semi slick tyres help!

[sitta]

Hey guys im looking to get semi slicks for my car.

Never had/used semi before so i have a few questions it will be great if you guys can give me alot of informations

1. Whats the best brand?
2. How much are semi? price range
3. Whats the cheapest semi size? will it be cheaper on r18 or r17?
4. how long do they last?

Im thinking of putting semis with r17 for my fn2 will it make much difference on the track?

Thanks alot for your help!!

[hisoka]

you want it for everyday use and some track use get something like ku36, they can be had for reasonable price and are pretty cool to drive on. i use this everyday on awd car, but its quite easy to loose traction if ure really pushing it but awsome drive, not noisey at all

[sitta]

are they more expensive than normal tyres?

[hisoka]

yeah double the price almost

[Zilli]

I use R888's as my daily's, and apart from shocking noise and wear, theyre fine :-)

you need to watch them until they get a bit of heat in them...

If i could be bothered i'd get another set of OEM DC2R rims and put some street tyres on... but i cant

[SPL_K]

1. Bridgestone RE55's or Yoko A048/A050
2. 17's - You're looking at around $400 a corner or so
3. 17's will obviously be cheaper then 18's
4. The life of the tyre depends on what kind of driver you are but roughly about 4-5 track days

And Kumho KU36's are still a street tyre just like Falken RT615.

[sitta]

another noob question, the tyre size for standard fn2 is 225/40/r18. If i get the tyre in 17' does this mean i should get 225/45/17? instead of 225/40/17?

[hisoka]

i dont think this guy is looking for ao48s, if he made a thread like this

his probably looking for a ku36 semi slick road tyre

[sitta]

yeah probably going to get the ku36, i usually go to trak days once or twice a year only

[hisoka]

yeah lol probably buy bridgestone re001 for road and buy separate wheels with a048 or whatever you can roll on.


ku36 isnt the greatest for track, but good for road lol

[nickasse]

you want it for everyday use and some track use get something like ku36, they can be had for reasonable price and are pretty cool to drive on. i use this everyday on awd car, but its quite easy to loose traction if ure really pushing it but awsome drive, not noisey at all

i don't understand this, i was under the impression that semi-slicks = harder to lose traction, and that was the whole point of them? are you talking about when they're cold? btw i have no experience with semi-slicks.

[hisoka]

oh like i was comparing them to something like a048.

when i run ku36 i can lose traction and make the car skip doing around about 60 or 70 turning into my street.

with a048 it just grips all the way. but they cost heaps lol.

ku36 is a semislick, but its like a a toned down version.