what size wheel/tire combo for the track?
 

Samson and I were discussing wheel/tire combos and which would be best for the track. So I was woundering what everyone uses?

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talking street tires or Slicks? most street tires are 205/50/15 and slicks are usually 8.5/22-24.5"

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drag or auto-X or??

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They want drag definitely.

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whos dressed in drag ???

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it all depends on your setup. wider isnt always better and taller diameter can kill acceleration if you dont have the power to push them and vice versa. lots of variables

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Samson :P :-X

I think they're both ~200whp

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havent you guys seen my thread ;) https://www.homemadeturbo.com/forum/...?topic=59173.0

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I saw it. I want to sell the Rotas and I have 3 options: 1) Nice Street tires 2) DRs on different rims 14s/15s 3) Slicks on different rims 13s/14s/15s

See I'm a little nervous about grabbing a little TOO hard and ripping the transmission out and to be honest last weekend's track is rough and my tranny is shifting pretty stiff now. :-\ Although it's only $150 for a new. ;) I was thinking about some nice DRs so I get some traction, can put them on at home and drive them to the track if I NEEDED to. Plus they'll give a little more than slicks would.

We came across the next phase. 13s 14s or 15s? And HOW wide can we go or tall? I recall reading you can only go SO wide on Honda 14s. :-\ We're both around 200whp and suffer traction problems pretty easy. Any suggestions or advice is thanked and welcomed. :y



JP

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Come on guys, I mean. Come on. Someone has some good advice they're holding out on. ::)



JP

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http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Sizes....FA+Drag+Radial

This is what we have come up with and thinking about getting for our 14s. Will all the sizes (in 14s of course) fit? Which would you suggest? The 215s are a little cheaper and probably would be my choice. I think the 215s might be TOO much tire. Anyone, have an opinion?


JP

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common wheres all the track experts at? ::)

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so you going to report back to how those work and if you would recomend them for the price? they look nice

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I want to get those also. They are 205 50 14, but what do you all think about the 215 60 14? I have my own opinions, but I want to hear what YOU all think. ;) ;D



JP

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yeah sure ill do a write up on these HMT style :y

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https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...crx/wheel2.jpg

going to track next weekend write up comming soon!

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215/60/14 is 24.2" tall roughly.That is a big tire for a low horsepower car assuming you have a roughly 200whp D16.I would go 205/50/14 which is around 22" tall a good size for moderate hp levels.

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Wider is better ;)

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I run a 25x10.5 on my daily driver. :6 I'm upgading to a 28 at the track

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None of you are talking about tires I would own.

Sadly, I am unable to lay out my tire mojo until mid-July.

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Wider = uber expensive wheels. :-\

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http://www.diamondracingwheels.com/WheelSeries.htm decent price for wider wheels :y

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I've seen stock 13s be able to hold 235s. :-\ What would be wrong with that? They are 50 in height.


JP

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You pull the tire up on the sides losing contact patch.I always forget about Diamond racing wheels though they have cheap wide wheels :y