which tires should I get?
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which tires should I get? I need new tires and these two I think are my best choices.
I want a tire that is good for a DD, and gets about 10,000-15,000 miles, but can handle gripping straightline launches on the street, fast cornering, some SCCA timed circuit races and some trips to the drag strip.
I was thinking about getting DR, but weaker sidewallsl will not work well for cornering. Both of these tires have the same rubber grip and footprint pattern as a DR, but a stronger sidewall, so you have less wrinkle resulting in less grip at launch, but you still have better grip then a typical street radial.
What worries me about these tires, is that both of them seem derived from the import world, even though i see many vettes, GTO and porches running these tires in circuit and drift. Even though the tires might come from more of the import realm I would imagine they should be able to support 400+ hp if they are running on racing vettes, goats and porches?
The falken have a tread rating of 200, so I should be able to see about 20,000 miles out of them. Plus the tread depth is 8/32 and they are SCCA approved.
The Nittos are the exact as their DR but have a stiffer sidewall with a tread rating of 100 which might be good for 12,000 miles and 6/32 tread depth.
Both tires are about $155.00 each.
What do you guys think. Should these tires help a f-body stick during launches and corning?
Falken Azenis RT-615 on left, nittos 555RII on right!
I want a tire that is good for a DD, and gets about 10,000-15,000 miles, but can handle gripping straightline launches on the street, fast cornering, some SCCA timed circuit races and some trips to the drag strip.
I was thinking about getting DR, but weaker sidewallsl will not work well for cornering. Both of these tires have the same rubber grip and footprint pattern as a DR, but a stronger sidewall, so you have less wrinkle resulting in less grip at launch, but you still have better grip then a typical street radial.
What worries me about these tires, is that both of them seem derived from the import world, even though i see many vettes, GTO and porches running these tires in circuit and drift. Even though the tires might come from more of the import realm I would imagine they should be able to support 400+ hp if they are running on racing vettes, goats and porches?
The falken have a tread rating of 200, so I should be able to see about 20,000 miles out of them. Plus the tread depth is 8/32 and they are SCCA approved.
The Nittos are the exact as their DR but have a stiffer sidewall with a tread rating of 100 which might be good for 12,000 miles and 6/32 tread depth.
Both tires are about $155.00 each.
What do you guys think. Should these tires help a f-body stick during launches and corning?
Falken Azenis RT-615 on left, nittos 555RII on right!
