Performance Driving School-question

[elcap00]

I will be doing the performance driving school and was wondering about my tires.

I am currently running Toyo RA-1's and my car sticks really well with the suspension changes I have done.

My question is should I remove my RA-1's and do the school on street tires? I was thinking that maybe having a less sticky tire and experiencing more "slip" would help me to learn more in some of the exercises (skidpad/pitch & catch, etc).

What are your thoughts? Any guidance you can offer is very much appreciated.

[Greg Phillips]

I would recommend using street tires certainly for the Saturday exercises. Sunday is basically a day of autocross and you can use up your RA1s for no time or use up the street tires

Greg

[Tawfik]

The skidpad exercise is really hard on tires especially the front one if your car is setup to understeer. As Greg mentions, use street tires or old DOT R tires that you don t mind trashing.

[elcap00]

OK--thanks---I am going to remove the Toyo's and mount the Yoko's. Who do you guys use that will give me a deal? I used Best Tire Buy until he jacked up a BBS-GT rim from my 993 and offered to "split" the repair cost with me ---then I used Discount but, those guys are always a hassle--seems like I have to negotiate a different price each time I go down there.

Is there a shop that is PCA friendly?

[Tawfik]

I usually get my Toyos from Lynn Heaps @ Topless Performance 928-636-1222 or toll free 1-877-728-0914.
No one has yet been able to beat their prices (Shipping Included and no tax) and their service has been top notch.
I then get them mounted locally for little $. I forgot the name of the place, it s a little shop near Miramar.
Others have used the Wheel store in Oceanside. I don t know what their prices are but you will have to pay tax.

[ttweed]

... a little shop near Miramar.

Bear's Tire, maybe?

I have used Import Tire (downtown at 13th and F St.) for mounting and balancing for the last 10 years or so. The more they get to know you, the better the price gets.

TT

[Tawfik]

Yes Bear's tires does the mounting and balancing.
Thanks.