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      07-04-2011, 10:15 PM   #25
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Originally Posted by cgroppi View Post
As far as autocrossers are concerned, the street tires to beat these days are the Hankook RS3 (the current #1 for most people), the Toyo R1R (works best in cold weather, but would probably overheat in a heartbeat on a real track). Many people also run Bridgestone RE-11s and the Dunlop Direzza Z1 Starspec. These are the "old standby" tires. The Hankook and the Toyo are definitely the "hot" tires now.
I have a set of 224s sitting in the garage.

Going 235 front and 265 rear for RS3s on stock suspension, stock wheels a safe play? I can't wait to run on them, they are so sticky
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