hoosier R6s are not for the street. If you ask anybody at Hoosier they will tell you the same.

KILLER06GT

I know a bunch of people that use them on the street. They are much better for traction than any real street tire. They work best after a few blasts to warm them up.

Katech_Zach

Should I just do a burnout on the street to warm them up?


IBTL

beanfree

Hoosier R6's may be a little extreme for the street. I think the MPS Cup's might be better suited for that. They were great on my supercharged bmw but only lasted about 3000 miles. By the way, take what the sponsors say seriously because they are extremely knowledgeable.

Cordes Performance Racing

my buddie has them on his viper and they work great! i have drove his car and think they hook very nice and heck we even drove the other night in the pouring rain and had no problem and in az the road's get slick when it's wet from the oil that comes up. just don't drive like a jacka$$ and you will be fine.

dyeguy

I have a supercharged Z06 with 600 RWHP. The guy I bought the car from gave me a set of rear 19" Hoosiers. I had never driven them on the street but had them mounted up for a track night at the local drag strip last summer. I did a very short rolling burnout with them. The tires spun off the line and then my car went almost sideways went I hit second gear and I nearly went into the wall. I'm not sure if it was the tires not being heated up or what but needless to say I wasn't impressed with their straight line traction. Are you guys that are running them at the track running them on the fronts too? I know you aren't supposed to mix tires, does that apply to these type of tires also?

QWK C6

so i would be better off with an 18'' DR??? can i get a c6z06 chrome in an 18'' wheel that is similar to factory width and what tire should i use???

Wanderer Z06

I agree with Jason and the others on this one. Get a set of good street tires like Michelin PS2 or Nitto Invo's and then get either a set of C5 Z06 replicas for the rears with a set of DR's on for the strip or if you want to go all out get the CCW drag package but be prepaird to put a new clutch in the car if you go that route.

poisness

hell i ran both my 06 z06 and 06 viper w/nos and the a6s were great,same in the rain going 60 mph no problem, i wouldnt drive any car with almost 650 hp without them, i couldnt care less about price compared to my neck. just my 2 cents

Katech_Zach

Yes, you would be much better off with 18" drag radials. You need something with a sidewall that is softer and meant for drag racing.

6Speeder

Jason is right, these aren't for drag racing, too stiff a sidewall for a good launch. HOWEVER... on the street, from a roll, any speed, they work great!

I have three sets of mounted tires and wheels (don't ask ), the stock GY RF's, Nitto Invo's, and the Hoosier R6's, and the R6's stick better BY FAR than any of the others. The key is to monitor tire pressure. When the pressure rises one or two pounds above their cold reading, they are warm enough to stick.

BTW: I have over 2,100 street miles on the R6's (and a few quarter mile passes) and when the road temp comes back above 60* in Spring I'll throw them back on and I bet they will be good for another 1,500 spin free miles.

Two things to consider on why they work for me; I'm at 6,000 feet altitude, so I only have 480 rwhp to put down, and here in Albuquerque, we only get about 12" of precip a year. THESE ARE NOT RAIN AND SNOW TIRES, for that, the Invo's are great.

GMuffley

Drive that Z more bro!

kumar75150

My problem with the Hoosiers was constantly picking up debris on the road and also losing air pressure at random times. In the 2-3 weeks I had them, I destroyed one just driving down the highway as it picked up something and had a couple other instances where I would come out from a nice dinner and there would be 10psi in the tires.

If your car is strictly a get in and haul *** car, I say go for it.

J HEBERT

TO PEOPLE RUNNING DRs ON THE STREET.....be advised these tires need to be heated to operating temps to work (like a track tire), AND, u only get so many heat-cycles out of them b4 they are "junk", regardless of treadwear. U will get 3k mi out of them, but I don't know how well they are gonna work the last 1500mi. TIRE RACK has a lot of info on this, as do the manufacturers.

I just don't want anyone to think a tire still works "because it has tread" And if u think u might get caught in a rainstorm, don't drive the car.......

BEZ06

We just went through this Hoosier on the street thing the other day:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-t...he-street.html


Hoosier A6 and R6 are not street or drag tires.

Jason knows what he's talking about concerning high performance cars - he builds 'em, drives 'em, and gives great advice about them, so listen to him.

If you want a good tire that you can drive on the street or a road course race track, read Jason's thread here:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-z...e-awesome.html

Bob

fullmonty

All it takes is a small nail puncture, a slow loss of air pressure, the side wall will heat-up delaminate and blow. From personal experience - don't drive these on the street on any routine basis. And standing water will send you surfing.