For next season I plan on running 18x10's on all corners with Hoosier R6's, 295/40/18's.

 

You're going to need a spacer up front to get the 295s to clear the strut body

 

Are you guys running tire pressure sensors on your track rims?

 

I'm going to. I found a take off set on ebay real cheap.

 

Nope. I prefer steel valve stems and the TPMS sensors are integral to the rubber valve stems.

 

I'm running TPMS on my metal valve stems right now. A screw holds them onto the valve stem.

 

I still don't mind the little yellow light at the track. I'll soon have one to accompany it (SRS) with my race seat, so what's one more It's the flashing CELs that get me a little jumpy.

 

The Corsas are absolutely great for 1 track day. Probably the tires I would choose to kick every competitors butt. However, after 1 track day, they go to hell VERY quickly.

Me too. TPMS at the track can be a real safety advantage!

re: Hoosier R6's

It will depend on the track. The trouble with the R6 is that on bigger, faster tracks the R6 may be TOO good of a tire. That is, the R6 has so much "stick" that it is possible over-load the relatively soft OEM suspension. I think R6's are good for short, tight road courses. For longer, faster tracks with long fast sweepers, the R6's may not be the ideal tire on OEM suspension, IMO.

 

No...

 

I have a set of 4 Enkei PF01 18 x 9.5 45mm offset wheels with TPMS and only two track days on them for sale. They are virtually brand new. These are the best lightweight track wheels for the money weighing in at 20lbs. That's a savings of 11lbs per wheel over stock. Here's a pic of them on my car. I also have the silver center caps (not pictured) $1200 shipped.


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what are you moving to for replacements?

 

I have two sets of the same wheels painted black in staggered 18 x 10.5 and 18 x 9.5 sizes. I don't need a third set.

 

No but I did catch a discarded razor-blade once inside the track grounds at Homestead. Lucky I caught it in the garage but at the pressure I am running the tires at now I think it would set off the alarm anyway.

 

Cloud9, can you tell me what offset you are running on your front wheels for your staggered setup?

 

35mm

 

Why 295's all around?

 

Why not. Seriously the Boss is nose heavy so adding more tire to the front would be an improvement. You add adj. sway bars to dial out the added push caused by the bigger front tire.

Peter

 

Let's bump this up.... What are your tire and wheel plans for the track? More and more I have been thinking about a square setup for a couple reasons:

1. Rotate all four corners for longer tire life
2. Just dial out under/oversteer with adjustable sways
3. Also with the adjustable sways your tire choices are only limited to what sizes specs your looking for
4. You can still run a staggard setup if you want because of the sways

It seems the limiting factor is "value" wheels. I am tracking the Enkei PF01s and the Vorshlag wheels. Anyone else know of a lightweight inexpensive wheel?

 

i was reading this thread yesterday. im having to swap pads at the track now, which means another 15 min and i could swap the rear wheels too. i don't want to have to change sway bars or anything. I want an iron clad wont frack with the neutral handling 18-inch race tire recommendation that will last more than a couple track days for an aggressive driver. eating $500 worth of brake pads every few track days is bad enough, i want nothing to do with having to replace tires every 4 or 5 days at the price of slicks. perhaps not wanting to replace tires every few track days is my answer, I know Gary mentioned his fronts only last a few days.

we should put together a thread of track wheel and tire combos for different needs and get a mod to sticky the post. maybe a long lasting choice, ultimate grip but short life, square, etc. even go so far as tossing in high performance street tires.

 

I'm going to try a set of Forgestar CF5. I ordered a staggered set of 19x9/10. They're about $400 from American Muscle and weigh right around 24-lb per rim.

I know folks don't care for them, but I'm installing my old set of Corsas on them today. They've still got a bit of life left in them. These are the ones I had heat cycled from the Tire Rack prior to Superfest at VIR last year. After I finish this set, I have the ones that came with the LS. After I burn through those, I'll see what's available.