[s-cars] 17" tire size ideas

[Theodore Chen]

--- mlp5 <mlped at qwest.net> wrote:
> I think the better answer is probably to set up a designated set of wheels
> with track tires.  After doing this two weekends in a row, I can see that
> it's a little unreasonable to expect that the same tires you expect to take
> you home, reliably, ought to be subjected to the kind of abuse a UrS car,
> especially if equipped with a good set brakes, can potentially dish out over
> the course of a day.  
> 
> So, who's got the pro's and cons for either:
> 
>  - Kuhmo VictorRace V700 or 
>  - Kuhmo ?? whatever the other one is;
>  - Yokohama AO32R in ?? S or H compound
>  - Pirelli Corsa or P-Zero
>  - Michelin Pilot Cup
>  - Falken Avensis (?)
>  - Hoosiers
>  - ?? Other candidates 
>  - Bridgestone ? NLA in R compound type tires
>  - BFG Comps TA-R 

since this is not a racing environment, i'd go for bang for the buck.
that would be either kumho V700 victoracer, or toyo proxes RA-1.
both are long-lasting and consistent over many heat cycles.  the
A032R would fit the bill, too, but is more expensive.

i'd stay away from the kumho ECSTA V700 - feedback has not been very
positive.  the replacement for the V700 is the V710.  i haven't tried
it yet, but it's supposed to be pretty good.  kumho just recalled a
bunch of them for tread delamination problems, so i'd make sure that
i was getting a more recent batch if i bought the V710s.

the pirellis, michelins, hoosiers, and goodyears are shorter-lived and
a lot more expensive, although they may be faster.

bridgestone stopped making the potenza RE71-RAZ years ago.

BFG comp T/A R1 was replaced by the gForce T/A R1, but BFG dropped out
of the R-compound business about four years ago.

the falken azenis is not an R-compound tire.  call it a semi-R-compound
tire.  it'll make a better street tire than the others listed.

-teddy



	
		
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