CSR Slicks

[nicemd]

I currently run ACB10 on my CSR, but since my supplier has run out of ACB10 I find it a good excuse to try slicks.

I'm a total newbie in this area.. what kind of slicks should I buy?

My ACB10's are 195/45/15 front and 215/40/15 rear and I currently have about -0.5 degrees camber.

Thanks

[Yellow 7]

Avon ACB0's would be the most sensible with those camber settings. It's been a while since I used a set but 20 7.0 13 fronts and 20 9.0 13 rears were fantastic on my 200bhp 7. I used 6 or 7" wide front wheels and 8.5" rears.
Otherwise you can get a few other widths of course.
Grip is great, progressive let go and they get nice and sticky but last ages compared with treaded tyres.

The 20" external diameter give nice low gearing or get 21's if you want slightly higher gearing.
The 20's save some weight of course...

Edited by Yellow 7 on Monday 30th May 23:01

[nicemd]

Thanks, I'll try ACB0 then.
My rims are 15", do you think 7.0/21.5-15 and 8.7/21.5-15 will do?
Any suggestions on what compound for track use?

[sfaulds]

You'll probably struggle to find any crossply slick in 15" these days - I'd take it as an opportunity to move to radials.

[8pot]

Try BMTR in Birmingham. I have just bought some second hand crossply slicks, 9/20/13.


Mike

[sfaulds]

Actually, I take back my earlier comment - talk to Brian at Avon.

http://www.avonracing.com/contact_page.htm

[Yellow 7]

Get whatever the compound the race guys are using - Don't think you will be disappointed:-)
Cos I was on a tight budget I used to buy Ex-race sets of slicks. £100 would get me a set of 4 used for 1 qually and 1 race. I then used to run them for half a season or so. If you contact some of the race teams you should be able to procure no problem and a fraction of the new price. They literally have loads of sets of them to off load.
If you can afford new they will be about 0.5sec / lap faster for a qually session than a heat cycled set. After that they settle down and pretty much give the same lap times for a long long time.
Not sure if any of the race series use 15" though... A better reason to switch to 13" if they don't, you will not find.
7's go very well on 13" rims IMHO.
A 2nd hand set of wheels and tyres for less than the price of 1 new set of tyres;-)

nicemd said:

Thanks, I'll try ACB0 then.
My rims are 15", do you think 7.0/21.5-15 and 8.7/21.5-15 will do?
Any suggestions on what compound for track use?

Edited by Yellow 7 on Tuesday 31st May 22:08

[nicemd]

Thanks for all the answers.
I'll try to get hold of a set of ACB0 but the dimensions are a bit limited for 15" and I don't think second hand slicks are possible to find at all.
I can't fit smaller rims without modifying the rear brake calipers, but maybe it is cheaper in the long run.

[kitcat7]

So, why not modify the rear calipers. I shaved a bit off the cooling fins on my CSR rear calipers and fitted 13" rims with no adverse effects. Don't be too precious about the car, just use a bit of common sense though.

Paul

[nicemd]

I've been looking at MOG's 13" conversion kit but always thought it been a bit too pricey. Your're saying it can be done by just a bit of grinding?