Semi slick recommendations

[DrMus]

Hi folks, after some good advice on here I've decided to use the stock VT 18x8 rims on my VT track car as I am a beginner. Full suspension set up (coilovers, bars etc) go in next week. Can I have your recommendations regarding which semi-slick tyres to get? Toyo 888, Yokohama A050 (or whatever the number is)?

[Smitty]

.. the best 2 semis (in my opinion) you can get these days are the Yoko A050 and the Bridgy 55s

both are exxie but...
and after wearing out a set of older Yoko A048s so I am currently trying out a set of Falken ST615s.. which are not bad in a 245/45/17 size on the VK
in use here....

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y233/smitty1955/Car%20Pics/20150209_104401_zpsgrdvuers.jpg (http://s6.photobucket.com/user/smitty1955/media/Car%20Pics/20150209_104401_zpsgrdvuers.jpg.html)


hth

[macca_779]

Check out the Nitto NT01. Very good semi that can be shaved slick too. It's actually the same compound as the Toyo 888. But better value

[feistl]

Depends what you want from the tyre...

Id recommend the Dunlop Direzza DZ102 if you want a long lasting tyre. They are actually road legal but are a semi slick, they handle the weight of the heavier commodores and last a lot longer than pretty much every other semi slick. HOWEVER, they dont grip as much so lap times will be slower.

I use them for an economical point of view... Plus it means you can put them on in the morning on the way to the track rather than changing at the track (Assuming you road drive the car). They dont have a lot of grip when cold, so take it easy when you first start driving but once warm and pretty good.

Cheers,

[macca_779]

Depends what you want from the tyre...

Id recommend the Dunlop Direzza DZ102 if you want a long lasting tyre. They are actually road legal but are a semi slick, they handle the weight of the heavier commodores and last a lot longer than pretty much every other semi slick. HOWEVER, they dont grip as much so lap times will be slower.

I use them for an economical point of view... Plus it means you can put them on in the morning on the way to the track rather than changing at the track (Assuming you road drive the car). They dont have a lot of grip when cold, so take it easy when you first start driving but once warm and pretty good.

Cheers,

Looks like a normal street tyre to me. No where near being a Semi

http://www.dunloptyres.com.au/dotCMS/TyreDetailAction?website=DUN&websegmentcode=PASSENGER&websegmentcode2=&mtpcode=82031&from=nPerPage
3997

[Smitty]

Check out the Nitto NT01. Very good semi that can be shaved slick too. It's actually the same compound as the Toyo 888. But better value

I didn't recommend them above as they are being tried out by a couple of other car club members ...with varying feedback at present

one (with a 69 LS1 powered Camaro) loves them .. and he is a mobile billboard for them

https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/l/t1.0-9/10710642_741376889248871_2085642086192858826_n.jpg ?oh=8a8461eb51ff12d7fbe60ff924e11014&oe=5574ED2C


the other ...with a VN SS reports they go off too quickly (they lose grip after 1 or 2 laps when hot)


hth

[macca_779]

That could be pressure related too

[feistl]

Looks like a normal street tyre to me. No where near being a Semi

http://www.dunloptyres.com.au/dotCMS/TyreDetailAction?website=DUN&websegmentcode=PASSENGER&websegmentcode2=&mtpcode=82031&from=nPerPage
3997

Your absolutely right. Sorry i was trying to copy the link using an iphone...

What i meant to recommend was the Dunlop Direzza ZII Star Spec which looks like this...

http://www.tirerack.com/images/trans.gifhttp://www.tirerack.com/images/tires/dunlop/du_dirz2ss_ci2_l.jpg

In my defense, Dunlops naming convention is bloody terrible. Why have the same name for completely different sort of tyres...

Anyway i have previously used the original "1st version" of the star spec with a lot of success (Again as a long lasting tyre that can handle heavier cars). Not the fastest tyre going around, but will last a LOT longer than some others. I did more than double the track days compared to the A048s, although of course there are many variables which causes tyres to wear faster.

Cheers

[jc_sv8]

50,000kms later it will look more like a semi-slick... :lmao:

http://www.hometyre.co.uk/assets/No_tread.JPG

[Smitty]

That could be pressure related too


.. absolutely !
plus you need to add in other factors like -
spool v LSD
front suspension settings

which all affect tyres (life and grip)