Semi's up front?

Vlade · Post by **Vlade** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 7:23 am

Was thinking a way to solve my tire rubbing issue up front is to get a set of Semi's with a lower profile...

Good idea / Bad idea ?

Vlade · Post by **Vlade** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 9:09 am

Doesn't look like any one has an answer

Gary57 · Post by **Gary57** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 9:10 am

Why cant you get road tyres with a lower profile??

veecee · Post by **veecee** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 9:39 am

i'm running semi's on my car since the drift competition.

they are fantastic for grip, really. no more understeer issues, unless it pisses down with rain.

but you definitely need a lower profile on those tyres of yours.

something like 225/45/16.

what profile are you currently running?

Vlade · Post by **Vlade** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 10:14 am

225/55/16"

I can get a set but only end of Feb

And that is 225/45/16" for R970 a tire

Vlade · Post by **Vlade** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 10:15 am

Vlade wrote:225/55/16"

I can get a set but only end of Feb And that is 225/45/16" for R970 a tire

That was from ATS Motorsport, who else can you recommend?

Draco · Post by **Draco** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 12:36 pm

Try Mintys tyres in fisagie street, they sell the Toyo semis....for the 17" 45x235 they asked me around R1500 a tyre, I don't know what they would ask for 16"

Vlade · Post by **Vlade** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 1:11 pm

Another guy on drift works said I must first try an spacer try space the wheels slightly further out

Vlade · Post by **Vlade** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 6:55 am

Shir semi's are expensive ATS R980 (Dunlop I think)
Tiger Wheel and Tire R1800 Yokahama

And general tires up front are all above a grand

I'll rather try the wood + hammer solution.

veecee · Post by **veecee** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 7:03 am

seriously - you have too much rubber up front.

i have a similar problem because my car is so low, but i only have 225/45/17 size tires there.

thats why i suggested the smaller ones, but why do you need semislick???

that will only get you in kak with the police and in more kak when it rains, which has been happening considerably lately???

Vlade · Post by **Vlade** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 7:29 am

veecee wrote:seriously - you have too much rubber up front.

i have a similar problem because my car is so low, but i only have 225/45/17 size tires there.

thats why i suggested the smaller ones, but why do you need semislick???

that will only get you in kak with the police and in more kak when it rains, which has been happening considerably lately???

I was looking for smaller tires, and instead of just buying tires for the heck of it I thought semi's will be better, the rain doesn' t bother me too much my car is a weekend car anyway. Police yeah, they are street legal, but to explain that to them is another story.

And semi's will help with the understeer

veecee · Post by **veecee** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 9:30 am

i find lots and lots of 205/55/16's

all the time.

almost every luxury sedan car has 16" mags these days. and they run 205/55/16!

no problem for those - just lemme know how many and when you're coming to pick them up!

Vlade · Post by **Vlade** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 11:16 am

gimme 2 let me know when I can come pickup

veecee · Post by **veecee** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 11:50 am

will do!

widowmaker · Post by **widowmaker** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 12:00 pm

youll be waiting and waiting and waiting