mustanghammer

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I think you need two sets of tires. Drive the Sumitomos on the street and run dedicated race rubber on the track/autox. For race rubber you can get decent deals on the Toyo RA1 as they are being replaced by the new R888. These come in 8/32's or can be shaved to 4/32. The RA1's have legendary longevity and will easily out perform the tires you have been running. They are not as fast as Kumho or Hoosier R Comps, however for the price (205/60x13 $116 unshaved) they are a good deal. A good source for the Toyos is http://www.philstireservice.com/

BTW I would never consider driving R Comp tires on the street. Even though they have a DOT rating the have a thin carcass and can easily be cut or punctured. Also, because they have a sticky rubber compound they tend to pickup everything on the road surface. The end result it that they will feel greasy on the street. They stick on a race track because a race track - on line - is a pretty clean surface.

have fun and good luck

Kentetsu

Yeah, I wouldn't consider driving anything but a short distance with race rubber on public streets. I have another set of wheels that I use for the race rubber (diamond racing).

I'll keep that in mind about the Toyo tires. Thanks for the heads up!


Slayerx7: Thanks for the kind words man!

80's old school

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I just bought a 1984 RX-7 (old ITA car) I am going to be preparing the car for CSP autocross.

Anyhow the guy sold me the car with a bunch of wheels and tires. I have 2 (brand new, never used) sets of shaved 205/60/13 Yokohama A008R tires and 2 full sets of unshaved 205/60/13 Yokohama A008R tires.

The car also came with some other Yokohama performance tires as well.

I will be learning autocross in this car and using these tires to learn.

My only concern is the tires are kinda old. They have been stored inside in bags and have no cracks and the rubber still seems pliable. The tires vary in years between 2002 and 2004.

I hope the tires still perform well. Any ideas on how well these tires do (new) even if they are several years old???

Kentetsu

If they were stored in bags, and the rubber is still soft and not cracking, I think you've got a good chance of getting some good use out of them. Must be nice to have that much spare rubber laying around, that stuff's expensive as hell.

80's old school

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I think I have enough to learn on....no since going and wearing out expensive tires learning!!