Go R-comps??

[Focusedintntions]

Originally Posted by pixelblue

can't never go wrong with yoko. re11's are great too. they are all great. each has their own unique character. you should try them all. isn't life grand

Kori thats the problem...everytime i try to enjoy life it's at least a grand! out of my pocket!! haha

[pixelblue]

Originally Posted by Focusedintntions

Kori thats the problem...everytime i try to enjoy life it's at least a grand! out of my pocket!! haha

tell me about it. my cost already went up again with the medical bills. always something breaking. lol

[Focusedintntions]

Well there went another $1400 bucks on new wheels haha...cf5's in gloss red here I come

[pixelblue]

chris, going metro with red wheels. jk. that would look nice. what are the specs/weight?

[Focusedintntions]

18x8.5 et 40 and 18.2lbs Very similar to the setup i have now just squared.

[pixelblue]

you going for a 245 square setup?

[Focusedintntions]

That I am kori.

[GaryS]

Originally Posted by Focusedintntions

18x8.5 et 40 and 18.2lbs Very similar to the setup i have now just squared.

Are you going to use your old wheels with the PSS for street?

[Focusedintntions]

Sure am Gary I now have wheels for the street...wheels for winter...and wheels for track haha.

[GaryS]

Yeah, I'm doing the same thing. I moved my old PS2s from the stock wheels to Apex Aero-7s. Then I'll put something on the stock wheels for winter, probably Conti DWS.

Pretty hard to get more ridiculous than three sets of wheels with AD08, PS2 and DWS. Most people wouldn't even notice the difference.

[Focusedintntions]

I have PSS"s for street...ad08's for track, and michi xice extremes for winter haha

[pixelblue]

you could sell a set and just go with conti dws for DD. good dry traction and they're good in snow too.

[Focusedintntions]

I may do that in the future when the snow tires wear out...but i'm pretty spoiled by them

[yandy]

Originally Posted by Focusedintntions

I may do that in the future when the snow tires wear out...but i'm pretty spoiled by them

Snow tires? What is that?

[pixelblue]

Chris,
I don't see yoko's offering 245/35. are you going 245/40 or 255/35? either way you'll have to do some fender work with those sizes

[GaryS]

Groundpilot fit 245/40 R1's up front with some surgery on the fenders.

[Focusedintntions]

I don't know....i'll tackle that obsticle when I get to the ordering tires part. I have 6 weeks to figure it out haha

[The HACK]

Originally Posted by Focusedintntions

Right now i've been tracking with PSS's and make them howl fairly consistently all around Summit Main and VIR and I'm tired of needing new front tires after 2-3 events b/c I can't flip them on the rims.

Judging from this (the bolded part), your problem isn't the tires but the set-up on the front. Adding R-comps may EXACERBATE the problem in a way. R-comps have stiffer sidewalls that favors proper camber in front on a BMW. If you can't resolve the issue with the accelerated wear up front, the result of adding R-comps may further exaggerate the understeer because grip level is increased over street tires, but the problem with lack of camber up front will result in the front end pushing regardless (but the rear grip has improved).

In my opinion, the best way to determine if and when you're ready to move onto R-comps, is with DATA ACQUISITION. If your data consistently shows that you're between 0.9G - 1.0G lateral acceleration on most of your corners from turn-in to apex, and sometimes exceeding 1.0G lateral acceleration, then moving onto R-comps is but a natural progression of speed. Otherwise, if you're not nearly extracting 0.9G or more from good summer street tires (like Pilot Super Sports) yet, adding R-comps is basically a waste of money and time. You may be faster, but you're not FASTER like you should be.

[Focusedintntions]

I know I need more front camber on the car which will be getting added as with the new setup. The car is my DD so i tried to keep the camber at a manageable level for street driving and improve on track performance. I'm 90% set on getting AD08 street tires in a square setup for the rest of the year before moving to Rcomps.

My biggest goal with getting new tires setup is having some that I can rotate around and flip one wheels too to maximize tread life. I know with most Rcomps you can do that. Unfortunately with the pilot super sports the way they're designed they have a an outside edge that needs to stay out there b/c of the way the rubber is layered on the tire. My fronts where out quickly b/c I only have 2.5 degrees of camber and they can't be rotated. In contrast my rears have been on the car for more than a year and lasted over 6 events and 12k of driving too.