My forgestar's show up next week.
I did 19x10 +38 front 19x11 +52 rear.
I went to order Toyo Proxes R888 today and they're three months out. Given that I'm in the southwest and we're going to be in the 100+ degree days for the next 3 months (June, July, August), along with the fact that we're sunny almost every day which produces typical 150 degree pavement temperatures -- I think I'm going to pull the trigger and order a set of Hoosier R6's for the street -- 295/30ZR19 and 315/30ZR19.
I drive the car one day a week...and while we do get rain once a month -- I can plan around that easily enough.
I've seen a few people online with Z06's who run R6's constantly -- granted, they only get 3,000 miles out of them, but nonetheless they do it. Most of those people are in SoCal/PHX. If I can really get even 1,500 miles (with consistent grip) out of these tires, I think I would be pretty happy as I'm only putting on ~300 miles a month.
Is there anything that I'm missing here -- Hoosier's own documentation show the R6's ideal operating temperature to be 180-200 and for the A6 110-140. I'll likely heat cycle out the A6's too fast even with street driving given the extreme temperatures we see here in Phoenix in the summer. Am I mistaken to think that within a few minutes of driving in 90+ degree weather that my tire temperatures will be well into the 100's, and easily up to the pavement temperature (150+) in the middle of the day?
I can't find anything comparable to the R888's (I don't want a drag radial) in the sizes I need... my only other thought was the Pilot Sport Cups. However, I don't think they will give me as much grip -- and if the R6 will really last me through summers... I think the correct tire is still the R6 (assuming I set camber to -2 or so and run them at proper PSI).
In winter I'll probably run Super Sports (or A6 even?)... as we still see consistent 70+ degrees in November - April.
Am I crazy to be considering this? Everything I'm researching shows me I should be OK given my situation but so many people say don't ever try it... but I think most of those people live in colder states with sketchier weather.
Discount tire also would sell me their hazard warranty (haha) on those tires. Crazy for them to do that considering puncture resistance but if they're going to do it.....that takes care of that concern I had.
I did 19x10 +38 front 19x11 +52 rear.
I went to order Toyo Proxes R888 today and they're three months out. Given that I'm in the southwest and we're going to be in the 100+ degree days for the next 3 months (June, July, August), along with the fact that we're sunny almost every day which produces typical 150 degree pavement temperatures -- I think I'm going to pull the trigger and order a set of Hoosier R6's for the street -- 295/30ZR19 and 315/30ZR19.
I drive the car one day a week...and while we do get rain once a month -- I can plan around that easily enough.
I've seen a few people online with Z06's who run R6's constantly -- granted, they only get 3,000 miles out of them, but nonetheless they do it. Most of those people are in SoCal/PHX. If I can really get even 1,500 miles (with consistent grip) out of these tires, I think I would be pretty happy as I'm only putting on ~300 miles a month.
Is there anything that I'm missing here -- Hoosier's own documentation show the R6's ideal operating temperature to be 180-200 and for the A6 110-140. I'll likely heat cycle out the A6's too fast even with street driving given the extreme temperatures we see here in Phoenix in the summer. Am I mistaken to think that within a few minutes of driving in 90+ degree weather that my tire temperatures will be well into the 100's, and easily up to the pavement temperature (150+) in the middle of the day?
I can't find anything comparable to the R888's (I don't want a drag radial) in the sizes I need... my only other thought was the Pilot Sport Cups. However, I don't think they will give me as much grip -- and if the R6 will really last me through summers... I think the correct tire is still the R6 (assuming I set camber to -2 or so and run them at proper PSI).
In winter I'll probably run Super Sports (or A6 even?)... as we still see consistent 70+ degrees in November - April.
Am I crazy to be considering this? Everything I'm researching shows me I should be OK given my situation but so many people say don't ever try it... but I think most of those people live in colder states with sketchier weather.
Discount tire also would sell me their hazard warranty (haha) on those tires. Crazy for them to do that considering puncture resistance but if they're going to do it.....that takes care of that concern I had.
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