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Semi's up front?
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 7:23 am
by Vlade
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 ?
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 9:09 am
by Vlade
Doesn't look like any one has an answer

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 9:10 am
by Gary57
Why cant you get road tyres with a lower profile??
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 9:39 am
by veecee
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?
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 10:14 am
by Vlade
225/55/16"
I can get a set but only end of Feb

And that is 225/45/16" for R970 a tire
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 10:15 am
by Vlade
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?
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 12:36 pm
by Draco
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"
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 1:11 pm
by Vlade
Another guy on drift works said I must first try an spacer try space the wheels slightly further out
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 6:55 am
by Vlade
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.
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 7:03 am
by veecee
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???
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 7:29 am
by Vlade
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

Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 9:30 am
by veecee
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!
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 11:16 am
by Vlade
gimme 2 let me know when I can come pickup

Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 11:50 am
by veecee
will do!
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 12:00 pm
by widowmaker
youll be waiting and waiting and waiting
