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Along with 205/40-18 you might want to look at 215/40-18.
About what treadwear rating do you want?
How long would you like the tire to last for street driving?
How many track days do you do each year?
Do you also Auto-X the car?
It is all a compromise between wear and stickiness.

 

Hankook RS3s are a good start

 

I strongly second that, However just a key tip with the tire rack, they generally are hugely conservative when it comes to wheel choice size and what they will suggest as "allowable"
However if you know what your looking for
Say a 215/45/18 like your car has you can search by size and the type of performance tire that suits you. Hope that helps
I also like some of the Yokohama tires as well as Dunlop Starspecs just keep in mind they are somewhat loud.
Also it depends on what wheel your looking for. If your thinking about tracking and putting a separate set of wheels on it I suggest 949 6UL wheels. as well as Kosei K1 and the Motegi Track lites.

 

How married to using runflats are you?

 

Here is a Grassroots Motorsports article on tires that might interest you for track/auto-x plus you can drive on the street, such as to an event. If you are going to two sets of wheels/tires you might consider full race tires for one set and good performance tires for the other set.

Top Tires: Grassroots Motorsports Magazine Articles

 

If you want to set up the car for the track..........email Ian or myself and I will help you get the proper wheel/tire combo's with spacer measurements for your car as I have them from my GP:devil:

 

Another great track wheel are the Konig Feathers. Nice and light and very well made and best of all CHEAP.

My suggestion would be to go for some dedicated track tire/wheels and then some nice daily driver tire/wheels. You can fit the 4 tires in the back easily when going for a track day.

Oh....and the best way to shop for tires is to simply search for the size you want. Most websites are going to limit you to a very small choice if you search for tires using your car as the starting point.

 

Re: tires, I'm a big fan of the Star Specs. They heat up fast but you can drive the snot out of them all day long and they'll hold up well and drive consistently. Full depth they're really quick in the rain, too. I'm on my third set for a DE/DD car.

 

The Yokohama Neova ADO8 has worked great for me as my DE tire. Trick to them is tire pressure, they don't like as much pressure as other tires I've used, believe that is due to a stiffer sidewall. But get the pressure right and they go very well! 2cents

 

go 949 racing with 15s, your car will love you and the handling will be better:devil:

 

Just got a set myself, eagerly awaiting getting them installed

 

I had the s drives and was not too impressed. They got really noisy over time as well. Got a set of Bridgestone RE760 Sports from Tire Rack and have been really happy with them. Never been on the track with them.

 

I put the star specs on last year too and so far I really like them.

 

I like the Falken RT615s for the DEs I take [usually2-3 over the Summer]. In early Spring and/or late Fall [1-2], I usually run Kumho ASX all seasons, because at Mid Ohio or Putnam Park [at that time of year], you never know what kind of weather to expect. Besides, the ASX tires are cheap, so if they don't last more than a coupla years, it's not such a biggie.

 

just look at the pics of my car. I doubt you will ever get them as hot as Ian:devil:

 

The amount lower with 15" wheels instead of 18" wheels depends on the sidewall height of the tires you install. If you install 205/40-15 compared to the stock 205/40-18 your car will be about 1.5" lower (half the wheel diameter difference because the tire sidewalls are the same height for the 205/40 tires). However, if you go with a larger sidewall tire with the 15" wheel, such as a 215/45-15, you will drop about 0.88" (7/8").