Bennyxt

Hello,

Curious about the options of running semi slicks on my lightly modded 2010 C63 sedan.

Car is putting out about 307rwKw (411HP) and i want to run some semi slicks for the road.

Whats the thought on this???
Currently running the Australian spec Pirelli front and back and would like to keep the same branding.

Thanks in advance.

chrisridebike8

What type of driving are you doing? Mostly daily driving? Anything in rain or cold? Do you track the car at all? What about long road trips? How much do you care about comfort?

cornerjunkie

Toyo RA-1 would be a good option. I ran them shaved in my e46 M3 at the track and ran them with full tread in the rain.

They are not slicks, but will give you great traction on an "r-comp"

Nitto NT01 is another option but the thread pattern doesn't allow very good rain performance at all.

skaarlaj

I have Nitto 555 drag radials on the rear, works well for me.

Case1906

I've had good success with Toyo R888's. They are noisy for street driving.

Bigtickets

Agreed on the toyo R888's. Great tire on the track, a little noisy on the street. It sounds kind of like a whining noise.

Bennyxt

Car is a weekend toy... drive it hard when I can and have a nice national park to take it through the twistys. Main use is relay juts cruising around and I don't think I will track it. The option is there for me to give it a few laps at the local racetrack, but i think I might just take it to the drags for a curiosity run.

Apart from that (only owned the car 5 weeks) every weekend it has rained on me.

roadtalontsi

go r888. The nittos are terrible. They lasted less than 1000 miles on my car, and hooked worse than michelin super sports. there is a reason they are so cheap.

ab0bab0i

Nitto & Toyo are the same company. Which Nitto tires are you taking about?

roadtalontsi

The NT05-R, surprisingly they seemed to have lasted somewhat decent on the fronts lol. I also have also had a set of nt555r's on my supra before which werent impressive. The regular nt555's did ok on my wife's stock 02' transam mileage wise, traction wise they sucked.

chrisridebike8

Based on what you have told us, I think the choices people have listed may be too aggressive for what you are looking to do. I think a Michelin PSS or maybe even something like the Bridgestone RE-11a or Yokohoma AD08R might be better. Something R-compoundish could ruin your weekend toy making it loud and uncomfortable. And the driving you do on the street will not generate enough heat to take advantage of the compounds they use. Additionally, should you get stuck out in the rain, some of those tires can be scary. I would stick with a more street oriented tire.

Diabolis

^ This.


For street driving you'll likely heat-cycle the R-comps to hockey puck consistency before you wear them out, and you may even hurt yourself unless you know how they behave at the limit or in the wet. IMHO they are not a good option if you're not going to track the car and/or if you don't have prior experience driving on r-comps. Go with a softer compound street tire instead as others have suggested.

Bennyxt

Thanks guys!!