help with tyres required please...

help with tyres required please...

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JakeR

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3,925 posts

270 months

Thursday 4th March 2004
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Hope this isn't rehashing old ground too much, but I would like recommendations for trackday tyres for a BMW e30 325 sport.

basically, they need to be road legal, but fairly track-focused, and if at all possible, not too pricey- I'm not looking to set any records, just want a bit of good old fashioned fun.

any ideas chaps?

ta...

fergus

6,430 posts

276 months

Thursday 4th March 2004
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if you want some road legal dunlop tyre R (D01J)s, in a 15" * 205/50 size, I've got 4 part worns for sale! The tyres are extremely grippy (soft compound) and have very stiff side walls with a square shoulder profile. They are tons better than toyo proxes, etc. You can also get cheap competition remoulds from people like Colway or Maxsport (tarmac rally tyres in soft, road legal compounds) for about £50 a corner (approx). A tyre must have 17% 'land/sea ratio' to be road legal, hence the small squares & crosses carved out of several slick type tyres.

Thanks

bettyswollox

43 posts

259 months

Monday 8th March 2004
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Yokahama A048-R, Cut slick, Has just the right amount of grooves to be road legal, Ideal Dry/Intermediate (Light shower) Tyre, just be carefull when its pissing down, its great fun but can catch you out if your not on the ball.... Look in Motorsport News, or mytyres.co.uk, or call 01354688111 for prices.... I have some Dunlop sp sport 225/45/17 in classifieds for when the heavens open.... Good Luck.....