Scored a cheap set of ZO6 chrome wheels and goodyears just about down to the wear bars. Should be prefect to help me get a little more grip at my autocross events. The Chrome was very pitted and peeling in places so I got them cheap. Sprayed some satin black wheel paint to spruce them up a bit. Since they will be track tires I didn't care. Hope to have Nitto 555R II's for next season (sept) and move to another class.

Test fit during my DRM bias spring install.



Rears, left currents, right new worn crapyears. Man they are loud tires.



Filling up the wheel well better than my Y2Ks.



And the new look after some spray today

Are the tires on there usable for a track day?

Matthew

I wouldn't use them for an HPDE, but they are fine for autocross. They are JUST above the wear bar, otherwise I'd get bumped a class as they'd be considered slicks. I may only get one event in with them, but I'm hoping for two or three as I want to get DOT R compounds for them and that'll change my class. I'm currently leading my class, so I don't want to change classes till next season.

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As long as the tread is above the wear bar, there's not much we in tech can say, they will pass. I would tell the driver to monitor those very closely though, every session.
Ultimately, safety is the drivers responsibility as weither to run those or not.

They'd probably last a day if you're not sliding around much but the grip won't be there.

A lot of guys "cord" their tires an events. But, that doesn't make much sense to me. Why spend a day sliding all over the place.

On race tires, we don't pay any attention to tread depth, it's all about the number of heat cycles.

I'll probably put them on for a day or two to see how they grip around town if I know it won't be raining. If they are slick, I'll just let them wait till next season, but that'll be sad. At least I have options, just don't want to buy new rubber right now.

Registration closes wednesday night, so thursday I'll know what kind of competition I'll have. It'll be a game time decision. If my arch-nemesis registers, I'll probably just leave on the sticky michelins.

Nice. Did you get the staggered set, 17x10 front and 18x11 rear?

Nice!

I picked up a set of Mag C5 wheels for the same reason, but I think they're just too narrow. And I don't want offset sizes.

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Yep, although they are 17x9.5 and 18x10.5. Looking to hook up a set of Nitto 555R II's (275/40/17-305/35/18) for autocross and an HPDE event or two a year.

They were chrome? I don't believe they were stock, did the person have them chromed? They could be the heavy aftermarket repo's too.

Yep, chrome. Doubt they where stock. Not any heavier than the ones I have on the car now...at least that I could tell with one in one hand, and the other in the other hand. Not too worried about weight at this point. Just need a little more width to lay down some wider rubber on the pavement. Would love to have found a stock set of ZO6's but for the price for these...I couldn't pass them up. If they last me for a couple of years I'll be happy. May try to get the thick chrome stripped, but I doubt I'll waste the money on it as this point. I'm not that quick yet to be able to tell the difference in the weight of the wheels.

I've been trying to get 4 of the 18x10.5's for awhile now. Of course nobody wants to break up their set so I have to buy all 4...which is why I haven't yet.

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Is that really your best choice? I'd be looking at a NT-01 before the drag radial.

The 555R II's are their road race tire. The 555R's are the drag radial. I certainly wouldn't run a drag radial for a road course.

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/direct/tires/nitto/product/byName.do?tmn=NT555R+II+Extreme&typ=Competition

Plus, Nitto doesn't make the sizes I need for the NT-01s.