ucw458 Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 I'm looking for track day tires in SHP sizes. What's a good brand? Just looking for a sticky street/track tire not a full blown race tire. Just something grippier than a standard passenger car tire. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoltoMario Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 Its all a matter of preference and how much you wanna spend. I have Falken Azenis RT 615s on my SQ and they grip very well and are considered a good track tire. They made the car handle sooo much better! I can also vouch that Toyo T1R's are very good tires as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mix_67 Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 I like the Dunlop DZ Star Specs. That is what I will be going with. Do you plan on doing track days or auto-x? Tire preferences are different between the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 Kuhmo Victroracers if you want to lean a bit more towards the track side of the spectrum. They are street legal for maybe 1000 miles lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jszucs Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 are you asking for an ultra high performace summer only? Or a true track but street legal tire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19cturbo Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 if you want a good street tire with good grip, get bridgestone potenzas.. the grip very well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Brew Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 I run Mickey Thompson ET streets at the track. 255-50-16 You cant beat them with a normal street tire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ucw458 Posted March 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 I can't afford them just yet but. I've never really had sticky tires. Sure I've driven hard but in the past I've always been kinda cheap/poor when it came to tires. I've never spent more that $300 for a set of 4. Basically I want a street tire with loads of grip. It would be nice to get some track time but most of it's use would be on the street. I had a buddy with azenis 615s on his 86 rolla. He swore by them buy I can't find azenis in SHP sizes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komeuppance Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 I have Azenis on the front, and Yokohamas in the rear. They grip really well, sometimes I wish I had cheapies on so I could just burn em off at will. Most grip will come from the "speed rating". Get some Z rated tires and you should be miles ahead of the cheaper all season tires. The Z rated won't last as long (especially Azenis 30,000 miles) as H or V rated. -Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ucw458 Posted March 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 I have Azenis on the front, and Yokohamas in the rear. They grip really well, sometimes I wish I had cheapies on so I could just burn em off at will. Most grip will come from the "speed rating". Get some Z rated tires and you should be miles ahead of the cheaper all season tires. The Z rated won't last as long (especially Azenis 30,000 miles) as H or V rated. -Robert I looked into azenis for the front then saw your post. I was thinking of Azenis for the front and nexen 3000 for the rear. A few people are saying the nexen 3k is a good tire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jszucs Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 He swore by them buy I can't find azenis in SHP sizes. hahah you have found the bane of my truck exsistance. It happened about 3 years ago. Alot of makers quit making anything larger then a 225 for a 16" rim. You have to step up to a 17 + to get alot of choices in tire makers, as well as models of tires that are wider then a 225 I was going to go to 17's for the quest to avoid this but figured 17's will be next on the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmyers151 Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 ^ Yep. That's why I jumped on those Nexen's. You just can't find the assortment of manufacturers and sizes for our 16's. I looked for awhile to find a matched set of 225's and 245's for my SHP's and only came up with one brand, and at about $130/tire, I was not smiling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jszucs Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 see im lucky on my truck I run 255's all the way around so finding a 255 in an UHP summer only is hard enough. I lucked out and got the last toyo proxies t1r's I could find in that size but had to go with a 30 series profile not what I wanted and jacks up my spedo but O well (stock is a 235 55 16 I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 When you decide which brand you want, hit me up. Yeah, you know it...I've got a tire supplier that supplies the tire stores Of course, it's a warehouse and all they do is distribute tires so you gotta get them installed on your own, like $8-10 per wheel installed and balanced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ucw458 Posted March 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 When you decide which brand you want, hit me up. Yeah, you know it...I've got a tire supplier that supplies the tire stores Of course, it's a warehouse and all they do is distribute tires so you gotta get them installed on your own, like $8-10 per wheel installed and balanced. Yeah but I'm not going back to that tire shop you took me to. "we can't balance your truck tires, you wont notice a difference anyway." <_> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thagremlin Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 (edited) i would go with some BFGoodridge g-force. or some yokos avs es100s .thats what i use and they grip very nice.. the also use those on the skip barber cars here at laguna seca and my friend gets to test drive the cars once and a while. its also where i get my tires from. i do have an extra set of 225 50 16s and pretty soon might might be taking off the 225s in the rear i have now for 205. im getting too much rubbing.. Edited March 24, 2010 by thagremlin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-O Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 Yoko discontinued the AVS ES100s if I'm not mistaken. I won't lie, I've got the stock 16" wheels for drifting on garbage minivan tires. 17"+ for track/daily duty is my recommendation. What are "SHP Sizes" anyway? What came factory on them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmyers151 Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 (edited) ^- 225/50/16 Fronts- 245/45/16 Rears Fixed. v Thanks. Edited March 24, 2010 by dmyers151 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ucw458 Posted March 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 225/50/16 not 225/45/16 ^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmyers151 Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 (edited) Fixed. 245/45's look good though. Edited March 24, 2010 by dmyers151 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thagremlin Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 Yoko discontinued the AVS ES100s if I'm not mistaken. I won't lie, I've got the stock 16" wheels for drifting on garbage minivan tires. 17"+ for track/daily duty is my recommendation. What are "SHP Sizes" anyway? What came factory on them? Ahh really. Damn I knew I should have bought them when they were on sale a few weeks ago on tirerack. Well I bet you can still find them some where. If not then I agree with Robert and Mario the azenis rt-615 are really good in dry weather. Wet ground not so friendly. <--- so I've heard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoltoMario Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 Ahh really. Damn I knew I should have bought them when they were on sale a few weeks ago on tirerack. Well I bet you can still find them some where. If not then I agree with Robert and Mario the azenis rt-615 are really good in dry weather. Wet ground not so friendly. <--- so I've heard That's what Ive heard too but they don't seem bad at all...Although I haven't pushed my car hard in the rain they seem to handle damn well. I can spin them rolling into 3rd in the wet tho once I hit boost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack_Morris Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 These are the tires I had on mine. Pushed them hard, and they always gripped very well.Fronts- Dunlop SP Sport Maxx (non-shp 205s):http://www.wheelsdirectonline.com/tires/Dunlop/spSportMaxx.jpg Rears- Dunlop Direzza DZ101 (non-shp 225s):http://www.discounttiredirect.com/product/tires/dunhzk.ang.jpg Both tread patterns are similar, and both are pretty stick once heated up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thagremlin Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 These are the tires I had on mine. Pushed them hard, and they always gripped very well.Fronts- Dunlop SP Sport Maxx (non-shp 205s):http://www.wheelsdirectonline.com/tires/Dunlop/spSportMaxx.jpg Rears- Dunlop Direzza DZ101 (non-shp 225s):http://www.discounttiredirect.com/product/tires/dunhzk.ang.jpg Both tread patterns are similar, and both are pretty stick once heated up. ahh yess these tires are also very good. They run these on BMWs and a few times I had to change out the tires on customer request when I used to work at the dealer. So I would take them if they were still in good shape. Got lucky sometimes. I mounted them on the vw gti and they grip very well considering it's FWD. I need to go back there and get some more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoltoMario Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 Yumhttp://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b292/werksremediation/IMG_9623.jpg And always remember...A little stretch never hurt nobody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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