[Supras] Tire recomendation

[berniek at technicaldevelop.com]

Joe:


    Thanks for the reply.  In part I went for the Bridgestones (RE750's) 
because of what appeared to be a decent tradeoff between tread life and 
traction, based upon information from the Tire Rack website and a call 
to them.  Interestingly, the person I spoke to tried to sell me cheaper 
tires at first (some Far Eastern brand I never heard of).  A local 
dealer here with a good reputation is a Tire Rack affiliate, and charges 
$35 each for all aspects of installation and old tire disposal. 


    At this point, I'd be nuts to throw away almost $500 (two tires, 
counting shipping) but at some point replacement will be necessary.  
Models will probably change in the couple of years the present tires 
will last, but any idea of the Goodyear model you had would be 
appreciated.  Tire Rack just expanded their selection of 275/40/17 
tires, and one or two Goodyears are among the offerings.


    Take care.


       Bernie


joe at wilmcd.com wrote:
> Bernie, I made 304RWHP on a stock CT-26 so you are over that with the mods
> you have. You are probably in the high 300's at the crank if I was to
> guess.
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> I used to have some Goodyear's that were great although fairly expensive.
> I now have Yokohama's that aren't bad but they aren't quite as sticky as I
> would like. I'm sure the brand doesn't matter as much as the model though.
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>> Need some recommendations regarding rear tires which will last for a
>> while, yet will have enough traction for a mildly modified engine which
>> feels a let better than stock:  550cc, Lex, 15-17 PSI boost, 57 trim
>> CT26, 3" turbo back exhaust, MHG and the customary mods which go with
>> it.  Right now I have Bridgestone 275/40/ZR17's on the rear, bought new
>> (the car is a '91 but has '98 17" MkIV wheels).  First gear is useless
>> at WOT with reasonable street tires, which is expected, unless I want to
>> wind up in the weeds or against a guard rail.  But it sometimes starts
>> to wheel hop at about 4500 RPM in second as well.  Yeah, I could add
>> traction bars to stop wheel hop, but there would still be the need to
>> gain traction.
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>> There are some 1000 HP MkIV videos on YouTube which do not gain traction
>> at WOT until 70 MPH, but I'm probably not much over 300 HP at the
>> flywheel, yet 4500 RPM in second gear is about 50 MPH, as a guess.
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>> Last time I looked at tires for a compromise between tread life and
>> traction was decades ago in my GTO and Firebird days.  Although I do not
>> anticipate driving in snow (or rain for that matter), I might
>> occasionally get caught in something unexpected.  So slicks are out.
>> This car was intended to be a (30% of the time) daily driver.
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>> Comments would be appreciated.
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>>        BernieK
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