Tires

[Domesticated]

ok im looking into tires for down the road cause i plan on doing autox once my cars built.
right now im looking into these tires and would like some advice on them.

Yokohama ADVAN A048
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Yokohama&tireModel=ADVAN+A048&vehicleSearch=false&partnum=245WR6048M&fromCompare1=yes&place=4

BFGoodrich g-Force T/A KDW 2
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=BFGoodrich&tireModel=g-Force+T%2FA+KDW+2&partnum=245WR6GFTAKDW2&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes&place=1

Hoosier A6
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Hoosier&tireModel=A6&vehicleSearch=false&partnum=045ZR6A6&fromCompare1=yes&place=21
these will be strickly track tires unless i get another car so i have something to drive in the rain.

i dont know if theyll be strickly track tires or if ill just run them all the time.
i was also wanting anyones experience imput on heat treating and shaving.
any other recomendations on tires ill take. i was alos wondering if it would be better to stick with my 16's on 50 series or drop to a 45. or even go to a 17" with 45's. i know the smaller and lighter the rim the more torque and forward grip you get, but would i be sacrificing roll at all with a 50 series. pretty much just asking experienced people what tire rim combo would be best for autocross, i should have plenty of power when i get there so im not going to be worring about an ultra light rim too much.

[erik]

My personal experience with the Nitto NeoGen tire was awesome.

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/direct/tires/nitto/product/byName.do?tmn=NT+NeoGen+ZR&typ=Passenger%2FPerformance

Especially for the price. I had them on my 17's and they were the 40 series tire. The ride was a bit rough, and if I purchased them again I would go 45.

Cornering in wet/dry was 4/5.... I'm usually pretty aggressive in corners.

As for autocross, I'm no pro, I've never done it. But I would suggest those before spending $200 a tire. :(

45 seems to make more sense for Autocross, and keep the smaller wheel.

[Domesticated]

good price but it doesnt look like they have a 16"

[eliteautosport.net]

What all would you like to know about tire's ive been beating the crap out of many diffrent racing tires for all most 7-years now..

i run the hoosiers on my sti if you had 17"s id give you a crap load of my slightley used ones i got laying around..

Out of the three you picked the Hoosier is the best all around for track Yokohama tires tend to only really be good for the first 5-6 laps then starting going away more and more the KDW's are desent least grip out of the three tires but they ware down quick also..

The Toyo RA1 is a nice tire also they last a desent amount of time but if you shave them down there more sticky but dont last as long..

Nitto INVO is a nice sticky tire for road and track use also and there not to spendy i think they were like 175 or 180 a tire for my 18X8.5 ..

[JetBlack]

Hit up www.discounttire.com (http://www.discounttire.com), enter your tire selections and click on "Reviews".

One of my decisions were made because the tires made so much noise, almost everyone mentioned it. In fact, I noticed a trend. If they had a truck, they loved the tires and they were quiet. On a car, they were so noisy, people seemed like they were going to get violent about it.

[MetaEnder]

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