15" Auto-cross tires???????

[YENKO/SS]

Are there any auto-cross worthy tires in 15" diameter? My current set up is 26x10-15 Mickey Thompson SR Radials, front and 28x12-15 rear. Looking for a tire that i can use on the track and drive on the street as well. Thanks in advance.

[Track Junky]

You can get Toyo R888's in a 235/50

[hp2]

How do the MT SRs hold up to autocross work? I take it not great since your looking for an alternative.

Maxxis Marauder is a dedicated street tire that is availabelin a wide variety of sizes, is H rated, and has a tread design like the Gaterbacks of old. Not sure about their level of grip, but they are an LT rated tires so they may have more sidewall resistance than the Mickeys.

Hoosier does have a number of sizes from 205 to 275 in the A6 and R6 compounds that are d.o.t. approved, but they do not recommend them as a "street" tire. You also can choose between bias ply and radial designs with Hoosier.

Avon does offer some wide (225 - 295) d.o.t. approved VR tires that are also thinly veiled street tires for racing as well. This would likely be similar to the Hoosiers in that they have a d.o.t. stamp but are not considered regular street tires. They are a bit spendy at around $350 each, but they are wide and sticky.

[badmatt]

Hoosier makes some A6's in 275 50 15's...

[brut4s]

Anyone run these?

[hp2]

Which One?

[brut4s]

Sorry about that. These http://www.dbtires.com/

[hp2]

Again, which ones? Diamond Back has 30 pages of tires in their catalog and many are made from widely available manufacturers, they just doll them up a bit with redlines, bluelines, wide whites etc. But, their base model tires are often BFG, Michelin, Cooper, Toyo, Nitto etc.

Many of the 15" series, even their extreme performance units, are still only S or T rated with 360 treadwear. Maxxis and MT are better designs than that. But if you want a 17 or 18 redline or wide white, they can hook you up.

Unfortuantly, there is very little in the way of ultra performance street tires in 15" sizes. Most tires in this size are all out race tires or long lasting cruiser tires with hockey puck style tread grip.

If you want some really wide, sticky, low profile 15" tires, Summit has Y rated, Pirelli P Zero 335/35x15 tires for $1075 each. http://www.summitracing.com/parts/pir-0898600/overview/

If thats a bit too rich for you,there are the old design Michelin TB15 Comp tires. 295/45vr15, d.o.t. approved for only $635, http://www.summitracing.com/parts/cok-71231/overview/.

[brut4s]

Not crazy about the tread pattern but this seems to be the only performance tire

[hp2]

That is an H speed rated tire, but the 360 treadwear means its a bit hard in compound. That is a good thing if you want to get some decent mileage out of it. I'd say it may be good for 20-30k depending on how you drive.

I believe that is the DB offering of the Maxxis Maruader mentioned further above with a Redline sidewall cut into it: http://www.maxxis.com/AutomobileLigh...-Marauder.aspx

I was hoping the original poster whould chime about the performace of the MT SRs and why he wants to change. It is a widely availble, reasonably priced tire design with an H speed rating. MT does not preovide a treadwear rating because of the softer compounds they use, but the conversation I had with their tech suggested these would be a 15-20k tire, which means a softer compound.

There also are Avon tires if you want sticky, wide 15" tires with decent sized sidewalls: http://www.avonmotorsport.com/historic/road-legal/cr6zz

Hoosier Pro Street is another option, although they do tend to get taller as you get wider; https://www.hoosiertire.com/strttire.htm