[Supras] Tire recomendation

[Michael Green]

 Toyo T1-R Proxes. VERY good traction, even on wet pavement. 
 Useless in snow. 
 Reasonbly good wear (better than the original goodyear tires).
  Mike



> Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2007 19:30:18 -0500> From: berniek at technicaldevelop.com> To: Supras at supras.com> Subject: [Supras] Tire recomendation> > 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.> > > 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. > > > 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. > > > Comments would be appreciated.> > > BernieK> > > > > _______________________________________________> Supras mailing list> Supras at supras.com> http://supras.com/mailman/listinfo/supras_supras.com