DSM Tire Database

ST sway bar (F/R), STB F/R, PU

Eibach Pro-kit spring, GAB shock set Front @ #1, Rear @ #5-#8.

Toe: 1/2 turn of tie rod on each side.

Camber: Max neg used Archer adjustable camber kit (TRW)

Tire Pressure F32-38, R20-23 Psi

Size: 225/50/16 on DP Motorsports Enduro 3 pieces 16*7 offset 35.

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Features you like about the tire: Stiff side wall and of course sticky. It help cut down my time about 5-7 sec in 1 min course.

Used for Auto-X

How long they lasted: (2 seasons, 20 races, etc.) More than 2 year (8-9 races a year) put it on Sat, drive to and from the track on Sun total Average 30 miles each race.

First year, I brought 2 tires for the front then the next

Year. Bought another 2 tires move the old one to the rear use new one in the front. Still have tread left at the end of the second year.

Comment: I get tire temperature about 169 F evenly across the width

Tips: Get cordless drill help changing the wheel, use Torque wrench and anti-seize.

1/2-3/4 tank of gas for FWD.

Walk the track.

Try left foot break.

Smooth is the key to get lower lap time.

Toe: Stock

Camber: Stock

Size: 235/45/17 Konig Villain 17x7, offset 41mm.

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Features you like about the tire: They stick.

Used for: Auto-X

How long they lasted: (2 seasons, ~120 runs.) Still have tread left at the end of the second year.

On stock 6 in rims, (molded for the 6.5 inch Contour rim), Tread depth is 10/32, same as the Comp TA’s when new.  Tread width "on the road" is 7.5 in, or half inch wider than the Comp TA’s.  Treadwear 300

Stiffer sidewall, absolutely no rim bulge or flatness at the ground. No clearance problems, on a ‘90AWD. Running Koni, Eibach Road Race springs, lowered about 1 inch front and 1.5 inch in back. Still have about ¾ inches of clearance between the sidewall and the front spring perch. Diameter is the same as worn Comp TA’s, circumference is 77 inches.  Carcass width is 8.5 inches, weight is the same

Stock alignment, Run 34 PSI front 30 PSI rear

Balanced perfectly with little lead, vibration free at all speeds. even on my 100K mile rims. Track absolutely straight.

in front and the assymmetric design helps us with "virtual camber". No

longer available

Ran with Yoko AVS on the back. The car had major over-steer. They definitely have a lot more grip than the Yoko AVS, hence the car wanting to swap ends.

The Yoko's are old and tired (pun intended!), so maybe the comparison isn't fair.

Size: 225/50/16 on stock 6" steel wheels, didn't fit well.

The best wet tires I have ever owned

shaved to 3/32.

Lap times at Shannonville were only about 2 seconds difference between full wet and dry. I put this down to the "roll over" I could feel in the dry due to the narrow rims. I was astounded the first time I had them on the track in the wet. I kept pushing a little harder each lap looking for the edge, and they just kept sticking. When I did reach the limit, they were very progressive, and predictable. A great tire!

Toe: F 1/4" total, R straight

Camber: F -3 deg, R -4 deg

Caster: F 4-5 deg

Tire Pressure 45-55 Psi

Size: 225/50-16 on 16x7

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Features you like about the tire: Very sticky! Wears very evenly (on my car), no need to swap tire inside-out

Used for: Auto-X (asphalt=low wear), (concrete=fast wear)

How long they lasted: 1 season (~60-80 runs)

They are excellent in the snow and ice, and better than a lot of summer tires in the dry. I highly recommend them to anyone looking for snow tires.

The only problem is I think they are no longer in production. Based on my experience with them, my next snow tires will be from Pirelli as well.

tires.....but they won't be as sticky on course.

keep the speedo accurate to within about 5%.

I was close to this setup with my car (93 AWD) I bought a set of 16X8 3G RX7 wheels and had some spacers made to move everything out to about 37 mm. This required about a 1/2" hubcentric spacer that I designed and had made at a

local machine shop. This moved the wheel out too far so I figured that I would replace the lug studs with longer studs. At the time when I was putting this together I figured that getting the longer lug studs would be easy. Unfortunately they are NOT easy to find.

So, at the present time I am using the RX7 wheels with 3/8 in flat spacers and 225/50-16 R1's (old style, not G-force). This works ok but I am REALLY close to my GAB struts in the front.

They were probably the best dry tires I have ever owned, for all

out performance. They did just about everything extremely well in the dry. Good turn in, very progressive, quick transitions and fantastic ultimate grip. In the wet they were not great, but not near as bad as everyone expects, based on the tread pattern. They were definitely driveable in the wet, but not high performance.

I was expecting a lot based on my A008 experience, but I am sorry to say I was disappointed. They were not even close to the A008's in any measure, except the wet. They were better that the A008 in the wet. In the dry, they seemed to have fairly soft side walls, as the turn in was not particularly crisp. Ultimate adhesion was good, but nothing to rave about, especially considering the price. Don't misunderstand my comments, they were definitely good tires, just not as good as they were advertised to be, again, especially when you factored in the price.