So who's running 285/30/18 Square?

track_warrior · 02-24-2014, 11:44 PM

Weirdly im .2 tenths slower on 275/35/18 hankook rs3's than on federal 595 RSR 265/35/18. Just tried them out this weekend and im surprised that the rs3's were slower even though they were wider, sadly the federals splice.

1MOREMOD · 02-24-2014, 11:52 PM

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Weirdly im .2 tenths slower on 275/35/18 hankook rs3's than on federal 595 RSR 265/35/18. Just tried them out this weekend and im surprised that the rs3's were slower even though they were wider, sadly the federals splice.

2 tenths can be accounted for by a million factors besides the tire. That level of consistency to be able to assert that is gonna be hard to find in a good pro.

E92inSG · 02-25-2014, 04:29 AM

The other consideration is that I'm pretty sure the insides of my front tires are still rubbing the springs even with a 5mm spacer.

So I'm thinking of getting a pair of 265/35 to run on the same wheels and still run 285/30 on the rears

Staggered tires on square wheels. That will definitely get rid of the rubbing and also allow me to experiment with smaller fronts

bigjae1976 · 02-25-2014, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by track_warrior

Weirdly im .2 tenths slower on 275/35/18 hankook rs3's than on federal 595 RSR 265/35/18. Just tried them out this weekend and im surprised that the rs3's were slower even though they were wider, sadly the federals splice.

I think RS3s are shit on heavier cars.

track_warrior · 02-25-2014, 02:33 PM

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2 tenths can be accounted for by a million factors besides the tire. That level of consistency to be able to assert that is gonna be hard to find in a good pro.

Well my consistency staid around .2 / .4 seconds slower than on federals so im guessing thats pretty accurate. I know that it was their first session so they should be grippier next time.

1MOREMOD · 02-25-2014, 02:40 PM

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Well my consistency staid around .2 / .4 seconds slower than on federals so im guessing thats pretty accurate. I know that it was their first session so they should be grippier next time.

I've never run either tire. I've only used ps2 and ad08 as a street tire on the track. Don't intend to use either unless standing water now.

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E92inSG Captain 553 Rep 815 Posts Drives: F80 M3 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Asia iTrader: (1)	The other consideration is that I'm pretty sure the insides of my front tires are still rubbing the springs even with a 5mm spacer. So I'm thinking of getting a pair of 265/35 to run on the same wheels and still run 285/30 on the rears Staggered tires on square wheels. That will definitely get rid of the rubbing and also allow me to experiment with smaller fronts __________________ IG @f80_guy
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