Little Red Devil

[VWindahouse]

Also checked the tyre selector on JaxQuickFit and they also list the Dunlop SP Sport Maxx (normal and TT), Goodyear Eagle F1 (Directional 5 and GS-D3) and the Bridgestone Potenza (RE050A and Adrenaline RE001 and Adrenaline RE002)

Plus the Bob Jane tyre selector has the Bridgestone Potenza (RE050A and Adrenaline RE001), Michelin Pilot Sport, Pirelli PZero and Yokohama Advan Sport 103, S Drive and A Drive R1

Lots of choices

Thanks for the links! Plenty to choose from but the issue is the cost. Most decent tyres in this size are around $300. I current have the Goodyear GS -D3's and can't fault them. They wear very well and have had them on for about 50k and I left some scheduled rotations a little late so I really only need to replace two for now. On the track they have been near on perfect, no sign of losing composure in the front and the side walls are are very stable and provide excellent feed back. They're also cracking in the wet.

I rotated the fronts to the back when I got the coilovers installed so there wasn't much meat left on the them in the first place, but because the rear was dropped so much the camber soon ate away the insides so they're stuffed now.

I'm now after something a little more sticky as the goodyears are a hard compound. Before I get some 16's with semi's like Eddy I want to do a few quarter runs with street tyres to see how I go and then compare with the semi's later on. And I plan on doing some timed sessions on the track either LS or QR and want to do the same experiment also. Maybe I'm asking too much with a cost effective street/quarter/track tyre in a 215/40R17

Hoyhoy.

Anthony, I'll put my two bobs worth in,,, there is NO 215/40/17 in semi slicks.
I use the Federals RS-R for the street & I know a lot using them for the track.
I paid $165.00 for the Feds in 205/50/16.
I done a few laps with 2 Feds & 2 Toyo's & I reckon that the Feds were equal to the Toyo's.

Thanks mate, I hear good things about the RS-R's along with Hankook equilivants. How do you find them on the street?

I've run the Dunlop Maxx TT, Bridgestone RE001, and currently the P Zero Nero in this size, and I can't wait to get back to the 001s. These Pirelli's are crap!

Difficult tyre for availability unfortunately.

Brilliant numbers you've squeezed out of the K03 there bud.

Thanks mate, it's seriously fun to drive! Cheers for the heads up on the Pirelli's, I was actually considering them.

[Stuwey]

Cheers for the heads up on the Pirelli's, I was actually considering them.

Yup. Stiff, noisy, and slippery. 3rd gear wheelspin at 100km/h? Not fun.

[Eddy]

Thanks mate, I hear good things about the RS-R's along with Hankook equilivants. How do you find them on the street?

Hoyhoy.

Me like emm, street & track.

[Eddy]

but because the rear was dropped so much the camber soon ate away the insides so they're stuffed now.

Hoyhoy.

Anthony, I just can't see how the lowering is causing the excess wear.

[VWindahouse]

Hmmm, thanks Eddy! How are they on a wet road?

As for the rear camber, here is a bad photo to show you how low the rear was after the coilovers went in. The guard is able to sit right on the rubber because I had the guards pumped ages ago. And with the 215/40R17's the rolling diameter is less than stock also making it even lower



I had an alingment done at the same time as the coilover install at my usual place Rick's who have my preferred settings on file



but I noticed this after my first go at Lakeside after the install. Since then I took out my rear seats and seat belts weighing about 37kg the the rear height has risen about 2.5cms and the issue has not gotten any worse after 3 more track outings

[Eddy]

Hoyhoy.

Not as good as the Conti's in the wet, but not bad.

[kaanage]

Yup. Stiff, noisy, and slippery. 3rd gear wheelspin at 100km/h? Not fun.

Really good info to know about the PZero Nero. Must be hugely disappointing given what the thing cost.

Since then I took out my rear seats and seat belts weighing about 37kg the the rear height has risen about 2.5cms and the issue has not gotten any worse after 3 more track outings

So if you reinstall the rear seats and then adjust your coilovers to raise the rear by and inch (~2.5cm), in theory, you should find that fixes your rear camber.
Otherwise, you need to shim the rear carriers, get the alignment rechecked, and then drop the rear by the inch when hitting the track.

BTW My PoD used to look like a Polo Cross at the track when I stripped out the rear 'cos it would sit so high

[VWindahouse]

Finally found an importer of the Federal EVO's 595 in 215/40R17 only $170 each plus $65 for postage

1 x 215/40/17 FEDERAL 595 EVO TYRES CIVIC INTEGRA WRX | eBay

From all reviews and reports these are some of the grippiest street tyres around and still wear very well. As well as being closer to 225 than 215 in measurement. Winning

[team_v]

That is pretty decent, they are a nice looking tyre.
Hopefully they work out for you.

[Stuwey]

Check manufacture dates!!!