Set up for road racing/touge

lox222 · Sat Nov 20, 2010 8:36 am

Anyone on here had the chance to play around with different types of tires. I'm looking for tires but not sure what to get. I was looking at the BF Goodrich g-Force T/. I will be finishing up my suspension with new springs and adjustable shocks/struts. Don't like what I got on there now. and tubular control arms.

Sat Nov 20, 2010 1:23 pm

Touge?

You do know you have a focus right?

WASaZX3pos · Sat Nov 20, 2010 3:01 pm

At the moment, I have Firestone Firehawk GTA tires on my car. Got them with my focus, and they ride very nice. I do not approve of them for winter though. That first big snowfall of the year had me a little scared to drive my car.

Also, never had bad luck with any Khumo tire, even though I know almost everyone on here hates them.

lox222 · Sun Nov 21, 2010 3:39 am

Pappy wrote:Touge?

You do know you have a focus right?

What's your point? Because I don't have Japanese car I can't touge race?

zurno · Sun Nov 21, 2010 11:13 am

lox222 wrote:
Pappy wrote:Touge?

You do know you have a focus right?
What's your point? Because I don't have Japanese car I can't touge race?

And where are you finding these narrow winding roads to do this on? Ain't much for mountains around here last I checked.

Sun Nov 21, 2010 12:44 pm

WTF is Touge? I guess I'm not hip with this kidster lingo.

But if your messing with tires and componds, I'm guessing it might be similar to autoX, in which you would want something like that? Direzza's, Azeni's, Kuhmo XS's etc would be good.

Sun Nov 21, 2010 1:17 pm

WASaZX3pos wrote:At the moment, I have Firestone Firehawk GTA tires on my car. Got them with my focus, and they ride very nice. I do not approve of them for winter though. That first big snowfall of the year had me a little scared to drive my car.

Also, never had bad luck with any Khumo tire, even though I know almost everyone on here hates them.

It depends on the Kumho, ASXs are good, MXs seem popular, ASTs suck big time.

hafftrak · Sun Nov 21, 2010 1:18 pm

o2designs wrote:WTF is Touge?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C5%8Dge

"Stemming from this surge in popularity, the term has been pirated and misused by overzealous enthusiasts (often incorrectly as a verb) to erroneously describe almost any event involving street racing, even when there are no mountain passes involved."

lox222 · Sun Nov 21, 2010 2:39 pm

zurno wrote:
lox222 wrote:
Pappy wrote:Touge?

You do know you have a focus right?
What's your point? Because I don't have Japanese car I can't touge race?
And where are you finding these narrow winding roads to do this on? Ain't much for mountains around here last I checked.

There are some very good roads around. You just have to find them. Two very good ones are just out side the 694 loop out here by me about a mile long no houses or nothing by them (yet) We have a few other across the border around a lake. Half an hour drive out. khumos are no good. I think I have tried almost every one and just don't like them. Just seeing what you guys are running for tires. Looking for something new that I might not of heard of yet. This is touge racing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4UQ8OsF2dM

08SE · Sun Nov 21, 2010 3:17 pm

so its a road course with all sorts of windy curves, that's narrow? Thats what I got out of it.

Sun Nov 21, 2010 7:31 pm

Hmmm, well what is everyone else run that your illegally racing against? Maybe they've got opinions.

Have you actually tried these Kuhmo's? They are comparaible to the Falken Azeni...

Or you've got Bridgestone Potenza RE-11, Dunlep Direzza Z1SS, Falken Azeni, or Yokohama ADVAN Neova AD08. All high grip tires for track use. All these are useless tho in this cold weather.

Becareful, please don't kill or harm innocent people while your out being stupid doing this shit....thanks.

lox222 · Sun Nov 21, 2010 9:55 pm

I ran the Yokohama ADVAN this summer and I love them. The ride is so much better. I might try them again. It was just night and day with them. It did not feel like I was riding in a go cart. Thats what turn me away from Kuhmo. I was trying to find a tire that made my car ride nice and smooth but was able to handle the track too. My goal is to build my car to be track ready as much as it can be but still have that really smooth everyday drive feel to it.

Sun Nov 21, 2010 11:24 pm

Thats just ignorant but whatever...

hafftrak · Mon Nov 22, 2010 12:36 am

Is the Ecsta XS replacing the Ecsta MX?

lox222 · Mon Nov 22, 2010 7:45 am

Why all the crap. I just ask for some input about what tires you guys are running now a days. I did not ask for all the other BS. If you can't give good information and have to bag on everyone that ask something on here don't say anything. This is why this site is going to hell. Because every time someone ask something the same people only talk BS and don't have anything good to add to a post. And not everything I do is illegal. Every time I say something you guys turn it into it being illegal. If you got issues talk to me about it face to face. Cut the crap.