996 road legal track day tyres
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jackwood said:
Best at what? Road or track?
Best track tyre that works on the road is probably the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 at the moment.
Best road tyre that can do some track work would be the Michelin Pilot SuperSport.
+1 agreedBest track tyre that works on the road is probably the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 at the moment.
Best road tyre that can do some track work would be the Michelin Pilot SuperSport.
Alternative good road/track tyres are AD08 and Trofeos...though I would rate Cup 2 above them.
jackwood said:
Best at what? Road or track?
Best track tyre that works on the road is probably the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 at the moment.
Best road tyre that can do some track work would be the Michelin Pilot SuperSport.
Best at track I'd say as the car wouldn't be a daily driver & only used for occasional dry weekend blasts out Best track tyre that works on the road is probably the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 at the moment.
Best road tyre that can do some track work would be the Michelin Pilot SuperSport.
Try the federal rsr as they come in 18s.
I run them on the gt3 and they are awesome. Bit wider than the road tyres and squarer sidewall too.
Work really well in the wet unlike other track day tyres and they R great in the dry.
You could be into a set for 450 delivered too. Check out the prices on www.tyreleader.co.uk.
I run them on the gt3 and they are awesome. Bit wider than the road tyres and squarer sidewall too.
Work really well in the wet unlike other track day tyres and they R great in the dry.
You could be into a set for 450 delivered too. Check out the prices on www.tyreleader.co.uk.
DasChin said:
Try the federal rsr as they come in 18s.
I run them on the gt3 and they are awesome. Bit wider than the road tyres and squarer sidewall too.
Work really well in the wet unlike other track day tyres and they R great in the dry.
You could be into a set for 450 delivered too. Check out the prices on www.tyreleader.co.uk.
Just tried the website and they only go down to a 35 profile and no 19's so couldn't check for 325/30/19; is there something I'm not doing right?I run them on the gt3 and they are awesome. Bit wider than the road tyres and squarer sidewall too.
Work really well in the wet unlike other track day tyres and they R great in the dry.
You could be into a set for 450 delivered too. Check out the prices on www.tyreleader.co.uk.
Richie200 said:
DasChin said:
Try the federal rsr as they come in 18s.
I run them on the gt3 and they are awesome. Bit wider than the road tyres and squarer sidewall too.
Work really well in the wet unlike other track day tyres and they R great in the dry.
You could be into a set for 450 delivered too. Check out the prices on www.tyreleader.co.uk.
Just tried the website and they only go down to a 35 profile and no 19's so couldn't check for 325/30/19; is there something I'm not doing right?I run them on the gt3 and they are awesome. Bit wider than the road tyres and squarer sidewall too.
Work really well in the wet unlike other track day tyres and they R great in the dry.
You could be into a set for 450 delivered too. Check out the prices on www.tyreleader.co.uk.
Michelin Super Sport
I am quite interested in options for a road tyre than can do some track work (996, 18" wheels). I was looking at the super sports, so it is good to hear them mentioned here.
Are there many alternatives around that price point or even a small amount cheaper? Do the Michelins stand above the others?
I am quite interested in options for a road tyre than can do some track work (996, 18" wheels). I was looking at the super sports, so it is good to hear them mentioned here.
Are there many alternatives around that price point or even a small amount cheaper? Do the Michelins stand above the others?
jackwood said:
Just go with 275/35 R18 then. I also went up to 245/40 R18 on the front of my Cayman.
That would increase the height of the chassis (new tyre vs new tyre) at the rear by 3.5mm as well as changing the gearing slightly. Is this considered acceptable? I can see it is not a large difference and once worn down will even be the same.I doubt you will notice the difference to be honest.
I have done it before on others cars and anything under a 5% change is really no big deal.
considering we are talking road cars here and not finely honed race cars or f1 cars where everything has to be spot on for performance and regulations.
I have done it before on others cars and anything under a 5% change is really no big deal.
considering we are talking road cars here and not finely honed race cars or f1 cars where everything has to be spot on for performance and regulations.
parmley said:
That would increase the height of the chassis (new tyre vs new tyre) at the rear by 3.5mm as well as changing the gearing slightly. Is this considered acceptable? I can see it is not a large difference and once worn down will even be the same.
275/35/18 vs 265/35/18 are the same tyre wall depth (35mm) so will not affect the ride height.They are just 10mm wider at 275mm instead of the usual 265mm.
I am running 265/35/18 R888 on the rears, but notice that a lot of track cars have 285/35/18 rears fitted with no clearance issues.
Sifly said:
parmley said:
That would increase the height of the chassis (new tyre vs new tyre) at the rear by 3.5mm as well as changing the gearing slightly. Is this considered acceptable? I can see it is not a large difference and once worn down will even be the same.
275/35/18 vs 265/35/18 are the same tyre wall depth (35mm) so will not affect the ride height.They are just 10mm wider at 275mm instead of the usual 265mm.
I am running 265/35/18 R888 on the rears, but notice that a lot of track cars have 285/35/18 rears fitted with no clearance issues.
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