What tyre profile are you 'track' day users using?

[Midnight]

As title suggests.

I have a slight problem.

I bought some 205-45-16 Federal RSR tyres before I bought the car as previously I was looking at a 182 FF but I went with a 172 with cup wheels.

At the moment tyres are 195-45-16 but on a spirited corner I can hear the wheels touching the arch. (Toyo Proxes ).



Is it just a case of I need to lift the car slightly? As ideally I would like to fit the wider 205 RSR's.

What profile are you track day users using and do they catch on your 'lowered' Clio?

 

[Chip-mk1]

205/50/15 dries, 195/50/15 wet/inter

 

[Midnight]

See I wanted to go 15's but at the time I was going to put them on the OEM wheels just for ease.

I may attempt to fit the 205's and if they are that bad I'll simply have to raise the car.

 

[Chip-mk1]

The RSR sizes for 16 are bigger overall than 15, so you will have to be higher on 16 than you could on 195/50/15.

 

[George@RTR_Parts]

The RSRs will be slightly bigger than a "normal" tyre anyway so if you get rubbing now you will with the Federals

 

[Jamie86]

Aren't most trackday orientated ones a bit bigger really?

As said I'd go 15's the cost of tyres will pretty soon pay for a set of wheels!

 

[George@RTR_Parts]

Aren't most trackday orientated ones a bit bigger really?

As said I'd go 15's the cost of tyres will pretty soon pay for a set of wheels!

Yes Jamie, they tend to have "squarer" side walls due to them being reinforced

I agree mate, I preferred how it handled on the smaller 15" alloys and the tyres are a fair bit cheaper and readily available second hand on fleabay etc in 195/50/15

 

[mike1pow]

i use 195 50 16 AO48. never had any problem on standard cup sespension. interesting to see how the AST's got on with them

 

[Midnight]

I will be swapping to 15" wheels but at this moment in time I'm stuck with the 16's.