I have the Hankook Z214 C51 compound available in 205/50R15 and 245/45R16 or 205/50R16 and 225/45R17. A very competative DOT R Compound roadrace tire. Good for track days or competition.
Joe
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Joe, how's the Z214 C51 compound longevity compared to Toyo R888's, RA1's or stock Yoko LTS A048's?
I contacted Hankook last fall to get tire weights (something missing from every web site I could find) and they gave me the following list... I'm posting it here so it will be searchable in the future (Keywords: Hankook tire weights).
Ventus Z214 R-Comp
1006070 205/50ZR15 - 18.673*
1006677 225/45ZR15 - 19.861*
1006679 245/45ZR16 - 22.903*
1006072 225/50ZR16 - 21.914
1006192 205/50ZR16 - 19.656
1006076 225/45ZR17 - 20.445
*These are the sizes I'm considering for my 15/16" Rota Slipstreams. I have the wheels but no tires yet... still deciding...
Here's the Ventus R-S2 Z212 info as well:
1007145 225/45ZR15 - 20.390
1005368 205/45ZR16 - 19.308
1005087 245/45ZR16 - 24.552
1005141 225/45ZR17 - 23.578
Well how are they?
Here's my one-time experience with the Z214's...
Last October during a track day I ended up cording my LTS Yokohama A048's and my day was over 1/2 way through.
Another
very gratious driver (Thanks Ron!) let me borrow his worn out 205/50ZR15 & 245/45ZR16 R-Comp Z214's (C51 compound) that were mounted on Rota Slipstreams and after a single session I ended up taking FIVE seconds off my previous best track lap time.
They were amazing worn out - I can't imagine how good they'd be brand new...