Street Legal 200 UTQG Tires for HPDE

[1thenaton1]

Consider a set of 17 inch wheels, 4 rears if you can swing it, for track use. Tires are a wear item and the 17 inch variety cost significantly less. Bonus of the square set up is you can rotate your tires as you will no doubt be chewing up the outside edges (based on not seeing camber adjustment in your mods list). re71 in 255 40 17 were recently on super sale from tirerack as they are being discontinued and I was glad to pick up a fresh set. I will likely try the Falken 660s next

[JayG]

Originally Posted by 1thenaton1

Consider a set of 17 inch wheels, 4 rears if you can swing it, for track use. Tires are a wear item and the 17 inch variety cost significantly less. Bonus of the square set up is you can rotate your tires as you will no doubt be chewing up the outside edges (based on not seeing camber adjustment in your mods list). re71 in 255 40 17 were recently on super sale from tirerack as they are being discontinued and I was glad to pick up a fresh set. I will likely try the Falken 660s next

17's are definitely the way to go for track use.

While square setup may have some advantages, it can also put you in a car class where you are less competitive. Things like tire size do effect what class you run in

[PaulE]

Originally Posted by 1thenaton1

Consider a set of 17 inch wheels, 4 rears if you can swing it, for track use. Tires are a wear item and the 17 inch variety cost significantly less. Bonus of the square set up is you can rotate your tires as you will no doubt be chewing up the outside edges (based on not seeing camber adjustment in your mods list). re71 in 255 40 17 were recently on super sale from tirerack as they are being discontinued and I was glad to pick up a fresh set. I will likely try the Falken 660s next

Well I just got a set of 996 Lt Alloy Carrera wheels for pretty cheap and they're being refinished. I'm going to use them for my track wheels for now. Since I'm not wearing the outer edges of my tires yet, my shop didn't want to try setting my car up with more negative camber. Maybe once I get faster and start wearing tires on they outside edge instead of evenly they said.

Do the 17 x 8.5 rears fit on the front with 255/40 tires if the car still has factory springs rather than coilovers? If they do, I'll keep an eye out for a pair of rear Boxster S II wheels since I already have a set of those.