I have a 2006 3.6 carrera and I am starting to go to road course racing events, and my car came with the carrera III wheels that I guess are 18x8 and 18x10 but I cannot find any dot approved slicks that would fit correctly on these. I like the kumho V710 but they don't have matching sidewall sizes for front and rear for 18" wheels. I don't know what to do, my friend says sell the wheels and get some good 3 piece wheels that the kumho's would fit in 17" or something but I don't know, any ideas?

 

why do they need to be DOT? arent they going to be for track only? besides, i think even hoosiers have a groove down the middle that gets by the DOT requirement.

anyway, if i were you i'd at least invest in another set of track wheels - OZ, CCW to name a couple - and both make light and (relatively) cheap sets. with CCW, you can tailor to what you want. beyond that think about a trailer so you dont have to worry about slicks on the street.

as a side note, i would consider R-compound/non-slick like nitto's NT01 or toyo 888. your car (as well as my '06S) already has potential oiling issues and the g load from slicks would only exacerbate it and put more wear & tear on everything in general. i've been tracking for a few years now and have been having a blast with non-slick.

good luck.

 

Thanks. I picked up some r6 Hoosiers, have to be able to drive them to the track so these work. We'll see how they act this Sunday at California speedway with Speed Ventures.

 

How many days of track experience do you have?

 

Had a blast! Tires worked great!