best 13 inch tyre for skids

[s13 james]

need to buy some tyres for my 13 inch skidder collection,any advice on what to get,last few were real cheap shit track max or sumin and delaminated real fast
thinking of kenda comets,any recomendations?before i stock up saturday;)

[blake.]

Continentals or perellis.

Have had both in 14's and are good, had p3000's in 175/70r13 and were awesome, make nice smoke when doing static burnouts to.


Don't get Bridgestone aspec's, delaminate real fast.

[4DRFRK]

155 kenda's i run them on my ke70 with absolute confidence can go from sticker to dead without heat cycling and have very minimal delam as long as not presoaked (presoaking gives them hot and cold spots which isnt fun) I also like hankooks they are great with a presoak in the 165/60/13 a pre soak doesnt seem to affect them as much

[Jacobxxx]

Continentals or perellis.

Have had both in 14's and are good, had p3000's in 175/70r13 and were awesome, make nice smoke when doing static burnouts to.


Don't get Bridgestone aspec's, delaminate real fast.

I found the Pirellis to be really slippery, make good smoke though, also thought they wore out a bit quick.

[ruffpower]

I also like hankooks they are great with a presoak in the 165/60/13 a pre soak doesnt seem to affect them as much

What is a presoak?

[4DRFRK]

lets say a presoak is what you use when your daily has a 4k and you want to do second gear in the dry .... painting or soaking your tyres in the slippery shit is a presoak for example ,
diesel (im against this i dont ike it has no grip consistancy and feels like balls),
used diff oil (the best i have used very predictable grippy enough you can go balls deep)
truck wash/liquid degreaser (is cheap at $9 for four litres and your bound to have some soaks in quickly but isnt much more slippery tahn a normal tyre )
I'd say i didnt run these sort of additives on the street but i wouldnt dare hit a track with with any of the above on my tyres as i know how frustrating it is hitting an oil patch run after run, but i do not advise pre soaking your everyday wheels as braking distance etc. must be adjusted and the car will not sit still i would definatley not run soaked tyres in the wet - liability is none

[ruffpower]

Wow that's gehetto... what ever happened to 40psi and scandi flicks?

[s13 james]

yer none of that ,i have power to turn tyres lol,thanks guys,ended up with 3 pairs of nankangs,1pair of achilies,1 pair of continental,will post how how they hold up

[4DRFRK]

Wow that's gehetto... what ever happened to 40psi and scandi flicks?
you mean 60 psi :P and that wont get you to the top of second ..... be happy with your slightly sideways 4k at 30 kph

[s13 james]

enough talk about getto shit,just talk about 13 inch tyres ie. brands,sizes ,how it held up,price etc

[lolwat]

continental will last a while, aspec's will delam fast(10 seconds on the brake and there flying apart) will last 4 mins on the brake in that state, or several weeks of harsh driving (locker)

[s13 james]

a few people have said that about the bridgestones,these tyres wont see the street,ive had good tyre life from nankangs b4 so went with them this time

[Deeken]

I'd give the kenda komets a good go, was using them on my 4ac monster (standard) and doing like 90-100km entries + 1 hour skid sessions in the wet and they lasted me a good 5-6 nights I'd say, I seemed to be able to go through other tyres pretty thoroughly in just 1 or 2 outings.

Oh also, they made it all the way to canvas pretty much without delaming.

[4DRFRK]

see another +1 on the kenda comets

[timbo]

What's the budget? I just had Federal 595's fitted which are fantastic and cheap at $112 for 205/60/13, but I assume you sill want 185's which they also do.

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/1/1/3/397560.jpg

[s13 james]

no budget really(within reason)just needed to buy some skidders, 595's bit grippyas i run those in 185 55 14 as steerers,ended up with 6 pairs of 175 70 13 nankangs seem sweet as also have 1 pair of continentals and 1 achilles,and no i dont run 13's on rear all the time, only for skids haha

[s13 james]

did a drift night last night,the nankangs were awsome,lasted ages of copping hell haha,highly recomend nankang 175 70 13 and 185 55 14

[70rolla]

Kenda commets in any size are the best James I told you to go them and there cheap as fuck

[s13 james]

all good

[redsaid]

where can you get cheap kenda's in sydney? parramatta area

[s13 james]

they are just cheap anywhere

[redsaid]

haven't been able to find any tyre shops that stock them :/

[s13 james]

my local tyre power dose or get them to order em in