RE001s FTL, get some feds 595SS at least, that way your a$$ is covered if it happens to rain on that day ;)
dw, thats what the 1st session on the track is all about. shouldn't be long for you to get the hang of it on the track.
I went for the adrenalins cause they are a good street tire and have used them for track before. Everything else was pretty much out of the budget due to time..
thats alright man whatever works for you. i had first hand experience with these tyres on a mates stivo. while he never tracked it, i did take it for a spin in the wet n felt it didnt hold very well. i also found that the price i was quoted at a mates bridgestone tyre centre was a bit steep (165 fitted) that was 'mates rates'. the adrenalines were highly talked abot on this forum too so thats why i went n did a bit of research. then a member if this forum introed me to the federals which was a tyre i never heard of for the life of me. i looked at the tread pattern on the 595 super steels compared to the 595 evos and the re001s and thought they would fair better for the street as one of my requirements were that they HAVE to hold in the wet. so i bit my lip and tried them out and got 4. and i havent looked back.
let me also add that the tyres were part of the reason why i very very narrowly avioded an accident this morning due to some other driver on the way back to the city. the grip in the wet is fantastic imo.
just my 0.02 cents mate
I duno if it has anything to do with just performance, but i take into account price aswell.. Im kinda cheating with it a bit cause im using 15s and its a bit cheaper for me, thats y i haven't upgraded rims/tires yet lol..
You quite right about the 595s, I've done my research on them and the reviews are quite good, I would give them a go, aswell as toyo proxies and KU36s, although ppl say the KUs aren't great in the wet..
Hopefully, i can find myself a set of stivo rims for daily, and have a decent street tire on them and keep my pov spec 15s in the garage which will be wrapped in brand new semis next year for more track days. But for now, ill let u know how these adrenalins go.. i only bought a pair lol
im not sure how wide the levin rims are... if they are 15x7 (which i doubt...maybe 15x6) they are good for track. you need to utilise as much width as possible when you're on the track esp now that you have coilovers with neg camber. ;)
the only thing that you should worry about are the actual rims themselves, maybe pi$$ them off and get a set of aftermarket rims with 7 inch width on them. that way u can be sure they wont "fail" on you on the track. i'm looking for 15x7s and then chucking on 205/50r15s on them as recommended by a member and see how that goes. mind u, i don't care much about the looks on the rims as they are purely for the track. (u think ur 15s are povs, i reckon mine will be 10x as bad)
btw, u staying over in benalla before tracking?
i might head up with a couple of mates just for you and your stivo mate ;)