01-13-2013, 03:17 PM | #1 |
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Wheel & Tire Advice Needed
I guess my concern is combined wheel and tire weight. My dilemma is that I cannot figure out which wheel and tire combo I want for the Toyobaru this year for autocross. The idea is to run the stock street-tire class. The first problem is that there are so few lightweight wheels available in the required stock size/offset/etc. The second problem is that the weight of the tires I would pick offset any gains in buying expensive wheels.
I want the Dunlop Direzza ZII tires that are just coming out. The only sizes so far proven that will work with my stock-sized wheel requirements are: 215.45.17 - 23 lbs. 225.45.17 - 26 lbs. 235.40.17 - 24 lbs. The current OEM wheels are relatively heavy at just under 21 lbs, but the crap tires only weigh 20 lbs. totaling 41 lbs. per corner. The lightest wheels available in stock size are quite pricey and check in at 14 lbs. with another slightly less pricey option at 17 lbs. I guess this question is mostly for the autocrossers, but is a 4-7 lbs. difference per corner really worth an extra $1k-1.5k for the lighter non-OEM wheels? Should I even consider the weight of the tires in my decision? The only other mods I have ready for the car are a larger front anti-sway bar, camber bolts, and possibly an exhaust. |
01-13-2013, 03:30 PM | #2 | |
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01-13-2013, 03:45 PM | #3 |
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I doubt 4lbs per corner will make a material difference, guessing no. 7 is quite a lot, but stickier tires are first. Why don't you put them on the stock wheels first or are they too narrow?
Insideline upgraded their fr-s wheels/tires to volks + 245 yokos: http://www.edmunds.com/car-reviews/t...rack-test.html Track test went from 0.89 to 1g. Braking from 114 to 107ft. Auto-x (some other post that I can't find the link to on the new edmunds site ) went dropped from 66 to 62ish seconds. |
01-13-2013, 05:19 PM | #4 | |
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Don't bother looking for anything useful re: tires from the Inside Line thing equ is talking about if you haven't read it before. Those guys are so new and slow that the tires can't be looked to as any kind of factor.
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01-14-2013, 07:31 AM | #5 | |
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Good point about the changing wheels/tires in June/July/Aug heat! I do like being able to just up-and-go when I'm done. |
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