SouthFL_Mk7.5
Drag Racing Champion
- Location
- South Florida
- Car(s)
- 2019 GTI S
On the GTI, even with as little as -1 camber and 1/16 Toe, we once ran an Autocross event earlier this year on PZeros (not in the same category as your 660’s V730’s or RE-71R in terms of track/autocross specificity) on the stock 18” Austins at 39psi with no excessive wear. At -2 Camber up front I ran it a few times at Sebring and Homestead HPDE’s with even wear on the PZeros at 36psi (less sharp lateral transitions that autocross).
On the other hand, with close to zero negative camber up front, my Acura ILX using 225/45/17 Pirelli PZero tires, the factory camber setting, just after a couple Autocross events is really wearing the outer tread to sidewall area due to all the rollover- just a couple more events will probably create damage. I’ve tried to compensate for the lack of negative camber and lack of stiffness of sidewall by over-inflating to about 42psi…. but this brings about other problems like lack of grip and accelerated heat buildup. The solution to the problem is to add more negative camber and to run an Autocross specific tire.
Could I run a 660 on the stock alignment on my ILX and get through more events at a lower psi? Probably. The 660 just visually seems so much more of an aggressive tire at the outer shoulder structure compared to the PZero.
