Tire w/ great traction AND handling - what are my options?
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I'm considering not getting MT DRs because JayL's "rides like a caddy" comment scares me.
What tire would you recommend for both straight line traction AND handling in the corners? I have 15x8 6ULs and after this tuesday, hopefully over 350hp. The car will never be driven in the rain.
NO WET TRACTION NEEDED
What tire would you recommend for both straight line traction AND handling in the corners? I have 15x8 6ULs and after this tuesday, hopefully over 350hp. The car will never be driven in the rain.
NO WET TRACTION NEEDED
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Realistically your choices here are limited by the 15 inch tire size. I think your best bet is the RS3-pretty darn sticky and comes in 225. Race tires like RA1, NT01 and R888 are all available in 225 as well but will have a much shorter lifespan on the street and won't be much fun to drive in cooler or wet conditions.
there are a number of other tires like the Advans etc but they only come in 205 in 15 inch so they wouldn't be an upgrade on the RS3s
For straight line I am assuming you mean drag racing, no street tire or race tire is going to be better than drag radials or even better slicks. Just buy a pair of cheap steelies, tire rack wheels etc and get some actual drag slicks for your rears and swap them for drag racing.
there are a number of other tires like the Advans etc but they only come in 205 in 15 inch so they wouldn't be an upgrade on the RS3s
For straight line I am assuming you mean drag racing, no street tire or race tire is going to be better than drag radials or even better slicks. Just buy a pair of cheap steelies, tire rack wheels etc and get some actual drag slicks for your rears and swap them for drag racing.
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NT01s are great tires. For street tires they have virtually no tread markings so they SUCK in the rain(I live in Portland, OR mind you). They are also quite noisy so if you do a lot of highway driving they will probably annoy you(they annoyed me until I got a really loud TXS exhaust and then that annoyed me more on my STI)
I still say the the RS3s are the best for a street tire. There are good reasons why lots of people in the Miata community run them.
I still say the the RS3s are the best for a street tire. There are good reasons why lots of people in the Miata community run them.