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Wide body wheel widths and offset |
FastFroggy |
Jan 18 2016, 07:37 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 47 Joined: 27-November 15 From: Ann Arbor MI Member No.: 19,415 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I was taking a break from the fiberglass repair and noticed on my car that the tires sit different front to rear. then I was surprised that the fronts are 9in and rears are 8in wide rims... then the final surprise was that the offsets were significantly different.
My car is a 5 bolt conversion 73 914-4 of unknown origin with wide body fenders. Please explain the general convention on this. Thanks |
ge9146 |
Mar 4 2017, 10:45 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 47 Joined: 5-March 05 From: Western Michigan Member No.: 3,716 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I just ran across a great saying for race car construction.
"Start with the tires you will use and build the car around them" If your rules will allow it, BFG just released a new tire that could be very useful. They now have a Rival S 1.5 that is sized 245/40x 15 that could work well on your 8x15 wheels. That is a 200 tread wear tire if you have to meet some class restriction. If you do not have any tread wear class restriction and you want something perhaps a bit stickier, the old standby TOYO RA-1 is a great long lasting track tire too. Tire Rack has it in a 225/45x15 or a 225/50x15. Of course Hoosiers are faster too but the are expensive and do not last very long. You get what you pay for. |
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