just a question

[drifterboy]

ive seen in these forums that some people drift on r1's
what is the difference from n1's to r1's ?

 

[nk4e]

N1's = economy, street tires
R1's = racing
the difference is the thickness of rubber and how it is made..IMO

 

[jeepster2982]

i think n1s are not as wide as a racing tire, therefore less contact area with the ground means less grip, just my $0.02 seeing as i am horrid at drifting

 

[Suzuki]

N1's = economy, street tires
R1's = racing
the difference is the thickness of rubber and how it is made..IMO

no no no... its not the thickness of the rubber, but it is the compound it is made of. harder compound tires(r1) will last alot longer than super soft compounds(R5), which are usually only used for hot laps, or qualifying laps.
all N's are street tires, but N3 are more like azenis and N1 are more like whats on sale at your local walmart, the 50$ for all 4 deal.

i think n1s are not as wide as a racing tire, therefore less contact area with the ground means less grip, just my $0.02 seeing as i am horrid at drifting

as i just said above, street tires are made to last ALOT longer than race compounds(R1-R5) because they are made with harder compound rubber.

its like this, take a wide flat eraser and a DVD case for example. eraser being Race tires and dvd case being Street tires(N1-N3) put 1lbs ontop of each object. now try to push it across a table. the eraser is alot harder to move across because it is made of a softer compound than the dvd case, even with the dvd case having a larger contact area than the eraser. therefore you have more grip with the eraser.

i hope this helped you understand your questions better.

 

[nk4e]

N1 are more like whats on sale at your local walmart, the 50$ for all 4 deal.

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[SouthSideSlider]

ok the N1 is your cars spare and the R1 is the 24LM event tire thats the basic breakdown

 

[drifterboy]

no no no what i mean is what is the difference to drifting on n1's to drifting on r1's

 

[Suzuki]

no no no what i mean is what is the difference to drifting on n1's to drifting on r1's

use your head bro.
softer compound race tires(r1) = more grip.
harder compound street tires(n1) = no grip
if you cant make a conclusion from that, then i dunno what to say.

 

[drifterboy]

use your head bro.
softer compound race tires(r1) = more grip.
harder compound street tires(n1) = no grip
if you cant make a conclusion from that, then i dunno what to say.

i think i get it now the people who drift on r1's still want some grip in there drifts

 

[SineSierra]

it's (in my case) dreadfully difficult to get a car to drift with racing tires equipped. however, they're a good starting point for learning how to drift, seeing as how it is harder to overshoot the attitude and spin out on r1's. i prefer n1's simply because you can drift a stock car, while r1's may require drastic horsepower upgrades.