21Likes

Carpet Tires

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

07-10-2018, 12:55 PM

carkillaii

Tech Fanatic

Thread Starter

iTrader: (2)

Join Date: Jan 2004

Location: Las Vegas

Posts: 808

Trader Rating: 2 (100%+)

Carpet Tires

Looking for opinions on best all around tire, not controlled tires but best all round performance carpet tire!!!!

Last edited by carkillaii; 07-10-2018 at 01:30 PM.

07-10-2018, 01:20 PM

Radneed4speed

Tech Regular

iTrader: (18)

Join Date: Dec 2013

Posts: 397

Trader Rating: 18 (100%+)

Quote:

Originally Posted by carkillaii

Looking for opinions on best all around tire not controlled tires but pest all round performance!!!!

A 265-40-18 NITTO IS THE BEST TIRE IVE EVER USED BEFORE.. GLUE THE SIDES UP PAINT THE LETTERS ON THEM AND PUT THE POWER TO THEM!!!!

Rexracing likes this.

07-10-2018, 01:20 PM

Marcos.J

Super Moderator

iTrader: (239)

Join Date: Sep 2003

Location: Semper Fi

Posts: 32,998

Trader Rating: 239 (100%+)

jaco blues . Sorex 28

carkillaii and skater-deez1 like this.

07-12-2018, 01:15 PM

dawgmeat

Tech Elite

iTrader: (9)

Join Date: Apr 2004

Location: Jacksonville, FL

Posts: 2,813

Trader Rating: 9 (100%+)

It your just carpet club racing there’s no better tire than LRP

Marcos.J likes this.

07-12-2018, 03:16 PM

anthonyscardina

Tech Master

iTrader: (12)

Join Date: Dec 2009

Location: Hoffman Estates, IL

Posts: 1,035

Trader Rating: 12 (100%+)

I've been liking the Schumacher contact tires better than Jaco, as have several others locally.

Marcos.J, carkillaii, qcrc and 1 others like this.

07-12-2018, 04:08 PM

bertrandsv87

Tech Champion

iTrader: (2)

Join Date: Feb 2011

Posts: 7,762

Trader Rating: 2 (100%+)

Quote:

Originally Posted by anthonyscardina

I've been liking the Schumacher contact tires better than Jaco, as have several others locally.

How much lighter are the Schumacher contact tires than the Jacos ?

07-12-2018, 06:45 PM

anthonyscardina

Tech Master

iTrader: (12)

Join Date: Dec 2009

Location: Hoffman Estates, IL

Posts: 1,035

Trader Rating: 12 (100%+)

Both sets have 4-6 race/practice days on them.
Jaco-117g
Contact-95g

qcrc likes this.

07-12-2018, 07:43 PM

bertrandsv87

Tech Champion

iTrader: (2)

Join Date: Feb 2011

Posts: 7,762

Trader Rating: 2 (100%+)

Wow.... That's a big difference..... I guess the Sorex 24gram tires have been rebadged.... Thanks for the info...

07-13-2018, 07:08 AM

daleburr

Tech Master

Join Date: May 2010

Location: Oxfordshire, UK

Posts: 1,090

Trader Rating: 0

Quote:

Originally Posted by carkillaii

Looking for opinions on best all around tire, not controlled tires but best all round performance carpet tire!!!!

If tyres are totally open then foams will give best performance. Even a hard nitro foam is at least 1s a lap faster than the best rubber tyre.

07-13-2018, 10:32 AM

#10

tonyd

Tech Master

iTrader: (52)

Join Date: Mar 2010

Posts: 1,385

Trader Rating: 52 (100%+)

Quote:

Originally Posted by bertrandsv87

How much lighter are the Schumacher contact tires than the Jacos ?

6 grams each

07-13-2018, 03:00 PM

#11

bertrandsv87

Tech Champion

iTrader: (2)

Join Date: Feb 2011

Posts: 7,762

Trader Rating: 2 (100%+)

Quote:

Originally Posted by tonyd

6 grams each

That's nice...

07-13-2018, 07:53 PM

#12

dawgmeat

Tech Elite

iTrader: (9)

Join Date: Apr 2004

Location: Jacksonville, FL

Posts: 2,813

Trader Rating: 9 (100%+)

Don't know why the US is so obsessed with Jacos when there are so many better tires out there

Marcos.J, carkillaii, jlfx car audio and 2 others like this.

07-14-2018, 04:28 AM

#13

Marcos.J

Super Moderator

iTrader: (239)

Join Date: Sep 2003

Location: Semper Fi

Posts: 32,998

Trader Rating: 239 (100%+)

Quote:

Originally Posted by dawgmeat

Don't know why the US is so obsessed with Jacos when there are so many better tires out there

agreed

I ran Solaris 30’s in black crc carpet and they were about 2 tenths faster than the jacos, SloE4 has been running Solaris 36’s and his times are about the same as with the jacos with absolutely no glue in the fronts. Jason from Bmi uses sorex 28’s and he is stupid fast and consistent. The contact tires are very good and a lot less than jacos.