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I hope to get some track time with it.
You should talk to a drag racer and their suspension setup.
You might have to find an inbetween setup for your car if it is mainly for the strip but still street driven. I do not believe that you want to eliminate most of the squat because of traction during the launch. that is why low profile tires are no good either. You have to put too much air in them and the tire will not work for you.
There was once a very good article in a German car mag....AutoMotor&Sport and they said that the best performance combo is 17 inch rims with 45 series tires I believe for the same reasons......the tire will work giving you some extra traction.
I believe that a lower profile tire will make it very hard to know when you reach the limit.
I remember my old 1776 bug 10 years ago with 195/60/15 and you could feel while cornering when the tire was working really hard. With my New Beetle I could feel the fronts starting to rub on the asphalt with 225/45/17 but it was less of a notice than what I remember from my old bug. It is a though comparison but it gave me a good indication on what is happening to the car.
Again....this is just my personal experience and I am by far not a racer or have any knowledge about track racing. The best person to ask about track setups and tires would be Jak Rizzo. I hope that he finds his way to this board. Also Sandeep can help you......since he is (was) a kart racer and had the chance to drive some very nice and fast cars on the track.
I have to wait to get my car done to see what it will actually do while driving hard and I hope not to end up in the gravel. For suspension setups for the strip check the STF (Shoptalk) or the CLF (Cal-look.com).
Alex
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