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> What Wheels/Tire set up on your GT body race car?
Justinp71
post Sep 18 2017, 04:46 PM
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My car is a little more street than track, so I wanted something with a little better treadwear. I went with the BFG rival s 1.5 (200 tw) 225/45 15 rear and 205/50 15 fronts. So far I like them and they seem to hook almost as good as the Nitto NT-01 (100 tw). They give really good feedback, the 205 works well on a 7" rim and 225 is great on an 8".

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post Sep 22 2017, 10:59 AM
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QUOTE(jmz @ Aug 22 2017, 07:51 PM) *

For posterity here are a few shots of my car in different configurations.

15x8&9 fuch/minilite

16x10 on all four corners in current silver and past green with front/rear spoiler.
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I love those 16x10's they look great on a flared car! Who makes those?
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post Sep 25 2017, 10:29 AM
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QUOTE(Justinp71 @ Sep 22 2017, 11:59 AM) *

QUOTE(jmz @ Aug 22 2017, 07:51 PM) *

For posterity here are a few shots of my car in different configurations.

15x8&9 fuch/minilite

16x10 on all four corners in current silver and past green with front/rear spoiler.
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I love those 16x10's they look great on a flared car! Who makes those?



These were made by HRE.
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post Sep 27 2017, 12:25 PM
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Now with 15x8 & 9 Fuchs with 245x40x15 and 275x35x15 Hoosier R7 tires.Attached Image
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post Sep 27 2017, 03:27 PM
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What about for street tyres on 15 x 7 and 15 x 8" Fuchs? (slight thread hijack) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/evilgrin.gif)
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post Sep 27 2017, 11:11 PM
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What about for street tyres on 15 x 7 and 15 x 8" Fuchs? (slight thread hijack) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/evilgrin.gif)


The one's I show in post #21 are street legal on 15x7 and 15x8 fuchs. If you want something taller with better tread wear Kumho still has an option available (Ecsta AST). If you want stock size original style tires you can get those too, but I'm not sure where.
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post Sep 29 2017, 04:48 PM
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QUOTE(Justinp71 @ Sep 28 2017, 03:11 PM) *

QUOTE(crsedge @ Sep 27 2017, 02:27 PM) *

What about for street tyres on 15 x 7 and 15 x 8" Fuchs? (slight thread hijack) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/evilgrin.gif)


The one's I show in post #21 are street legal on 15x7 and 15x8 fuchs. If you want something taller with better tread wear Kumho still has an option available (Ecsta AST). If you want stock size original style tires you can get those too, but I'm not sure where.


Thanks.
What size are the Kumhos? And also what were the original tyre sizes for 15x 7 and 8s?
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post Oct 2 2017, 03:51 PM
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QUOTE(crsedge @ Sep 29 2017, 03:48 PM) *

QUOTE(Justinp71 @ Sep 28 2017, 03:11 PM) *

QUOTE(crsedge @ Sep 27 2017, 02:27 PM) *

What about for street tyres on 15 x 7 and 15 x 8" Fuchs? (slight thread hijack) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/evilgrin.gif)


The one's I show in post #21 are street legal on 15x7 and 15x8 fuchs. If you want something taller with better tread wear Kumho still has an option available (Ecsta AST). If you want stock size original style tires you can get those too, but I'm not sure where.


Thanks.
What size are the Kumhos? And also what were the original tyre sizes for 15x 7 and 8s?
Cheers
Craig


Kumho's are 225/50/15 and 205/55/15 they are different model tires, but I think they were close enough both ecsta series and 400 tw. Stock I believe was one more tire size up, closer to a 25" diameter.

225-
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?ti...rtnum=25HR5EAST

205-
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?ti...romCompare1=yes
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post Oct 2 2017, 06:39 PM
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225/45 front
245/40 rear
Advan Ao48

The advan rubber is kinda loud on my 2.0 / 4 cylinder car. But on my GT. the road noise from rolling rubber is not noticeable at all. Very very sticky , wen heated up. A great tire.

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post Oct 2 2017, 06:41 PM
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QUOTE(smokey @ Oct 2 2017, 05:39 PM) *

225/45 front
245/40 rear
Advan Ao48

The advan rubber is kinda loud on my 2.0 / 4 cylinder car. But on my GT. the road noise from rolling rubber is not noticeable at all. Very very sticky , wen heated up. A great tire.

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OOPS !
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225/45/17
245/40/17


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post Oct 2 2017, 06:46 PM
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QUOTE(smokey @ Oct 2 2017, 05:41 PM) *

QUOTE(smokey @ Oct 2 2017, 05:39 PM) *

225/45 front
245/40 rear
Advan Ao48

The advan rubber is kinda loud on my 2.0 / 4 cylinder car. But on my GT. the road noise from rolling rubber is not noticeable at all. Very very sticky , wen heated up. A great tire.

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OOPS !
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225/45/17
245/40/17








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post Oct 2 2017, 07:09 PM
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Luv the tread look ....
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Street car. Drives , like a race car.






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post Oct 3 2017, 11:56 AM
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QUOTE(smokey @ Oct 2 2017, 05:39 PM) *

225/45 front
245/40 rear
Advan Ao48

The advan rubber is kinda loud on my 2.0 / 4 cylinder car. But on my GT. the road noise from rolling rubber is not noticeable at all. Very very sticky , wen heated up. A great tire.

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Looking good, are those the Rota Fox Wheels? If you lower the car anymore do the front tires rub? That was a problem I had with my 17's.
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post Oct 3 2017, 01:02 PM
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Luv the tread look ....
3.2
Carbureted twin plug
Street car. Drives , like a race car.


Is that the 6" or 8" Sheridan spoiler?

Had it on the track yet? Mine came with supports, but I havent tried it on the track with or without.
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post Oct 3 2017, 05:30 PM
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QUOTE(smokey @ Oct 2 2017, 06:09 PM) *

Luv the tread look ....
3.2
Carbureted twin plug
Street car. Drives , like a race car.


Is that the 6" or 8" Sheridan spoiler?

Had it on the track yet? Mine came with supports, but I havent tried it on the track with or without.



4 inch Sheridan rear wing .
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Yes to Fox wheels ....

17x7 front
17x9 rear




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On this car I had 15x11 Real Racing Wheels with 275/45/15 Hoosier A6s.


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It will be the same on this new project when I widen these barrels in a couple of weeks


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Old-ish thread brought back but nothing wrong with that IMO...

While I have no 'scientific evidence' I am leaning with Tony that the Sheridan (or similar) ducktail spoilers have little to no effect. I just removed the 6" one from my car as I never really liked the looks and it had some annoying gelcoat surface defects as well. If anything, I 'may' have noticed a slight increase in stability in Turn 8 at Big Willow. But I seldom drive this car at Big Willow...it's a car for short technical tracks.

Just looking at the car's profile and windshield angle it seems logical that's a dead/negative pressure area as the airflow over the body is going up and out...same reason we have no positive cooling airflow thru our engine lids/grills.

Now I'm bummed my GT lid and paint are drilled and scarred but f/g is relatively easy to fix vs metal...

I definitely DO notice a difference running the deeper Sheridan front spoiler/splitter vs. the two shorter spoilers I've got. The (negative) impact on brake cooling is immediately evident and ducts are mandatory with that one.
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