Excited for the release of OEM size R7 tires
03-22-2018, 10:49 AM
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Excited for the release of OEM size R7 tires
Who else is super excited about the release of the Hoosier R7 Track and Competition 335/25/20's being released soon? I see them now on most Tire Company websites. For many of us who want to keep the OEM size, adding one more selection to a already small pool of choices is a big deal.
03-22-2018, 10:02 PM
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Who else is super excited about the release of the Hoosier R7 Track and Competition 335/25/20's being released soon? I see them now on most Tire Company websites. For many of us who want to keep the OEM size, adding one more selection to a already small pool of choices is a big deal.
03-22-2018, 11:28 PM
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Can’t find oem front size of them
unless that is coming out too I would use a mismatched set of tires, I’m with you I hope they do come out with oem size front and rear
03-23-2018, 01:05 PM
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03-23-2018, 05:55 PM
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If you look at the specs on Tire Rack's site the front 295/30/19 is 0.3" taller and the rear 335/25-20 is 0.5" taller (even though it is listed as the same size) in diameter. I don't think those sizes will have any problem fitting without rubbing or messing with the AH.
However, I'm really not sure I see the reason to be excited. My experience has been that the MPSC2 are just as sticky as a true slick when hot and I have lots of data to confirm this. On top of that, the car was designed with that tire construction in mind and the feel is very good. My experience with Hoosiers, at least in 18" sizes, is that even with a lot of camber they still wear the outside edge prematurely and the feel isn't as good as with the MPSC2 or a Pirelli DH.
Unless someone starts racing on 19/20 rims and scrubs become available in that size the cost to buy the Hoosiers is likely within $100 of the Cup 2s. If I were going to stick to stock wheels then I think I'd stay with the Cup 2.
However, I'm really not sure I see the reason to be excited. My experience has been that the MPSC2 are just as sticky as a true slick when hot and I have lots of data to confirm this. On top of that, the car was designed with that tire construction in mind and the feel is very good. My experience with Hoosiers, at least in 18" sizes, is that even with a lot of camber they still wear the outside edge prematurely and the feel isn't as good as with the MPSC2 or a Pirelli DH.
Unless someone starts racing on 19/20 rims and scrubs become available in that size the cost to buy the Hoosiers is likely within $100 of the Cup 2s. If I were going to stick to stock wheels then I think I'd stay with the Cup 2.
03-23-2018, 06:16 PM
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Melting Slicks
I second poor-Sha, if you are going to be buying slicks, get a set of 18's and save a lot of dough each tire change.
03-24-2018, 02:50 PM
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Melting Slicks
Btw: don’t the Hoosiers need like -3.0 to -4.0 camber?
03-25-2018, 11:28 PM
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And the hassle of not being able to drive the car to a local track with the track tyres installed, (the Hoosiers), which you can do with the MPSC2s of course. Now if you’re trailering to the track anyway it’s a non event.
Btw: don’t the Hoosiers need like -3.0 to -4.0 camber?
From experience I have found the 19's on the front like about 3.0 to 3.3 negative to get the correct temp spread..... and the 20's on the rear should only need about 1.7 to 2.1 negative ...or you hamper forward bite.... the shorter sidewall height on the 19 and 20 reduces the need to go much more than mentioned. It does depend a little if you have other mods like solid bushings in some form etc.. trackdaytire.com has the 20's in stock.
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