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Old Feb 9, 2005 | 09:17 AM
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Default Rain tires suggestions?
What do you guys run in the rain on road courses? Looking at a set of Toyo T1-S - at around $800/shipped they seem like a good deal.
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Old Feb 9, 2005 | 11:24 AM
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Toyo T1s are the best tires I've used in the rain at Hallett.
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I just picked up a set of used, unshaved RA-1's that a guy loved and won on in the rain.
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Old Feb 10, 2005 | 09:49 AM
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goodyear GS-D3 is great rain tire too.
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another vote here for goodyear gs d3s
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i deliver pizzas and i love my new BFG Gforce KDW's. They dont spin nearly as bad as the drag radials i used to have plus they aint bad at dry traction. bad thing is there 300 a piece.
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300 a piece? Maybe the gforce KDs but now the kdW
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Comp tire, or street tire? All these opinions, and not one regarding what type of tire you'd want.

Hoosier Radial Wets, or Toyo RA1's for the competition tires. Any number of street tires if that's they way you want to go.
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Originally Posted by 97M6Formula
300 a piece? Maybe the gforce KDs but now the kdW
maybe they sell em at discount tire. 315/40/ZR17.
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here are kds at 250 a piece and they are priced higher than kdws

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes
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Originally Posted by FRISKY
Toyo T1s are the best tires I've used in the rain at Hallett.


Thats what I got on my vette. Very good tire I think.
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score another for the GSD3's. they are downright AWESOME in the rain, and also excellent on the street. no track experience yet though. Although I've heard alot about those TOYO's too. Im sure ya cant go wrong with either.

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