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Thinking about making a jump in tire size |
Woody |
Nov 6 2012, 06:06 PM
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Sandbox Rabblerouser and head toilet scrubber Group: Members Posts: 3,858 Joined: 28-December 10 From: San Antonio Texas Member No.: 12,530 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Im currently running the 205s and 225s Hankook Z214 AX tires. Even in the middle of the Texas summers they never overheated if I kept the pressures under 24 psi hot. Im wondering if running 225/45/15 front and 275/35/15 rear Hoosier A6s would be more of a detriment because the car is so light or should I just stick with the current size. I do have room for them under the fenders. The car is still an angry 2056 but will hopefully get a bump to 2270 or 2316 this winter. Thoughts?
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Woody |
Jan 31 2013, 07:19 AM
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Sandbox Rabblerouser and head toilet scrubber Group: Members Posts: 3,858 Joined: 28-December 10 From: San Antonio Texas Member No.: 12,530 Region Association: Southwest Region |
The weltmeister is similar just nowhere near as nice as the smart bar. I wonder if someone will start making them again. Chris's setup looks well made. http://tangerineracing.com/suspension.htm#...Anti-Roll%20Bar
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Randal |
Jan 31 2013, 10:16 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,446 Joined: 29-May 03 From: Los Altos, CA Member No.: 750 |
The weltmeister is similar just nowhere near as nice as the smart bar. I wonder if someone will start making them again. Chris's setup looks well made. http://tangerineracing.com/suspension.htm#...Anti-Roll%20Bar These guys <http://www.imgt3performance.com/smart-racing-performance-products/> look to be making, or selling, the Smart Racing products for 911's. Maybe they can still do the 914 version? On the other hand everything that Chris Foley makes is ace. I have his stuff everywhere on my car and have been really pleased with everything I bought from him. Also he's a great person to deal with, would have my vote for Vendor of the Year, if there was such a prize. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/first.gif) BTW Woody, PM me your email address and I'll send you a video of a practice session at Medford. |
bfrymire |
Feb 3 2013, 03:21 PM
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Salsaholic Group: Members Posts: 590 Joined: 1-August 04 From: Sunnyvale, CA Member No.: 2,431 Region Association: Northern California |
This thread came about the right time for me. I am in need of new tires and thought it might be a good time to do the same, jump to 275 tires.
What rim should I look for? I have some old Cup rims that are 17x9. What is the best offset to use? Or better how to measure? I can drop a rule from the edge of the rim to the bolt flange. I found online, Et47, ET55 and ET70. I love the Etoile rims, but where to get them? Sorry for the hijack, but this seems to be the best thread to put this. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) -- brett Found this: http://www.gbsalpine.com/wheel/gotti/eng/j55a.html |
Randal |
Feb 5 2013, 12:24 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,446 Joined: 29-May 03 From: Los Altos, CA Member No.: 750 |
This thread came about the right time for me. I am in need of new tires and thought it might be a good time to do the same, jump to 275 tires. What rim should I look for? I have some old Cup rims that are 17x9. What is the best offset to use? Or better how to measure? I can drop a rule from the edge of the rim to the bolt flange. I found online, Et47, ET55 and ET70. I love the Etoile rims, but where to get them? Sorry for the hijack, but this seems to be the best thread to put this. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) -- brett Found this: http://www.gbsalpine.com/wheel/gotti/eng/j55a.html Etoile and Gotti are basicly the same, the only difference being the centers. Of course there are 16 and 32 bolt barrels, however, 16 bolt barrels can be changed into 32 bolt barrels easily (but carefully). If you want to know how let me know. You measure the backspacing from the back of the center section to the outside of the inner rim. Where to get them? Look around the web and all the car sites. You can buy them from Alpine, brand new, but very very expensive. I've got some spare parts (barrels/centers), but it all depends on what size you need. There are several good postings on Gotti wheels on this site (paddock section). (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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