D.OT. Street legal R comps for autocross.

chrischhorn

I do appreciate your input. My main concern (well more so the scca chief) is worried if I go too sticky, the risk of rolling is GREATLY multiplied which I don't blame him. I figured an D.O.T legal r comp wouldn't worry him as much but the hankooks were on my list of wants. Just need to clear it with the Chief to make sure he is ok with it. A street legal tire is nice to have though since Hawaii has a stupid inspection called recon that if you modify anything suspension related that it may be checked and cleared. Which means even if you change tire sizes that you must get it re inspected. If you do not and get pulled over with a different size, you get your recon sticker and a ticket for no recon and everything changed that does not comply without recon.

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ConeKilla

Whoa, that recon business is kinda messed up. As far as safety goes, I can understand that. But honestly I really doubt if you have lowered the car as much as you probably have that it would be a danger. Show him the Video of the Juke GTR, that should satisfy him.

ResIpsa

The R888 and the NT01 are both made by Toyo (Toyo owns Nitto) and have the same tread compound. The difference is in the tread pattern. The R888 has a deeper tread suitable for rain out of the box or it should be shaved for dry use.

The NT01 has a shallower tread compound that does not need to be shaved but is less effective in the rain.

I had the same dilemma as you this year and I went with the NT01’s. They are great tires that will blow away your RE-11’s and are fine to be driven on the street (just make sure the check them every so often to remove any objects stuck in the tread). However, you will be a couple seconds slower than the guys on Hoosiers.

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