boXXer Posted January 12, 2008 Report Posted January 12, 2008 Where can you buy them from? and whats the biggest size you could get to fit a STD mk1 on the rear, on 6j RS4 spokes Cheers Mike
kevmk2 Posted January 12, 2008 Report Posted January 12, 2008 Hooiser tyres : 01282864721. You can fit 20.5"x7"x13" in mg4 compound for those 6" rims. They are about £120 + vat each though They are what the Harris'suse's and me and Toby and others I hope you got uprated halfshafts
kevmk2 Posted January 12, 2008 Report Posted January 12, 2008 Im in two minds whether to sell my Hoosier tyres or not,only done about 6 or 7 runs on them at pod. Still look like new. I need a wider tyre for mine really,like 8" or something.
boXXer Posted January 12, 2008 Author Report Posted January 12, 2008 yeah thats the only thing that shits me up. Cant be arsed with replacing shafts all the time.
boXXer Posted January 12, 2008 Author Report Posted January 12, 2008 do you think maybe going half road/half track tire would be better? like 888r's or something?
kevmk2 Posted January 12, 2008 Report Posted January 12, 2008 Posse runs standard shafts and runs slicks and seems to be ok. All depends on how hard you launch i guess R888's are a good all round tyre except for in the wet on the road Same with Yoko 48r's. I went slightly quicker with my hoosiers compared to the treaded slicks.
boXXer Posted January 12, 2008 Author Report Posted January 12, 2008 cool. Thanks mate. Might have a go with the 888's first then. Warm them babies up and launch it,
boXXer Posted January 12, 2008 Author Report Posted January 12, 2008 would ya get a 205 on a 6j rim, under my arches?
kevmk2 Posted January 12, 2008 Report Posted January 12, 2008 Should do,may be a bit close at the rear of the arch though. They are about £85 each i think,a little cheaper than Hoosiers
boXXer Posted January 12, 2008 Author Report Posted January 12, 2008 and 205's would fit a 6j rim ok? need to trim my arches anyway.
kevmk2 Posted January 12, 2008 Report Posted January 12, 2008 Yeah i used to run them on an RS 4 spoke 6" wheel no probs
boXXer Posted January 12, 2008 Author Report Posted January 12, 2008 sweet! Whats the softer tyre? A048 or R888?
kevmk2 Posted January 12, 2008 Report Posted January 12, 2008 Both come in differant compounds mate,they do a medium and hard in the 48r's,go for medium and they do the 48r's in a 175/50/13 which look pretty good and not like a baloon tyre. With R888's they come in soft,super soft and hard i think. Simply tyres are a good company to get them from (mk1marks mate)
boXXer Posted January 12, 2008 Author Report Posted January 12, 2008 they will only be used for strip anyway, so bigger (baloon style) is better isnt it?
kevmk2 Posted January 12, 2008 Report Posted January 12, 2008 In some cases yes,all depends on gearing etc etc,cos the 205/60's are taller
young un Posted January 13, 2008 Report Posted January 13, 2008 Why does running slicks make you run the risk of breaking half shafts?
davreeve Posted January 13, 2008 Report Posted January 13, 2008 More grip,If the wheels dont spin it puts more strain on the shafts,diff etc
Guest MK1gaz Posted January 13, 2008 Report Posted January 13, 2008 Well worth getting some Hoosiers if you do 1/4 mile stuff and need to keep up with the others . They're worth at least 1/2 a second on a high power N.A. car and 1 second on a high powered turbo car . A bit like using gas though in a way cos once you put your road rubber back on you're as slow as you were before you fitted them
LEONMEX Posted January 13, 2008 Report Posted January 13, 2008 my shafts after a good 60ft at the pod,also twisted the diff. Running on slicks,but they did 6 rounds before they broke.
Guest MK1gaz Posted January 13, 2008 Report Posted January 13, 2008 Having a featherweight car helps to save standard shafts as there's much less mass to move suddenly when you drop the clutch . Posses escort is one the lightest cars about but stick his slicks , standard shafts and locker in a normal weight motor and they would probably have broken a few times
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