ZL1 1LE Track tires

tnspd · 05-03-2018, 09:58 AM

Ok guys looking for input. I got 5 tracks days out of my first set of 3R's. Very good tire after it gets hot. The front tires corded. The rears are good for another track day or two. I purchased another set of 3R's but I am wondering if there is another track tire out there that would give me the same grip as the 3R's. Not looking for street use tires, track only. I have a complete set of rims and tries I change to for street driving.

kropscamaro16 · 05-03-2018, 10:37 AM

slicks? lol

seanblurr · 05-03-2018, 07:23 PM

I have a set of Hoosier R7's and a set of Pirelli DH slicks that I will be trying. After that I may use another set of 3R's or try Toyo R888.

tnspd · 05-03-2018, 07:25 PM

I was thinking Hoosier R7's but they do not have 19 inch for my rims.

tnspd · 05-03-2018, 07:31 PM

I take that back. They do have 19inch R7's. That could be a good fit. Wonder if they can be swapped from side to side.

tnspd · 05-03-2018, 07:36 PM

Do you think the 315's on the front would cause an over steer issue?

Insurme · 05-03-2018, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by tnspd

Ok guys looking for input. I got 5 tracks days out of my first set of 3R's. Very good tire after it gets hot. The front tires corded. The rears are good for another track day or two. I purchased another set of 3R's but I am wondering if there is another track tire out there that would give me the same grip as the 3R's. Not looking for street use tires, track only. I have a complete set of rims and tries I change to for street driving.

How much camber in the front?

seanblurr · 05-03-2018, 10:37 PM

Only way to truly find out is to try it. I think a 315 r7 will be fine though.

2010REDSS · 05-04-2018, 03:42 PM

Tnspd...

Yep, the 315 R7 Hoosiers work great. See this thread for some details on both tire and wheel fitment.

www.camaro6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=507167

Switched over to Pirelli DH slicks 305/690/19 at all four corners for my last event and they worked great also.

Like the Hoosiers performance....but not so much the $2k price for 20 heat cycles (4 track days). Have a set on my backup track wheels but may stick with the Pirellis from now on.

tnspd · 05-04-2018, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Insurme

How much camber in the front?

I had the camber set to it's track setting.

tnspd · 05-04-2018, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Insurme

How much camber in the front?

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Originally Posted by 2010REDSS

Tnspd...

Yep, the 315 R7 Hoosiers work great. See this thread for some details on both tire and wheel fitment.

www.camaro6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=507167

Switched over to Pirelli DH slicks 305/690/19 at all four corners for my last event and they worked great also.

Like the Hoosiers performance....but not so much the $2k price for 20 heat cycles (4 track days). Have a set on my backup track wheels but may stick with the Pirellis from now on.

Thanks for the link to the post. Good info in there. I talked to a friend of mine that has a Corvette set up for time trial SCCA runs. He runs Hoosier R7's and A7's. He told me he can swap them from side to side and dismounts them so the outside is now the inside to get more out of the tire. I was thinking if I go 315's all the way around I could do the same thing.

2010REDSS · 05-04-2018, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by tnspd

Thanks for the link to the post. Good info in there. I talked to a friend of mine that has a Corvette set up for time trial SCCA runs. He runs Hoosier R7's and A7's. He told me he can swap them from side to side and dismounts them so the outside is now the inside to get more out of the tire. I was thinking if I go 315's all the way around I could do the same thing.

Yep, I flip them inside out and front to back after a track weekend (10 heat cycles....most of the HPDE events I run have five sessions per day) and then go hard the next weekend. But, after 20 cycles they significantly drop off in performance. Most I have ever gotten is 23 heat cycles before they completely lose grip. It isn't that they wear out or cord, they just get hard and lose all sticky.

They are fantastic tires, but I've never gotten more than 4 days of track time consistently.

Anyone else here use Hoosiers with different results?

jred2255 · 02-25-2019, 11:44 PM

What wheels/tires did you go with for DD use?

*mlee* · 02-26-2019, 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by jred2255

What wheels/tires did you go with for DD use?

Most are using Michelin PS4 for daily use.

05-03-2018, 09:58 AM	#1
tnspd Drives: 18 Camaro ZL1 1LE (WILSON) Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: N.C. Posts: 1,340	ZL1 1LE Track tires Ok guys looking for input. I got 5 tracks days out of my first set of 3R's. Very good tire after it gets hot. The front tires corded. The rears are good for another track day or two. I purchased another set of 3R's but I am wondering if there is another track tire out there that would give me the same grip as the 3R's. Not looking for street use tires, track only. I have a complete set of rims and tries I change to for street driving. __________________ Camaro South Hot Cars and Hospitality on FB camarosouth@hotmail.com

05-03-2018, 10:37 AM	#2
kropscamaro16 Drives: 2016 1ss camaro Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: 909 Posts: 9,817	slicks? lol __________________ 16 1SS NIGHTFALL GRAY METALLIC WITH NPP #BECAUSERACECAR #SAVETHEMANUALS

05-03-2018, 07:23 PM	#3
seanblurr Drives: ZL1 1LE Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: California Posts: 1,297	I have a set of Hoosier R7's and a set of Pirelli DH slicks that I will be trying. After that I may use another set of 3R's or try Toyo R888. __________________

05-03-2018, 07:25 PM	#4
tnspd Drives: 18 Camaro ZL1 1LE (WILSON) Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: N.C. Posts: 1,340	I was thinking Hoosier R7's but they do not have 19 inch for my rims. __________________ Camaro South Hot Cars and Hospitality on FB camarosouth@hotmail.com

05-03-2018, 07:31 PM	#5
tnspd Drives: 18 Camaro ZL1 1LE (WILSON) Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: N.C. Posts: 1,340	I take that back. They do have 19inch R7's. That could be a good fit. Wonder if they can be swapped from side to side. __________________ Camaro South Hot Cars and Hospitality on FB camarosouth@hotmail.com

05-03-2018, 07:36 PM	#6
tnspd Drives: 18 Camaro ZL1 1LE (WILSON) Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: N.C. Posts: 1,340	Do you think the 315's on the front would cause an over steer issue? __________________ Camaro South Hot Cars and Hospitality on FB camarosouth@hotmail.com

05-03-2018, 10:37 PM	#8
seanblurr Drives: ZL1 1LE Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: California Posts: 1,297	Only way to truly find out is to try it. I think a 315 r7 will be fine though. __________________

05-04-2018, 03:42 PM	#9
2010REDSS Drives: 2018 ZL1 1LE Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Bettendorf, Iowa Posts: 617	Tnspd... Yep, the 315 R7 Hoosiers work great. See this thread for some details on both tire and wheel fitment. www.camaro6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=507167 Switched over to Pirelli DH slicks 305/690/19 at all four corners for my last event and they worked great also. Like the Hoosiers performance....but not so much the $2k price for 20 heat cycles (4 track days). Have a set on my backup track wheels but may stick with the Pirellis from now on. __________________ 2018 ZL1 1LE "RAZECAR" 2016 2SS Convertible "NOTOPSS" (Sold) 2015 Z/28 #306 "ITZFAST" 2010 2SS Coupe "FASSTER" (Sold) 2002 SS/RS "02FASST" (Sold) 2007 Factory Five Racing GTM "REDBLUR" (Sold) "There are two kinds of cars. Red....and everything else!"

02-25-2019, 11:44 PM	#13
jred2255 Drives: 2019 ZL1 1LE Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: MN Posts: 13	What wheels/tires did you go with for DD use?

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