Best rain tires for IT7

[mossaidis]

http://www.hoosiertire.com/specrr.ht...S CAR DOT BIAS

P205/60D-13** "Super Chain Link" thread. It's the only wet bias-ply with DOT.

[Greg Amy]

^^^ There you go, that's your Dirt Stocker. 205/60-13 only.

[joeg]

And that style is the same forever.

They tend to dry rot/ crack with age; they will burn-off on a damp track, but were better than the new Hoosier Wets in a deluge.

Since they do not last in storage, I would go with the new Wets--better overall in damp/ wet conditions.

[TomL]

I agree that the Hoosier Wets are better overall than Dirt Stockers (except the price!!). They work about as well in very wet conditions and are better in light to moderate. However, if we're talking IT7, at least in the SE division, Dirt Stockers are the only allowed wet tire (besides the Toyo RA1 or 888). Hoosier Wets wouldn't be legal.

[MazdaRXV8]

I can't say that I have ever raced let alone driven on Bias Ply tires (perhaps when I first started driving in the late 70's). What kind of changes to the Alignment are needed?

What kind of shelf life do the Hoosiers have if they are stored properly?

My car came with a set of stock wheels with 185/70-13 Bridgestone RE-71S that were date stamped 1999! Obviously these were dumped.

[dickita15]

I bought my Hoosier radial wets in 2007. I think they are far more versatile that the dirt stockers and far more durable. I have not used them a lot maybe 3 or 4 sessions a year but they are still good. I got a pole in wet qualifying last Memorial Day against 6 or 7 competitors on them.
Of course that might have been because of my awesomeness and not the tires.

[philstireservice]

You could always regroove Toyo RA-1's. It makes them pretty darn amazing....