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Originally Posted by aus

Where did you get the alignment done?
Tires look good. I'll probably be getting the same.

I got my alignment done at wheel warehouse's shop in Anaheim. Tweaked my numbers a little bit.

Decided to go with -1.5 camber in front and -2.0 in the rear. 1/8 toe in front and 1/16 toe in rear.

The NT-05's ran great yesterday. I noticed a big difference in grip. Surprisingly, they were just as comfortable to ride on as the PS2's and Nitto Invo's. I drove with them about 90 miles to the track to break them in a little. I have Kw's, maybe that was hiding the "harshness" in comfort and noise I was told I was going to get, but nevertheless they felt good even for a daily driver. After all, it is a street tire.


noxredna: love your set up. will consider the apex wheels once more. I am currently on OEM 18s, but looking to possibly square things up.

[STALKER]

Originally Posted by OMID INC

I got my alignment done at wheel warehouse's shop in Anaheim. Tweaked my numbers a little bit.

Decided to go with -1.5 camber in front and -2.0 in the rear. 1/8 toe in front and 1/16 toe in rear.

The NT-05's ran great yesterday. I noticed a big difference in grip. Surprisingly, they were just as comfortable to ride on as the PS2's and Nitto Invo's. I drove with them about 90 miles to the track to break them in a little. I have Kw's, maybe that was hiding the "harshness" in comfort and noise I was told I was going to get, but nevertheless they felt good even for a daily driver. After all, it is a street tire.


noxredna: love your set up. will consider the apex wheels once more. I am currently on OEM 18s, but looking to possibly square things up.

How was the balance? Did you find it understeering, or able to get rid of any with some throttle?

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Originally Posted by STALKER

How was the balance? Did you find it understeering, or able to get rid of any with some throttle?

i had a good amount of understeer but i think thats because i need a learn the optimal tire pressure for these tires and also i am running 245 in front.

once i get wider wheels like apex i might go a little wider and that should help.

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Originally Posted by OMID INC

i had a good amount of understeer but i think thats because i need a learn the optimal tire pressure for these tires and also i am running 245 in front.

once i get wider wheels like apex i might go a little wider and that should help.

The 245 up front def does not help.
I would not run them over 40psi hot. Play around with them a touch and maybe lower the rears a bit more to help dial out a bit of understeer. If you are going to keep the tires for a while, some more camber up front will help too.

With -2 out back, any increased wear on the inside of the tires.

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Originally Posted by STALKER

The 245 up front def does not help.
I would not run them over 40psi hot. Play around with them a touch and maybe lower the rears a bit more to help dial out a bit of understeer. If you are going to keep the tires for a while, some more camber up front will help too.

With -2 out back, any increased wear on the inside of the tires.

the wear looks very even. i dove them hard and it was a hot day pushing close to 90 degrees. very happy with the tires so far.

[noxredna]

I am based in Philly - competed in the NJMP redline time attack event back in April and got first place.. Coincidentally I am posted to San Francisco for the summer so I plan to race in two more Redline Time attack events in West Coast; one of which occurred this past weekend in Autoclub Speedway Roval...

I placed 3rd in my class.. it was a tough one for me to get used to the roval and learning a new track. I clocked a pathetic 2:06 during qualifying sessions but managed to pull a 1:59 during the time attack sessions on Sunday. Competition was a lot stiffer out in the west..

I also got some help from HP Autowerks who were willing to do partial sponsorship (free labor). I plan to do a full write-up sometime this week when time permits. The car movers from Philly to Cali delivered the car 3 days late and there was absolutely no time to do my planned suspension setup with TC Kline D/A, Linear Springs, Camber Plates, etc. Only managed to switch out to DTC-70 pads and fluids.. along with my other mods from NJMP..

Yes I am running 265/35 F and 285/30 R for AD08s for qualifying. The reason why i am running high performance street tire is because it is a restriction for redline time attack and I have to run tires with wear rating above 140. The Hankook RS-3 shaved to 5/32 also gave really really good grip, but it only lasted three sessions when I did my practice.. it definitely lost its sweet spot after.. However be mindful that I am chasing the 0.5 and 1 sec of my time, so these tires are still good for 3-4 days worth of HPDE..

40psi hot for NT-05 is a little low.. Depending how hard you are driving it, somewhere between 42-45psi are okay.. I normally start mine with 36 psi cold.. and adjust them accordingly +/- 2 Psi according to hot PSI and track temperature.. try not changing them any more then +/- so you can keep track of the difference, you should also jot down in a notebook to keep track of changes for future reference.

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Originally Posted by noxredna

I am based in Philly - competed in the NJMP redline time attack event back in April and got first place.. Coincidentally I am posted to San Francisco for the summer so I plan to race in two more Redline Time attack events in West Coast; one of which occurred this past weekend in Autoclub Speedway Roval...

I placed 3rd in my class.. it was a tough one for me to get used to the roval and learning a new track. I clocked a pathetic 2:06 during qualifying sessions but managed to pull a 1:59 during the time attack sessions on Sunday. Competition was a lot stiffer out in the west..

I also got some help from HP Autowerks who were willing to do partial sponsorship (free labor). I plan to do a full write-up sometime this week when time permits. The car movers from Philly to Cali delivered the car 3 days late and there was absolutely no time to do my planned suspension setup with TC Kline D/A, Linear Springs, Camber Plates, etc. Only managed to switch out to DTC-70 pads and fluids.. along with my other mods from NJMP..

Yes I am running 265/35 F and 285/30 R for AD08s for qualifying. The reason why i am running high performance street tire is because it is a restriction for redline time attack and I have to run tires with wear rating above 140. The Hankook RS-3 shaved to 5/32 also gave really really good grip, but it only lasted three sessions when I did my practice.. it definitely lost its sweet spot after.. However be mindful that I am chasing the 0.5 and 1 sec of my time, so these tires are still good for 3-4 days worth of HPDE..

40psi hot for NT-05 is a little low.. Depending how hard you are driving it, somewhere between 42-45psi are okay.. I normally start mine with 36 psi cold.. and adjust them accordingly +/- 2 Psi according to hot PSI and track temperature.. try not changing them any more then +/- so you can keep track of the difference, you should also jot down in a notebook to keep track of changes for future reference.

Good stuff. Thanks and congrats on 3rd. There are a LOT of turns to learn on the Roval. I believe it's over 3 miles and about 20 turns.
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[Dustin@AEp]

Hankook RS3!

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Originally Posted by noxredna

40psi hot for NT-05 is a little low.. Depending how hard you are driving it, somewhere between 42-45psi are okay.. I normally start mine with 36 psi cold.. and adjust them accordingly +/- 2 Psi according to hot PSI and track temperature.. try not changing them any more then +/- so you can keep track of the difference, you should also jot down in a notebook to keep track of changes for future reference.

interesting.. ill try them with higher psi, but all my buddies at the track told me i should not have them too high (above 40)

ill give it another try at button willow aug 1

[Bubbles]

NT-01s--great tire with a great cost. A set lasted me 10 events with a flip mid cycle.

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so far so good. loving the nt-05s. definitely getting another set.