Guest BigRod33 Posted January 12, 2003 Share Posted January 12, 2003 can anyone tell me what companies make or sell semi-slicks and what websites would supply rod Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/8536-semi-slicks/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMayhem Posted January 12, 2003 Share Posted January 12, 2003 Bridgestone Potenza 540s Dunlop and Yokohama also do R compounds Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/8536-semi-slicks/#findComment-124580 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricknismo Posted January 13, 2003 Share Posted January 13, 2003 Azenis--Falken Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/8536-semi-slicks/#findComment-125454 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Oizo Posted January 13, 2003 Share Posted January 13, 2003 if you can get Nitto's they are extremely good... read HPI edition 27.. they have a good article on them Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/8536-semi-slicks/#findComment-125461 Share on other sites More sharing options...
d0p3y Posted January 13, 2003 Share Posted January 13, 2003 Nitto 555R's are THE best you can get, no doubt. All the big names use them, especially Veilside. However, as far as i know they're not actually legal in Australia, so therefore you'd have to have connections to get hold of some. They're the best semi-slick to get, if you can get hold of them. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/8536-semi-slicks/#findComment-125529 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Boxhead Posted January 13, 2003 Share Posted January 13, 2003 ryan and all, the Nitto is an american tyre, the reason veilside love them, is because there the official supplier to japan of them... Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/8536-semi-slicks/#findComment-125548 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMayhem Posted January 13, 2003 Share Posted January 13, 2003 .....and maybe also cos they run fast times on them? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/8536-semi-slicks/#findComment-125549 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver-Arrowz Posted January 13, 2003 Share Posted January 13, 2003 Is this for 1/4 mile or track? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/8536-semi-slicks/#findComment-125563 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DESTROY Posted January 13, 2003 Share Posted January 13, 2003 Originally posted by darK if you can get Nitto's they are extremely good... read HPI edition 27.. they have a good article on them Can you scan the article for me? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/8536-semi-slicks/#findComment-125600 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DESTROY Posted January 13, 2003 Share Posted January 13, 2003 Oh, Toyo and Michellin make R compound tyres too. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/8536-semi-slicks/#findComment-125601 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan Posted January 14, 2003 Share Posted January 14, 2003 If for track, Dunlop Forumla R are best, bridgestone 540s also great. Azenis are the best/cheap bet. They'll make a HUGE difference to your lap times Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/8536-semi-slicks/#findComment-125874 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueTwo Posted January 14, 2003 Share Posted January 14, 2003 For the streeter, i've found Falken Azenis to be real grippy. Nice soft compund moulded into a street legal tyre - and right on the money. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/8536-semi-slicks/#findComment-125891 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Oizo Posted January 14, 2003 Share Posted January 14, 2003 Originally posted by DESTROY Can you scan the article for me? i'm getting a scanner soon.. so hold tight Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/8536-semi-slicks/#findComment-125990 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BigRod33 Posted January 14, 2003 Share Posted January 14, 2003 actually, they will be used for drags now that i have finally decided what i want from my car Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/8536-semi-slicks/#findComment-126718 Share on other sites More sharing options...
red17 Posted January 14, 2003 Share Posted January 14, 2003 Nitto's are one of the only drag specialised R comp that i know of. The others are made for track work, simple as that. Ideally if you want to get good drag times, get 2 cheap rims and a pair of fully slick tyres. R comps wont provide you with that much extra, compared to a pair of full slicks on the back. And the slicks would probably cost less than 4 R comps. I once saw a HSV ute with Potenza 540's on it down at the Motorplex, he was doing burnouts before each run, over heating the tyres and running the same times as he was on street tyres. They didnt last very long either. Red17 Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/8536-semi-slicks/#findComment-126766 Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatsisname Posted January 15, 2003 Share Posted January 15, 2003 Go & compare the price difference btw Nitto's & RE540S's! HUGE difference & not in the Nitto's favour. RE540S's cost me $1180 balanced & fitted (235/45/17 - 255/40/17) Yokohama A032R's & Dunlop D01J's were both considerably more expensive, but compared to Nitto's they were dirt-cheap!!! Having physically compared the Nitto NT555 & RE540S I can say they are pretty much the same in tread softness, it's the soft sidewall that gives the Nitto its drag abilities. Trust me when I say the RE540S is VERY grippy in a straight line for a cornering tyre. If you want to run decent 1/4 times on a street legal tyre & don't want to spent big $$$ give any of the A032R, D01J, RE540S rubber a go. Doing big burnouts on the RE540S isn't needed, & as the HSV owner @ the 'plex proved it'll ruin any advantage the soft treaded RE540S gives. The problem I see in running with full slicks is it's no longer a *street* set-up (i.e. HPI challenge) IMHO Here's a thread I started a while back - http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/sh...ighlight=RE540S Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/8536-semi-slicks/#findComment-127856 Share on other sites More sharing options...
red17 Posted January 15, 2003 Share Posted January 15, 2003 Ahh yes, i guess thats the problem, its the old racing rules they catch ya with. I figured the guy just wanted to get the best time possible. In that case, certainly, treating a set of R comps properly is no doubt ALOT better than street tyres. And youre right, the Nitto's are ridiculously priced Red17 Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/8536-semi-slicks/#findComment-127894 Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatsisname Posted January 15, 2003 Share Posted January 15, 2003 Yeah if it's an all out best time possible then full slicks are the go for sure. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/8536-semi-slicks/#findComment-127960 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BigRod33 Posted January 21, 2003 Share Posted January 21, 2003 whatsisname, you got it in one my friend as i am trying to a) build a project that is street legal and b)race it in street form rod Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/8536-semi-slicks/#findComment-133905 Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatsisname Posted January 23, 2003 Share Posted January 23, 2003 Exactly the same goals as me Rod Matt Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/8536-semi-slicks/#findComment-136847 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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