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Old 02-19-09, 07:52 PM
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BFGoodrich R1's Available in Canada!

Guess who is a BFGoodrich R1 distributor...............
http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/specs...e-r1/3824.html
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Do we win a free set of R1’s if we guess correctly?
If this is the case, my guess is Scarboro Mazda…Do I win?
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You win! But not free tires sorry! Already sold 8 tires today!
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Anyone wanna buy my used 245/40/17 R1's . Only used them 2 half days and 4 laps at Mosport so they are almost like new

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You win! But not free tires sorry! Already sold 8 tires today!
So....I did all that thinking for nothing?
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01Racing do you use em on your race car? For the short time I used them, I couldn't get them to feel balanced. I tried changing the air pressures around quite a few times which helped but was never perfect in my feeling. Thoughts?

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Yes I use them and love them. I have set the fastest and most consistent laps I have ever run on them. The tire pressures are quite low, you probably had them over inflated. We start ours at about 26-27lbs cold. Target is 32-34 hot.
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Originally Posted by 01Racing
Yes I use them and love them. I have set the fastest and most consistent laps I have ever run on them. The tire pressures are quite low, you probably had them over inflated. We start ours at about 26-27lbs cold. Target is 32-34 hot.
OMG! That would explain it. The target on the Hoosiers is 36-40 so I would start them between 32 and 34 depending and then leak air out after runs until it was within the target so I did the same thing for the R1's. No wonder they felt funny. After I go through my Hoosiers again, I'll try the R1's once more. Thanks.

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There is an owners manual for the R1 tire on the BFG USA website.
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They recommend 36-42+ for a 2700-3000 lbs car which I believe I'm in. Now I'm confused lol....

Your race car is like 2,200 lbs right?

http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/asset...ne_2.26.07.pdf (page 3)

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Yes thats true but we run at the low end of the scale. The other thing to look at is how much bigger of a tire your running than the stock size. The bigger (wider) the less heat you will build and the lower profile will need less air pressure. If I were driving your car and using air in the tires not nitrogen, I would start them about 26-28 cold...........you might be surprised.
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on a completely different topic,
how much are a set of 4 flying M wheel caps at scarboro mazda?
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Originally Posted by thewird
01Racing do you use em on your race car? For the short time I used them, I couldn't get them to feel balanced. I tried changing the air pressures around quite a few times which helped but was never perfect in my feeling. Thoughts?

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I have herd this from someone else and seen the damage what happens to a race car
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Originally Posted by Zhé
on a completely different topic,
how much are a set of 4 flying M wheel caps at scarboro mazda?
Are you referring to the stock 93-95 16X8 wheel centers?
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Think he means these, not the 93-95 onion centers...



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curious what would a 225/50/15 tire cost for those?
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yea i mean the ones in the pic that Marco posted
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