Enkei 15x8 +28 or 949 Racing 15x9 +36 any thoughts?

[— Phatmiata —]

wow those look like a racing tire!!



any idea of the tread wear?

[mx54life]

I am leaning toward a 205/50/15 solution for my next set of tires. Although I love the lateral grip the 225/45/15s I have on now, I am not a fan of the heavier steering on my manual rack. I have 15x8 6ULs, so the 205s should fit well enough, depending on manufacturer. The variance between tire makers has always made me chuckle. It'd be like buying a 4x8 sheet of ply and having it vary +/- 3" depending on who made it!

Mind me asking if say 195/205 in front and 225 rear would be a compromise? But then that will make it a staggered set-up. Will that be a no-no as I think it would affect the balance of the car would it?

[— Phatmiata —]

The stagger setup will suck as a daily seeing as you cannot rotate the tires front to rear. But if its a weekend car it would be fine.

[Pfunk]

any idea of the tread wear?

These have just debuted here so there's no independent data yet, but according to BStone they will wear fairly quickly.

[— Phatmiata —]

These have just debuted here so there's no independent data yet, but according to BStone they will wear fairly quickly.

Yeah looks like a 60 to 80 tread wear with that aggressive design.

[— kung fu jesus —]

I have the R1Rs on a short list for HPDE tires, but the Star Specs are still the front runner.

[Pfunk]

What do you daily?

[— kung fu jesus —]

Michelin Pilot Sport AS3, an all-season. I tracked on them with amusing results. They are very nice for DD, I like them very much.