Man that sucks you have to replace them on your own dime. where'd you buy them? No potential for relief?
Which of the three 295/35s? The 105Y Ferrari 12" tread width I presume?
Yet another MPSS Tire thread
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Man that sucks you have to replace them on your own dime. where'd you buy them? No potential for relief?
Which of the three 295/35s? The 105Y Ferrari 12" tread width I presume?
I have had the tires on for a while,one of the first mods I made,I originally thought the reason for the wobble was that I had a base car,no Perf Pack ,thought I would cure it with the full BMR treatment,looks like I will need to replace tires first,yes 105y
Is the wobble only in the 295 series? I have MPSS 315/35's and have been to 185 MPH with no issues.
Toyo does not make an R888 in the proper size for the stock front wheel. They make a 265/35, which will be ~1.5" shorter than the 285/35 rear tire.
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What tire(s) are you using?
I have been on R6's since last June/July as I recall. I get 12-16 sessions out of a set of fronts (and that's probably generous). However, I am running Daytona-Rolex next week and R6's don't have the load rating for a high speed banked course. Furthermore, Hoosier does not recommend using R6's for heavily banked tracks. I think on a ~3900# GT500, the R6 (at least in the 19" sizes I run) is somewhat marginal.
Just placed an order this morning for a set of R888's. I'm running FRPP 19" wheels on the car so running a 265-35/19 front and 295/30-19 rear. I will be very happy if I can get 5-6 track days (20-25 sessions) out of a set of R888's. Prior to the R6's ran through several sets of stock Goodyears. They really weren't that bad once they got some heat in them.
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Just placed an order this morning for a set of R888's. I'm running FRPP 19" wheels on the car so running a 265-35/19 front and 295/30-19 rear. I will be very happy if I can get 5-6 track days (20-25 sessions) out of a set of R888's. Prior to the R6's ran through several sets of stock Goodyears. They really weren't that bad once they got some heat in them.
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They make a 345/30/19 that is almost the same height as the stock fronts though!!! Lol! :dancenana:
I didn't read the entire thread on the wobble maybe the first 5 pages but, did anyone mention a possible tire slip on the wheel? Some tire shops use excessive lube on the tires while mounting and under normal driving its not an issue but drag racing and high speeds they can slip on the rim. Would suggest to mark the tire and drive at the wobble speed to see if the tire moves. Sorry if this has been already discussed...
Well, the tire guy I use pretty much suggested every other tire on earth when I said I wanted to order another set of the stock goodyears.
Finally got the MPSS on order. 275 fronts 295 rears.
I hope I don't have the wobble. Does it show up right away? Tires will be here Thursday, if they wobble I'm screwed as im supposed to leave for the track Friday.
Finally got the MPSS on order. 275 fronts 295 rears.
I hope I don't have the wobble. Does it show up right away? Tires will be here Thursday, if they wobble I'm screwed as im supposed to leave for the track Friday.
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We discussed it, but he didn't say which one was coming. I'm guessing since they'll be there Thursday it has to be one of the other two versions, not the ferrari one.
Checked with my peeps where I got mine,,,they had 4 Ferrari K1's in the warehouse,,,thinking of buying 2 and putting them away in the basement till needed.
Where are you guys getting them from? At least last summer/fall, I kept Emailing back/forth with DTD and they never could get the rears (295) from Michelin. Now that spring is here, time for the Alcoas and 275/295's!
One will be the Porsche 105Y N0 version, the other version is also the Ferrari K1 but with a 101Y load rating instead of 105Y.
Hey John I take it your tire guy that has 4 Ferrari K1's have the 105Y version and not the 101Y correct?
Looks like I got the 101Y Ferrari spec tire. Hope it doesn't explode when I get on the banks at Pocono.
Don't want to jinx anything, but preliminary results are no wobble. I made 4 or 5 bursts up through third gear, hard to stay in it long in fourth, but I did once. Temp was high 60s low 70s today.
I have my stock goodyears back on. I drove 3800 miles in 10 days in this machine.
certain roads. mainly getting on the higheway or changing lanes ar WOT throttle, that damn car would WOBBLE like it was going to do a 360. some times I had to get out of it.
I believe it's the roads more than the tires. the crown of the road has grooves worn in it you don't notice and if it's not flat, it'll steer you around in that trough created on the road.
they may look flat, but they are anything but flat!!
this was pretty hazardous. especially in Florida. I got on 95 south at Daytona speedway to hit Route 4 to Orlando. I about lost the car it started to wobble so bad I had to death grip that wheel. I checked tire pressure and for loose lug nuts. I thought there was a serious issue.
either the suspension is allowing the rear to steer, or the roadway is just that bad? I don't think it's the tires. they performed fairly good in all other spots. Plus my drag radials are even worse for doing this mainly because they are so much stickier.
certain roads. mainly getting on the higheway or changing lanes ar WOT throttle, that damn car would WOBBLE like it was going to do a 360. some times I had to get out of it.
I believe it's the roads more than the tires. the crown of the road has grooves worn in it you don't notice and if it's not flat, it'll steer you around in that trough created on the road.
they may look flat, but they are anything but flat!!
this was pretty hazardous. especially in Florida. I got on 95 south at Daytona speedway to hit Route 4 to Orlando. I about lost the car it started to wobble so bad I had to death grip that wheel. I checked tire pressure and for loose lug nuts. I thought there was a serious issue.
either the suspension is allowing the rear to steer, or the roadway is just that bad? I don't think it's the tires. they performed fairly good in all other spots. Plus my drag radials are even worse for doing this mainly because they are so much stickier.
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