Horse

What do you guys suggest as the best tire to use as more of a track tire, while still being able to drive on the street from time to time, I'd rather it be more track aggressive, while still being affordable and not to expensive? I was thinking something like BFG's G-force line.

macdaddy

Kumho Ecsta MX's and Falken Azeni's are "ultra-high performance" street tires that work reasonably well on the track. The Michelin Pilot Sport Cups won favor with the Porsche drive to the track crowd, but they are pricier. I don't have any experience with the BFG's.

macdaddy

In addition, any of the DOT-legal R compound tires might work for you, if being legal (but not necessarily safe) on the street is good enough - Toyo Proxes RA-1, Kumho 7100, etc.

rynberg

Assuming you mean track and not drag strip, the Toyo RA-1 is generally regarded as the most streetable of the R-compound tires.

Horse

What is good set for the Drag Strip? And also what's a good set for the Track, road course? That's when I would need to switch but I want to be able to drive the car to and from either with out changeing the wheels there. Thanks for pointing that out rynberg, sorry for not getting specific.

BlackRX7Turbo

I have the 16" wheels (stock), but run 245/45's, and not the stock size of 225/50. I noted that the MX's don't come in that size...

Now here's the question... is it better to go to 225/50, or find a different tire in 245/45?

DrPJM1

245/45/16 gives you the widest footprint for your wheels.

BlackRX7Turbo

I should have been more specific... what would be a comparable tire in 245/45 size to the Ecsta MX's in 225/50? Because of the bigger footprint of the 245/45, is a "so-so" tire equivalent to a good tire in 225/50?

mp5

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Dunlop have a new tire called Dunlop super sport race that are a fantastic buy at $130 ish for 18 inch tire at Tire rack.
I,m going to try them next year for track street use myself.
C.

rjeremy000

You know, I've been wondering about this, BlackRX7Turbo, for a while. I'm in the need for new tires and really like what I hear about the Ecsta MX's....but the whole size thing is an issue (since I have stock wheels).