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Last year I was buying 275/40/18 V1 CRS's for $299/each
Damn. Almost an extra $400 per set. I feel like most of these companies come out with a product at a reasonable price to get them moving then, if takes off, they decide to go ahead and rape us. ?
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Damn. Almost an extra $400 per set. I feel like most of these companies come out with a product at a reasonable price to get them moving then, if takes off, they decide to go ahead and rape us. ?
My Maxxis were closer to $250 tire last year ?
 

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The CRS is a modern better version of the AR-1 so if you love AR-1's you will really love the CRS. CRS are also silent on the road and have great street manners. Also sketchy in standing water though. I drove brand new full tread CRS's to Palmer in pouring rain a couple months back and I needed about three beers once I arrived.
i was thinking of these to replace my PSSs but now you have me scared. I do daily drive the car.
 

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Race tires are not appropriate for daily driving use.
Let me add I will only be driving the Supra in the summer. I imagine people drive the Cup 2 tires daily. It is OEM on a ton of P cars. Isnt the TW rating 200 as well. Maybe I should be looking at CUP 2s or the like.
 

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Let me add I will only be driving the Supra in the summer. I imagine people drive the Cup 2 tires daily. It is OEM on a ton of P cars. Isnt the TW rating 200 as well. Maybe I should be looking at CUP 2s or the like.
They say "200" but are from a 200tw tire. Plus very little tread. Plus increased road noise. Plus super sensitive to alignment.
Not fun.
 

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Are you talking the AR-1 or the CRS? Depending on your commute, you could feasibly daily them in good weather, but that's potentially a ton of unnecessary wear and heat cycles. There are better options for a true dual-purpose tire. Worst case is they become compromised by street driving negating their benefit on track, but you could do it..
 

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Are you talking the AR-1 or the CRS? Depending on your commute, you could feasibly daily them in good weather, but that's potentially a ton of unnecessary wear and heat cycles. There are better options for a true dual-purpose tire. Worst case is they become compromised by street driving negating their benefit on track, but you could do it..
What are some good options for a trackable daily? I went with PS4S's on my last car, but got rid of the car before I could ever get them on track.
 

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What are some good options for a trackable daily? I went with PS4S's on my last car, but got rid of the car before I could ever get them on track.
I liked the Hankook R-S4. I used them as daily tires then drove my car to, on, and from Laguna Seca. They grip like an honest 200tw tire and last forever. Very forgiving on course, too.
 

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i was thinking of these to replace my PSSs but now you have me scared. I do daily drive the car.
Do you have another car you can drive during that small time you’ll be driving on the track tires. I just leave mine on during track season. Set it and forget it. But I do have other daily cars I can drive.

Currently back on the stock wheels and tires while not tracking. Works just fine for scooting around town.
 

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Do you have another car you can drive during that small time you’ll be driving on the track tires. I just leave mine on during track season. Set it and forget it. But I do have other daily cars I can drive.

Currently back on the stock wheels and tires while not tracking. Works just fine for scooting around town.
I do have another vehicle but plan to drive the Supra daily during the good weather so need a true dual purpose tire. It looks like there are some decent 200TW dual purpose tires out there.
 
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I do have another vehicle but plan to drive the Supra daily during the good weather so need a true dual purpose tire. It looks like there are some decent 200TW dual purpose tires out there.
I've honestly been driving around on this set of Kuhmo V730s all summer. They're so inexpensive I figured why not. Yeah, it's wearing them out a little faster, but they're still great on track. I've driven them on damp, wet, soaked, and flooded roads... and in a down pour on track.

The only time I've been sketched out was commuting in an absolute torrential downpour with a couple inches of standing water on the highway. With all of the nannies on the car moves around enough to raise eyebrows at 80 mph or so, but it wasn't that bad.

Just some food for thought. I'm honestly debating going with another set or going to CR-S once these tires are done. Still have a good amount of life left after 4 track days and 3k miles or so.
 

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I've honestly been driving around on this set of Kuhmo V730s all summer. They're so inexpensive I figured why not. Yeah, it's wearing them out a little faster, but they're still great on track. I've driven them on damp, wet, soaked, and flooded roads... and in a down pour on track.

The only time I've been sketched out was commuting in an absolute torrential downpour with a couple inches of standing water on the highway. With all of the nannies on the car moves around enough to raise eyebrows at 80 mph or so, but it wasn't that bad.

Just some food for thought. I'm honestly debating going with another set or going to CR-S once these tires are done. Still have a good amount of life left after 4 track days and 3k miles or so.
They are top on my list, definitely better than the PSSs and a true dual tire. I read the comments which said they were decent in the rain. The Cup 2s are off the list.
 
 








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