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I'm looking for a good set of autocross tires. I'm not worried about tread wear, since I have another set of wheels and tires for every day driving. They only need to survive the occasional drive to and from the event. Thanks
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Speed kills, but it beats going slow! Simon Langley Black 98 SVT EO (#2119 of 6535) 269.3 FWHP, 195.4 TQ 14.123 @ 97.36 All go, and no show! Vortech, Quaife, Driveshaft Shop Stage II axles, Magnecore Wires, Custom True Dual Exhaust. CDW-27 1/4 Mile Registry
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I have a set of Toyo Proxies RA1s on the stock SVT wheels and they work great! I have the 205/55 and they handled better than the 225/50 BFG Comp T/As. They need to be replaced soon, and that Tirerack guy that lingers here in the boards reconmended the Victoracers, which I have hear is a very good tire... ------------------ David Z. Silver E1 #4808 w/stuff http://daplace.spedia.net
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The Toyos and the Kumho V700 Victoracers are good choices, with the Kumhos being the better choice from a performance standpoint.
The BFG gForce RA1s are also very good and tend to be the choice of the autocrossers in the G Stock class (where the SVT is classes), but they wear quickly.
The Hoosiers are the best but they will heat cycle quickly so they tend to be the most expensive over the long term. They also require a lot of negative camber to work well.
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If price is no object I'd go with the Hoosiers in the auto-x compound.
All things considered I'd go with the Kumhos. Because of the Price, grip, and long life. Hoosiers are very sensitive to flat spotting and over heating but are far lighter and have more grip out the box.
Question: why not transport the tires and wheels in your car with you and change at the event?
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I have the G-Force's and they seem to work great. Many BMW people keep telling me how good they are at my autocross. I have 8k on them after 3 autocrosses and still a ton af meat left. BOS SVT
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I agree with bos SVT BFG KDW, 103 bucks a pop not bad and I loved mine on the autocross course, spanked sevral cars, a lot with more power and wearing the Kumos you speak of. I would stick with them, two sets would be great that way you dont need to change tires wheels for the event just run, A question wher I live SVT is G-stock but any mods and your in street touring is that the same where your at?
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Yes thats right, actually G-stock or almost any stock class car
is just that stock, although you can have tires, cat-back, no intake...
here is a reference link that tells you what you can and can't have in
any class.(not sure of UBB code, so here is the URL)
http://www.best.com/~mouton/sccasolo/car_class_rules.html
99 Cougar V6 Tourmaline Green: MTX, KKM, Borla Dual...
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