What a result!

[mattCSLnut]

I saw these 18s on PH yesterday and was going to take them but had second thoughts. I run R888s (245/ 265) and are a great fast road/ track tyre IMO. Paid £600 a set. Heat up quick but do seem to go off quick too though, but then I do need to compare them to the Cups which I will be testing shortly in the new season.

Hey m8... which compound are U running ? medium/hard or hard ? and where did U get your R888 for £600 ??? Best price I got today, from Cam-skills who are meant to be the most competitive for TOYO tires, was over £900 :smt017

[mattCSLnut]

It was indeed. Intrax suspension and APs alround meant that the DZ02 were excellent. Dropped the pressures to 25 psi so they rose to 33 psi hot giving no understeer and excellent stability under brakes (left them on least camber with the adj top mounts, so guessing -1.5 degrees?) They were rear M3 rims alround but Hazy has them now! Going with cups for the few trackdays I get to do!

Hey Nords... did U have any issues with the 9J 18" with 265/35 at the front ?

[karbonkid]

Hey m8... which compound are U running ? medium/hard or hard ? and where did U get your R888 for £600 ??? Best price I got today, from Cam-skills who are meant to be the most competitive for TOYO tires, was over £900 :smt017

Camskill Medium comp £153 - 235/40/18, £158 - 265/35/18 total - £622 delivered. Got puncture on a 1x 235 so replaced with 2x new 245s. Taking into account brought March-April 09, prices have rocketed!

[mattCSLnut]

Camskill Medium comp £153 - 235/40/18, £158 - 265/35/18 total - £622 delivered. Got puncture on a 1x 235 so replaced with 2x new 245s. Taking in account these were brought March- April 09 prices have rocketed!

These prices must have been a while ago ? Currently 265/35/18s are £224 inc VAT & delivery :whistle:

[Nords]

Hey Nords... did U have any issues with the 9J 18" with 265/35 at the front ?

None at all, although only used on the track (the DZ02 are road legal) so no extremes of lock! I suspect you have to be careful where the balancing weights go...

[karbonkid]

None at all, although only used on the track (the DZ02 are road legal) so no extremes of lock! I suspect you have to be careful where the balancing weights go...

I take it you didn't run spacers on the front Nords, but did you run spacers on rear?

[Nords]

Nope, std M3 18"s rears all round and bolted straight on using std bolts. No dramas with them and lowered Intrax...

[Nords]

Does this one show it better?

[daniel_csl]

Some more pics here

http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showthread.php?t=306467

[glendog74]

Does this one show it better?

You've had some mileage out of those photos Kier - i see them all over the shop :hahaha:

[mattCSLnut]

None at all, although only used on the track (the DZ02 are road legal) so no extremes of lock! I suspect you have to be careful where the balancing weights go...

That's COOL m8 :thumbs: I'm only going to be using mine on the track too and the Standard 19 Cup wheels with GY F1 for wet track & road use :thumbs: Your SG CSL look fantastically PHAT with those black 18" M3 rears all round :supz: THANX for the pix bud

[mattCSLnut]

You've had some mileage out of those photos Kier - i see them all over the shop :hahaha:

And why not... very COOL pix :supz: :supz: :supz:

[Nords]

You've had some mileage out of those photos Kier - i see them all over the shop :hahaha:

Yep, if they are on photobucket, it's easy to drag them back up again. It's the only set of photographer shots I have bought after a car trackday...

[shimmy]

Nords forgets to mention he has Intrax and adjustable camber plates :thumbs:

[nrb]

I have used the dunlop for the last 4+ years, they are fantastic. I have run them on BBS rims and for the last 3ish years OZ ultraleggra 18', 265 all round, (which look stunning in gunmetal against black car) Intrax and -3 deg all round suit the tyre and the car handling is superb.

As already mentioned Toyo's dont work. I tried really hard years ago to set the car up on these and it felt awful, I used 18' E46 M3 alloys with 235/265 combo, no bite on turn in at all, went off very quickly, they are good on light cars only.

For me, the only 2 tyres to use are cups and dunlops. The price of the new DZ03 is eye watering but i honestly believe it is a step ahead of the cup, it will also last longer, if you can afford/justify it, buy them.

There are deals to be had on 285 (not 265) DZ03's so if anyone is buying new 18' rims think about this, maybe 10' wide, I ran these and sold them to a forum member a few years back.

Other tyres to consider are the Avon ZZR, avaliable in 265 and also Kumho V70. A curve ball tyre is also the Federal SS595RS, may not appeal to tyre snobs but I have experinced this on a E36 track car and they work.....and last.