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03-16-12, 01:49 PM
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So most people are running 275/30/19's in the rear in this (and other) tires if the 285 size isn't available....
I believe the Bridgestone RE11's are availble in the upsized widths (that still work on stock wheels) if you like them so much on your other car!
03-16-12, 01:54 PM
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Note on upsizing the tires: if you're tracking the car, I would suggest going with the same width front & rear (or something close to the same). The staggered setup does nothing to fix the understeer issues.
03-16-12, 02:04 PM
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03-16-12, 02:49 PM
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Do many ISF owners track their car? Would love to hear some feedback.
Thanks for the comments on the wider tires. I will give that a shot.
Last edited by SSTHO; 03-16-12 at 04:31 PM. Reason: not an appropriate comment for Lexus boards
03-16-12, 03:09 PM
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03-16-12, 04:25 PM
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I think you need to stop being a wimp about the traction, getting a little wheel spin every once in a while will keep the doctor away. ABout the car not being fun at the track i don't think you can talk about that seeing you have not had this beast on the track. But to actually help upsize the tires for sure put in the f sport rear sway bar or the sikky sway bars. You could go with some of FIGS parts. You could also put on a front strut tower bar.
03-16-12, 04:30 PM
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Apologize for the comment. Didn't mean to come off as hash as it sounded.
Just checked the treadwear on the ISF and I've got about 4/32" in the front and 3/32" in the rear. Going to try the Michelin Pilot Super Sports and run 36 PSI all around with a refreshed alignment. Hoping this will do the trick.
Here's the wife's car when we picked it up at the dealership. The white Acura TSX in the background was her old car.
Wife with ISF in our first winter with the car.
Just checked the treadwear on the ISF and I've got about 4/32" in the front and 3/32" in the rear. Going to try the Michelin Pilot Super Sports and run 36 PSI all around with a refreshed alignment. Hoping this will do the trick.
Here's the wife's car when we picked it up at the dealership. The white Acura TSX in the background was her old car.
Wife with ISF in our first winter with the car.
03-16-12, 04:33 PM
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like others have said
lower your tire pressure, you have it a bit high
check alignment
mich PS1 are not that great in the wet, The super sports are pretty much superior in every way comapred to the PS1
also im curious as to what you drive? maybe you aren't used to the torque and throttle response to the F yet?
lower your tire pressure, you have it a bit high
check alignment
mich PS1 are not that great in the wet, The super sports are pretty much superior in every way comapred to the PS1
also im curious as to what you drive? maybe you aren't used to the torque and throttle response to the F yet?
03-16-12, 04:40 PM
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Do you have any video to share? Would love to see them.
Here's some track videos I have from last year in my car:
Picture of my car:
I guess I owe it to the ISF to take it out at least once on the track. I'll make sure I share that video with you guys.
