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thstone · 02-23-2014, 07:07 AM

The Kumho Ectsa XS, Hankook R-S3, and Nitto NT-05 are my favorite street/track tires. Great grip and affordable.

+1 for everything Lap1doug wrote.

Max out the alignment for performance/track. While that might sound extreme, the stock suspension has such a limited range of adjustment (around -1deg camber) that there is almost no benefit or reason to consider swapping the alignment back and forth.

As a novice, you are not likely to wear tires faster by "driving wrong" because you're also driving relatively slowly. The more skilled you get, the faster you'll drive and the faster you drive, the quicker you wear the tires.

Keep driving and getting better/faster and eventually you will find that you are a better driver than the stock suspension with street tires (the car is holding you back). At this point, you'll have to consider tires with more grip (r-compounds) or a suspension upgrade. But don't worry about that until you get there.

02-23-2014, 07:07 AM	#12
thstone Certified Boxster Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 7,669	The Kumho Ectsa XS, Hankook R-S3, and Nitto NT-05 are my favorite street/track tires. Great grip and affordable. +1 for everything Lap1doug wrote. Max out the alignment for performance/track. While that might sound extreme, the stock suspension has such a limited range of adjustment (around -1deg camber) that there is almost no benefit or reason to consider swapping the alignment back and forth. As a novice, you are not likely to wear tires faster by "driving wrong" because you're also driving relatively slowly. The more skilled you get, the faster you'll drive and the faster you drive, the quicker you wear the tires. Keep driving and getting better/faster and eventually you will find that you are a better driver than the stock suspension with street tires (the car is holding you back). At this point, you'll have to consider tires with more grip (r-compounds) or a suspension upgrade. But don't worry about that until you get there. __________________ 1999 996 C2 - sold - bought back - sold for more 1997 Spec Boxster BSR #254 1979 911 SC POC Licensed DE/TT Instructor Last edited by thstone; 02-23-2014 at 01:20 PM.