What tire next for me?
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There are so many options now in the 275/40/17 that I am very confused. The NT05 has served me well I guess as I dont really have anything to compare them to besides my Maxxis MA-V1's that I started on.
To be very honest they dont feel a whole lot better than the Maxxis I started on, of course I am faster now and if I put the Maxxis back on I would know for sure.
I have been preached to stay on the NT05 for another year to learn as this is a 200 treadwear tire and will warn me before cutting loose. An "r comp" tire will not warn before cutting loose, or so I was told.
So, get another set of NT05 or bump to something with more grip? More grip equals more speed equals killing brakes even faster.
To be very honest they dont feel a whole lot better than the Maxxis I started on, of course I am faster now and if I put the Maxxis back on I would know for sure.
I have been preached to stay on the NT05 for another year to learn as this is a 200 treadwear tire and will warn me before cutting loose. An "r comp" tire will not warn before cutting loose, or so I was told.
So, get another set of NT05 or bump to something with more grip? More grip equals more speed equals killing brakes even faster.
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I drive too hard at the track to use a set of street tires and not completely rub the edge off, as well as give up grip and braking. I have a set of dedicated track wheels/tires using NT01's. Will usually get me through a year of my 10-12 20 minute sessions and make a world of diff vs street tires. Depends on how often you track the car and how hard when you do. I personally would rather keep 2-3 years of tread on the street tires and gain more grip and braking at the track. And have not had them break lose, other then someone oiling the track down.
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Im using Nitto NT-01 which shaved 5 seconds off of my lap times from my street tires. But now I'm looking at Hankook Z214's which has some vary good ratings and are very perceptible in corners.
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I've run Kuhmo XS's for the past year or so and I'm very happy with them. I've gone all the way to HPDE 3 with them. Now I'm on my A6's for HPDE's, but my XS's are my street tires. Not so good in the cold or rain though.
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When I was looking for some 275/35R15 for my Miata and the HR6 are about $300 ea, where these are around half the price http://www.americanraceronline.com/A.../modified.html. but has anyone used them before?