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Hi Guys
I would like to talk to the drift community about some of the tires.
Before we go on, I would like to add that I am only talking about the Comfort Hard grade tires. I am not talking about any other tire. So if you want to discuss any other tires besides comfort hard then please do not bother posting in this thread. Also if you want to get into an argument about the process of acquiring these tires, this is not the place for that. So please reframe from going on the path of "it's against the ToS for PD/Sony to use these tires". Once again this is not the thread for that. Thanks
Ok, for the past couple weeks I have been testing out the hidden comfort hard tires. If you are not familiar with them or have never used them I will have no problem giving some away to you to try for yourself.
Here is the description of both tires:
Comfort Hard (V)
Hard tires designed for comfort. Equipped as standard on most road cars. They Lack the grip for circuit driving, but are recommended for those looking to perfect their driving technique. Type V tires are designed with an emphasis on grip in the inline direction.
Comfort Hard (C)
Hard tires designed for comfort. Equipped as standard on most road cars. They Lack the grip for circuit driving, but are recommended for those looking to perfect their driving technique. Type C tires are designed with an emphasis on horizontal grip.
I think I have figured out why some cars are so much faster than others. Not all cars are like that though. I am still trying to figure out the difference between these tires from the normal Comfort hard.
For example, the Mazda RX7 Spirit R vs. the Mazda RX7 Enfini (premium versions). The Spirit R always seems to be a much faster car around the corners, transitions, and on extensions. Why is that? Well what I have found is that these hidden tires are given to these cars in default. Basically what I am getting at is. PD made these tires hidden, because when you get into a car and install comfort hard tires. What you are actually getting is either Type (C) or Type (V). The game doesn't tell you which one you are getting, but one of these is applied by default.
When I installed Comfort Hard Type (V) tires on my RX7 Enfini, it gave it the speed that the Spirit R has. Also gave it some of the handling characteristics the Spirit R has when you really push the angle.
When installed Comfort Hard Type (C) tires on my RX7 Enfini, the overall feel has improved, but it is a leveled out speed and handling combination. Not nearly faster, but you do get a more lively feeling/feedback of what the car is doing.
(I have tested this on a few other cars, and the same scenario repeats in different variations.)
Basically what I am trying to get at here is we might be able to have people running cars like the C6 Corvette and 2010 Camaros (and others) in drift comps/just overall tandems without them dominating in overall speed. While using these tires improving the feeling/control of their cars in the process (in my experience on the G27, this has happened).
Still have a lot of testing to do. In the end I hope to see S-Chassis right with Camaros and Corvettes all of the time. Creating a level playing field is what I am after.
I will also be testing out different combinations of these tires. Example, front tires Comfort Hard Type (C) and rear tires Comfort Hard (V). That will take more time though.
I would like to have a few people to help me with this. If anyone would like to help me but doesn't want to use the editor to add these tires to their items list, I would be happy to send these tires to the person.
NOTE: If the room is restricted to Comfort Hard only, you will still be able to use them. They are a comfort hard class tire. But because of the GT5 V2.12 update on other people’s screens it will show you are driving on the car’s default tires (tires that come on the car when you buy it).
I would like to talk to the drift community about some of the tires.
Before we go on, I would like to add that I am only talking about the Comfort Hard grade tires. I am not talking about any other tire. So if you want to discuss any other tires besides comfort hard then please do not bother posting in this thread. Also if you want to get into an argument about the process of acquiring these tires, this is not the place for that. So please reframe from going on the path of "it's against the ToS for PD/Sony to use these tires". Once again this is not the thread for that. Thanks
Ok, for the past couple weeks I have been testing out the hidden comfort hard tires. If you are not familiar with them or have never used them I will have no problem giving some away to you to try for yourself.
Here is the description of both tires:
Comfort Hard (V)
Hard tires designed for comfort. Equipped as standard on most road cars. They Lack the grip for circuit driving, but are recommended for those looking to perfect their driving technique. Type V tires are designed with an emphasis on grip in the inline direction.
Comfort Hard (C)
Hard tires designed for comfort. Equipped as standard on most road cars. They Lack the grip for circuit driving, but are recommended for those looking to perfect their driving technique. Type C tires are designed with an emphasis on horizontal grip.
I think I have figured out why some cars are so much faster than others. Not all cars are like that though. I am still trying to figure out the difference between these tires from the normal Comfort hard.
For example, the Mazda RX7 Spirit R vs. the Mazda RX7 Enfini (premium versions). The Spirit R always seems to be a much faster car around the corners, transitions, and on extensions. Why is that? Well what I have found is that these hidden tires are given to these cars in default. Basically what I am getting at is. PD made these tires hidden, because when you get into a car and install comfort hard tires. What you are actually getting is either Type (C) or Type (V). The game doesn't tell you which one you are getting, but one of these is applied by default.
When I installed Comfort Hard Type (V) tires on my RX7 Enfini, it gave it the speed that the Spirit R has. Also gave it some of the handling characteristics the Spirit R has when you really push the angle.
When installed Comfort Hard Type (C) tires on my RX7 Enfini, the overall feel has improved, but it is a leveled out speed and handling combination. Not nearly faster, but you do get a more lively feeling/feedback of what the car is doing.
(I have tested this on a few other cars, and the same scenario repeats in different variations.)
Basically what I am trying to get at here is we might be able to have people running cars like the C6 Corvette and 2010 Camaros (and others) in drift comps/just overall tandems without them dominating in overall speed. While using these tires improving the feeling/control of their cars in the process (in my experience on the G27, this has happened).
Still have a lot of testing to do. In the end I hope to see S-Chassis right with Camaros and Corvettes all of the time. Creating a level playing field is what I am after.
I will also be testing out different combinations of these tires. Example, front tires Comfort Hard Type (C) and rear tires Comfort Hard (V). That will take more time though.
I would like to have a few people to help me with this. If anyone would like to help me but doesn't want to use the editor to add these tires to their items list, I would be happy to send these tires to the person.
NOTE: If the room is restricted to Comfort Hard only, you will still be able to use them. They are a comfort hard class tire. But because of the GT5 V2.12 update on other people’s screens it will show you are driving on the car’s default tires (tires that come on the car when you buy it).
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. Sending FR now.
