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#16
Year/Make/Model: 2006 GG MR
Wheels: 18X9.5 Volk Racing RE30 +34 with 5mm Front Spacers
Tires: 265/35-18 Bridgestone Potenza RE960AS
Suspension: Stock (Swift Spec-R + 25mm rear sway coming soon?)
Alignment: Stock specifications
Fenders Rolled or Cut: No modifications. Front calipers do not clear without the 5mm spacer.
Other Body modifications: None
Advice: Listen to these guys up here. They know what they're talking about.
Pictures: Coming someday soon. Hopefully. Trying to convince the SO to let me get some street legal slicks on my wheels as summer tires for the sunnier days ahead.
Wheels: 18X9.5 Volk Racing RE30 +34 with 5mm Front Spacers
Tires: 265/35-18 Bridgestone Potenza RE960AS
Suspension: Stock (Swift Spec-R + 25mm rear sway coming soon?)
Alignment: Stock specifications
Fenders Rolled or Cut: No modifications. Front calipers do not clear without the 5mm spacer.
Other Body modifications: None
Advice: Listen to these guys up here. They know what they're talking about.
Pictures: Coming someday soon. Hopefully. Trying to convince the SO to let me get some street legal slicks on my wheels as summer tires for the sunnier days ahead.
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Year/Make/Model: 2003 LY GSR
Wheels: 18X10.5 Volk Racing RE30 +18 with 25mm Spacers all the way around
Tires: 275/35-18 Falken Azenis 615RT
Suspension: K-Bee Coilovers w/ 10kg springs, set medium hard
Alignment: Stock specifications
Fenders Rolled or Cut: cut stock rear fenders
Other Body modifications: APR Widebody with Evo 9 style front bumper
Pictures: on aggresive Wheel Post.
Wheels: 18X10.5 Volk Racing RE30 +18 with 25mm Spacers all the way around
Tires: 275/35-18 Falken Azenis 615RT
Suspension: K-Bee Coilovers w/ 10kg springs, set medium hard
Alignment: Stock specifications
Fenders Rolled or Cut: cut stock rear fenders
Other Body modifications: APR Widebody with Evo 9 style front bumper
Pictures: on aggresive Wheel Post.
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Year/Make/Model: 2006 Rally Red MR
Wheels: 17X9.5 5Zigen GN+ et38, spacers from 8-16mm front, 5-10mm rear
Tires: 275/40-17 Proxes RA1
Suspension: H&R coilovers, custom rate, 25 & 27mm full hard with custom endlinks
Alignment: -2.5/-1.9 toe- +.12* front total, +.32* rear total
Fenders Rolled or Cut: fronts minor rolling, rears rolled and pulled.
Other Body modifications: Ugh stickers on mirrors
Advice: run hard or stay home
Wheels: 17X9.5 5Zigen GN+ et38, spacers from 8-16mm front, 5-10mm rear
Tires: 275/40-17 Proxes RA1
Suspension: H&R coilovers, custom rate, 25 & 27mm full hard with custom endlinks
Alignment: -2.5/-1.9 toe- +.12* front total, +.32* rear total
Fenders Rolled or Cut: fronts minor rolling, rears rolled and pulled.
Other Body modifications: Ugh stickers on mirrors
Advice: run hard or stay home
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Year/Make/Model: 2003 APEX SILVER
Wheels: 18 X 10 + 18 WORK XD9
Tires: 275 / 35 / 18 DUNLOP (R COMPOUND)
Suspension: KBEE
Alignment: N/A
Fenders Rolled or Cut: CUT REAR FENDERS
Other Body modifications: VOLTEX WIDEBODY
Wheels: 18 X 10 + 18 WORK XD9
Tires: 275 / 35 / 18 DUNLOP (R COMPOUND)
Suspension: KBEE
Alignment: N/A
Fenders Rolled or Cut: CUT REAR FENDERS
Other Body modifications: VOLTEX WIDEBODY
#22
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Running 255 (written on the tire) but they run wider than 255 so I think I qualify.
Year/Make/Model: 2005 AS MR
Wheels: 17x9 +35 5zigen FN01R-C
Tires: 255/40/17 Michelin Pilot Sport Cups
Suspension: KW V3
Alignment: -2.9f/-1.5r 0 toe
Fenders Rolled or Cut: Rolling rear
Other Body modifications: None
Advice: My advice is usually bad advice.
Old photos:
Year/Make/Model: 2005 AS MR
Wheels: 17x9 +35 5zigen FN01R-C
Tires: 255/40/17 Michelin Pilot Sport Cups
Suspension: KW V3
Alignment: -2.9f/-1.5r 0 toe
Fenders Rolled or Cut: Rolling rear
Other Body modifications: None
Advice: My advice is usually bad advice.
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Year/Make/Model: 2003 GSR
Wheels: 18X9.5 Axis Reverb +40ET w/8mm spacers up front
Tires: 265/35ZR18 Continental CSC3
Suspension: JIC FLT-A2
Alignment: -2.2f/-1.2r 0 toe-out front & +0.1° toe rear
Fenders Rolled or Cut: minor rolling rear
Other Body modifications: None
Advice: Rubs when encoutering bumps in corners. Next time will try 255/35ZR18 to reduce the rubbing.
Wheels: 18X9.5 Axis Reverb +40ET w/8mm spacers up front
Tires: 265/35ZR18 Continental CSC3
Suspension: JIC FLT-A2
Alignment: -2.2f/-1.2r 0 toe-out front & +0.1° toe rear
Fenders Rolled or Cut: minor rolling rear
Other Body modifications: None
Advice: Rubs when encoutering bumps in corners. Next time will try 255/35ZR18 to reduce the rubbing.
Last edited by tribe; Jul 27, 2008 at 05:33 PM.
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Year/Make/Model: 2005 Apex silver VIII
Wheels: 17X10 Enkei RPF1 +18 offset(Front) 17X9.5 Fno1rc +35(rear)
Tires: (front)315/35-17 Kumho Ecsta V710 (DOT slicks)
(Rear) 295/35/17 Hosier A6)
Suspension: Custom spec Zeals
Upgraded FSB/stock RSB, RC correction kit
Alignment: -3.2f/-3.0r 1/16th toe-out front & 0 toe rear
Fenders Rolled or Cut: Heavy cutting front / heavy cutting rear
Other Body modifications:Plenty
Advice: Don't sacrifice rear grip to balance the car and get rid of understeer , find a way to make the front stick.
Wheels: 17X10 Enkei RPF1 +18 offset(Front) 17X9.5 Fno1rc +35(rear)
Tires: (front)315/35-17 Kumho Ecsta V710 (DOT slicks)
(Rear) 295/35/17 Hosier A6)
Suspension: Custom spec Zeals
Upgraded FSB/stock RSB, RC correction kit
Alignment: -3.2f/-3.0r 1/16th toe-out front & 0 toe rear
Fenders Rolled or Cut: Heavy cutting front / heavy cutting rear
Other Body modifications:Plenty
Advice: Don't sacrifice rear grip to balance the car and get rid of understeer , find a way to make the front stick.
#27
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They are geared towards autocross or someone looking for a fast single lap at the road course.
They usually heat up very quick(compared to a full slick or a harder road racing spec tire) and also easy to overheat.
They operate at around 200 degrees and get greassy past 250, so hotlapping on them around a road course is out of the question.
Compared to a similar sized harder road racing tire like the Toyo R888 for example,
they offer a lot more grip and it's not unusual to improve over a second off your time per 60' lap.