Thank you. And thank you for this thread, I very much enjoy it!
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Happy to help. And I'm glad you like my thread. Despite this site being pretty quiet nowadays I like keeping this record of what I've done. I've gotten a lot of great advice and inspiration here from people commenting and from going through other peoples threads. I've even met people locally that aren't active members but they read the forums as guests a few times. That's an interesting experience because to me they're complete strangers but they know so much about my car and have very specific questions about certain mods.
You like those hankooks? I can lose grip at 100mph with all my front end parts and my lsd. I run bfg gforce comp2s
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Love them. I don't have any experience with the Comp 2's but if they're anything like the Michelin PSS the Hankook's are a huge step up. I went from the stock Continental all seasons to PSS and it felt like the car was on rails. The change to R-S3's was just as drastic. I found the PSS sidewall to be way too soft to the point that I was running 50psi. The Hankook sidewall is so stiff I'm running 32psi hot now. It does make for a much harsher ride though. Also much louder, you get a constant hum like you're in an airplane.
They are more heat sensitive so my first couple laps I get wheel lockup under braking. Once they're hot though they're like glue. When I went to Mosport GP I touched a tire after coming off the track and my hand turned black. The best part though is how well they wear, I ran my R-S3's for three years and if it wasn't for the outer edges being done I'd keep running them. Granted I'm only just starting to truly push my car but everyone I've talked to agrees they last far longer than any other 200 or less treadwear tire. They've actually taken far more abuse than my PSS did, they got so overwhelmed they literally fell apart in a year.
The biggest danger is weather. They do fine in the rain but cold makes them very, very dangerous. Under 10 Celsius the grip drops off severely, especially if it's wet. I've done dry 15 Celsius track days and they get up to temp fine but on the road you need to be careful. I've also done a wet 5 Celsius track day and they felt like hockey pucks.
I know people running Trofeo R's and RE71R's, both of which are a solid two seconds a lap quicker around Cayuga than the Hankooks, but these outlive them many times over. They also require a lot more heat and in the case of the RE71R overheat very quickly too. The R-S3/4 kind of just take whatever you throw at them
