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Need opinions on a sticky 19" tire...Pirelli Corsa?

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Old 12-12-2006, 03:17 PM
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Need opinions on a sticky 19" tire...Pirelli Corsa?

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That tire is for road racing and it works best on well set track cars. It does not work well with camber settigns below 2.5 degrees negative and it only lasts 3k miles of use on streets (with some track time).

Tried it on a C32 with 1.4 degrees of neg camber and the drivers front failed in 1 session of driving. The internal cords actually failed and the tire lost pressure. The car just stressed the outside tread blocks beyond its design specs.
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It's best used as a trackcar/trackday tire IMO.

Fit Michelin PS2's or Goodyear GSD3's for mixed-use or primarily-street use, would be my recommendation.

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