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Old 23-01-2017, 01:42 PM
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Cool Sticky rubber

Looking for info on good sticky rubber that can be used on road and track for 17" alloys what would be ideal size 215/35/17 , 225/45/17 .
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Eagle F1's seemed to perform well for Dave in Germany...
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Old 23-01-2017, 03:49 PM
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Yokohama A0 48R Federal RSR, Toyo R888 or Nankang NS2R. 215/40/17 is the usual size for a 17" wheels on a classic.

https://www.camskill.co.uk/m117b0s0p...yres_-_17_inch
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Old 23-01-2017, 04:09 PM
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Cup2's for dry or pilot sport for all year round.
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Old 23-01-2017, 06:58 PM
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Ive used Oponeo aswell as Camskill for competitive pricing.
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Old 24-01-2017, 04:03 AM
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Anyone use hankook ventus v12 evo2 seem to be rated ( A) in the wet .
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Anyone use hankook ventus v12 evo2 seem to be rated ( A) in the wet .
Ive got a set, but when compared with another of my sets the Goodyear eagle asymmetric 2s are a lot better they are also 'A' rated.
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Old 24-01-2017, 02:00 PM
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I rated The Evo 2s a really good tyre in the dry and pretty good wet performance - It's possible (I've not compared) that the Hankooks are better than the Eagles in the dry but sacrifice a bit of wet performance because f it.

Best wet tyre I've used is the Uniroyal rainsport
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Old 24-01-2017, 03:10 PM
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I assumed you were looking for a track focused tyre that was still road legal hence my suggestions. Had the Hankooks on the Civic, never had a problem with them through the winter but scrubbed a set of fronts in 12000 miles while the rears were like new.
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Old 24-01-2017, 03:24 PM
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Best wet tyre I've used is the Uniroyal rainsport
Likewise. Superb when you consider the price.

If I lived in a place that rained 24/7 like a certain someone, that's where I'd be putting my money
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Old 24-01-2017, 07:17 PM
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Likewise. Superb when you consider the price.

If I lived in a place that rained 24/7 like a certain someone, that's where I'd be putting my money
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Old 27-01-2017, 04:50 AM
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Think ive narrowed it down to these 2 tyres i think



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Those are two very different tyres Scott, I take it you are only choosing one type or are you having a winter and summer/track set?
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Old 27-01-2017, 10:44 AM
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What Rob said.... completely different type of tyre. One is a great road tyre for wet conditions (and probably great on a wet track too) but would fall apart on a dry trackday under heavy use.

The other is a proper trackday semi-slick, awesome dry grip but would struggle in heavy water... what are you aiming for?
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Old 27-01-2017, 10:54 AM
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Amazingly the Yoko AD08 has an A for wet grip according to Camskill. I assumed they'd be awful.
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Old 27-01-2017, 11:30 AM
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Im just after something with a bit more grip weather it be on track or normal road conditions and thats where the yoko come in so no need to change wheels all the time lol
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Im just after something with a bit more grip weather it be on track or normal road conditions and thats where the yoko come in so no need to change wheels all the time lol
Buy pilot sport 4's then !
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Old 27-01-2017, 06:26 PM
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I had the ad08's on the old scoob and in the soaking wet they were very good. Anyone remember the very wet brands evening we did?

However in the damp i seemed to found them a bit tricky but probably more to do with my stiffer suspension setup.
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Old 27-01-2017, 07:19 PM
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Buy pilot sport 4's then !
Now the sizes only come in 215/45/17 , 225/45/17 or 235/45/17 not sure what will fit as never had 17" before lol .
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Old 27-01-2017, 08:48 PM
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215/45/17 I would have thought.
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Old 27-01-2017, 09:58 PM
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Ive heard good things about the ad08 as an all year round tyre...still needs some heat in them to work at their best. I would go with what cj says though on previous post...however michelins are expensive
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I didn't like the 215/45 on the classic, preferred the 215/40, personal opinion was you could really notice the side wall flex, 215/45 is new age wrx size
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I didn't like the 215/45 on the classic, preferred the 215/40, personal opinion was you could really notice the side wall flex, 215/45 is new age wrx size
You wont get the same sort of flex on a track focused tyre as you would with a road one at those profiles, if you get the chance to try and bend the side wall on an off the rim 888 or ad08 etc then compare to a road tyre there is massive difference in flex, full racing slicks can run at ridiculously low pressures due to how stupidly stiff the sidewalls are for example.




Personally I think Scotty (in keeping with my previous statement in PM), if your going to buy 2 sets of tyres then have a cross over dry/wet road set and a full blown track set, and also.. .don't take the tyre reviews on review sites as gospel as the numbers /results are made up largely by people running cars that are totally different weights to yours talk to people at trackdays that run a similar weight vehicle to your own, and also decide if optimal grip/lap-time or longevity are more important, base your decision around that..

ps.. for my 2c, I wouldn't fit rainsports if you like going really fast in the dry without changing wheels, as they will not be comparable with the likes of a set of PS4's or eagles in the dry, also if your at a wet trackday and it dries, the ps4/supersport/eagles will still stand up to some punishment as a dry line appears, before you want to switch to semi slicks, where as the rainsports will suffer quite badly., having said all that there is no disputing they are a great wet weather tyre.
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Old 29-01-2017, 12:27 AM
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215/45/17 seems to be standard size cant see me getting 45 without rubbing issues just need to find someone selling a cheap 215/45/17 tyre to check .
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