 Street-AX tire selection, Help with tire choice? |
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| MitchRossi |
 Nov 25 2017, 06:45 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 1-November 17 From: Northern California Member No.: 21,560 Region Association: Northern California  |
Hi all,
Happy Thanksgiving. I'm a new 914-4 owner and am looking for help in deciding on a new set of tires for my 1973 2.0L. The car is pretty much stock but I hope to take it to an occasional AX but mostly drive it in the back canyons. It won't be out in the rain, so I am not worried about hydroplaning or such. I'm looking at Yoko Advan A048, Toyo Proxes R888R and Falken Azenis RT615K+ Does anyone have experience with these on their cars? Or any suggestions for any other brand/type of tire? thanks. Mitch (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) |
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| ablesnead |
Nov 25 2017, 07:00 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 157 Joined: 16-September 13 From: United States Member No.: 16,395 Region Association: None |
I use the triple 8's on a track day car....and a chump miata.....I can't compare to the other brands , but I am very impressed with the toyos , especially with a 200 thread wear rating
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| MitchRossi |
Nov 25 2017, 09:16 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 1-November 17 From: Northern California Member No.: 21,560 Region Association: Northern California |
Thanks... the 200 wear is a positive aspect.
MSR QUOTE(ablesnead @ Nov 25 2017, 05:00 PM)  I use the triple 8's on a track day car....and a chump miata.....I can't compare to the other brands , but I am very impressed with the toyos , especially with a 200 thread wear rating |
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| wndsrfr |
Nov 26 2017, 08:33 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,428 Joined: 30-April 09 From: Rescue, Virginia Member No.: 10,318 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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I'm a fan of the Toyo RA1's and also the Dunlop Star Spec's ....
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| Racer |
Nov 26 2017, 01:39 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 787 Joined: 25-August 03 From: Northern Virginia Member No.: 1,073 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
For street/ax, first check the rule book. Some of the sticky tires are a bit "too sticky" and may cause your car to be classed where it won't due well.
That said, I am on year two on a set of Falken Azenis 615s and they are a great tire. NOT noisy. Good sidewall and tread. Good predictable grip. Won my AX class the last 2 years as well with them vs a well driven 911T on RA1's I prefer the RA-1s to R888s. |
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| ablesnead |
Nov 26 2017, 09:25 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 157 Joined: 16-September 13 From: United States Member No.: 16,395 Region Association: None |
Oops , I made a mistake , triple 8's are 100 tread wear rating , ra1's are 200
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| Andyrew |
Nov 27 2017, 09:13 AM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,376 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California
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Hot "Street" AX tire is the Bridgestone RE-71R, but there are many others. I've ran Dunlop Star Specs on my fiesta for the past year and a half and love them. Not a great rain tire but they do good enough. Sticky sticky sticky.
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| yeahmag |
Nov 30 2017, 01:13 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,421 Joined: 18-April 05 From: Pasadena, CA Member No.: 3,946 Region Association: Southern California
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BFGoodrich g-Force Rival S has been getting a lot of press too
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| Justinp71 |
Dec 1 2017, 05:31 PM
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QUOTE(yeahmag @ Nov 30 2017, 11:13 AM) BFGoodrich g-Force Rival S has been getting a lot of press too I just got a set of the BFG rivals, they have some good sizes for 15" wheels too. So far I love them, might not be the best for setting the fastest lap (but close), but they have a 200 tw rating so I hear they last a long time. These guys had good results- http://www.tracktuned.com/feed/2017/3/19/t...and-hankook-rs4 |
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| Krieger |
Dec 2 2017, 10:19 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,690 Joined: 24-May 04 From: Santa Rosa CA Member No.: 2,104 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(Andyrew @ Nov 27 2017, 07:13 AM) Hot "Street" AX tire is the Bridgestone RE-71R, but there are many others. I've ran Dunlop Star Specs on my fiesta for the past year and a half and love them. Not a great rain tire but they do good enough. Sticky sticky sticky. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) |
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| Justinp71 |
Dec 14 2017, 04:23 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,582 Joined: 11-October 04 From: Sacramento, CA Member No.: 2,922 Region Association: None
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Just got back from a track day, I was nervous to slide off the track (wasn't pushing too hard) but the BFG Rival seemed to hook good. I got 1.2g in some of the turns. I will say on the street when they were colder they could break loose a little easier than I expected.
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| yeahmag |
Dec 14 2017, 04:28 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,421 Joined: 18-April 05 From: Pasadena, CA Member No.: 3,946 Region Association: Southern California
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Try a DOT-R Tire! When my Z214's are cold it's pretty exciting...
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