Best tyres to get??
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So, I need a set of tyres for BIR1 and was wondering what is the best option?? I am mainly going to run him at trackdays, so a track oriented tyre is what I am after. On my Autobianchi racecar I run Yoko 048R Soft in 175/50-13 and it would be nice to be able to run the same tyre/wheel combo on the mini. But a lot of folks say to go down on rim size.. I have the brakes ready so it is possible to put on 10"

So wich tyre/wheel combo is the best for track days??

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Force rims and yoko tyres, any of the sizes really, my force tens weigh 2.589 kg 10x6 and 2.61+ 10x6.5 on my scales. Many folks use these on the road and track or some mamba's as there light too

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I found the Yoko 032R's by far the best I have used. Ive only used then 6X10's but I now have them fitted to 6.5X10's and they don't look overly stretched on them either.

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1/4mile in 13.2sec @ 111 terminal on 15psi

Do you think 032R's are better than 048R?? Is not the 048R a much newer tyredesign??

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they dont make 48's in tens
personally i like the feel of 10's over 13's as they feel more forgiving on the limit

Edited by wolfie on 25th Mar, 2012.

As wolfie says the 032's are about as close as you can get to the 048's in 10 inch. There are different compounds available too.

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1/4mile in 13.2sec @ 111 terminal on 15psi

Without a doubt, 12" A048R tyres offer much more grip in the dry than A032Rs in ten. I guess in 13" even more. It depends on if you want much grip or nice forgiving handling.

I'll assume that andycot is spam.

I'd use the same wheel tyre combo, i.e stick the 175/50 13 on the mini.

On the road there is an argument that a 10" is better. The reason is that the larger side walls absorb the bumps and the movement in the tyre give a more progressive loss of grip.

On a track, however, this will just feel squidgy compared to a 50 profile 13. a 6x13 would be the best choice with the 048 tyre I think.

I don't personally feel that the suggested loss of feel that the 13s give (compared to 10s) is justified, and it is far outweighed by the increase in grip.

Put it this way, where wheel size is free in motorsport, the fastest Minis use 13s.

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

OK, I think I stick to 13" then :) It is a good thing to try to keep different the wheel sizes to a minimum (that counts for all parts really) :)

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