235/40-17 R-comps WILL fit on a NB hehehe
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235/40-17 R-comps WILL fit on a NB hehehe
Since im planning on track days and such... i want some big fat tires for the car. I've been looking at 235-40-17 but was wondering if they might be a little too big. Well they're not! Yeah, they were mounted on 7" rims lol... but the height was all that mattered (and was calculating what offsets will fit with the 235's).
So now that i know they fit, i need to order some for the rims i just ordered too lol.
Here was the test fitting (not my wheels!)
So now that i know they fit, i need to order some for the rims i just ordered too lol.
Here was the test fitting (not my wheels!)
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Yup, going to be using 17's to help keep the tires planted at lower speeds (auto-x too).
Car is lowered ...quite a bit.
Alignment specs-
Front-
-1.7 camber -1.7
6.4* caster 6.3*
0.00 toe 0.02
cross camber .1
cross caster .2
total toe .01
REAR
-1.4 camber -1.4
0.00 toe 0.00
cross caster 0.0
total toe .13
thrust angle 0.00
Car is lowered ...quite a bit.
Alignment specs-
Front-
-1.7 camber -1.7
6.4* caster 6.3*
0.00 toe 0.02
cross camber .1
cross caster .2
total toe .01
REAR
-1.4 camber -1.4
0.00 toe 0.00
cross caster 0.0
total toe .13
thrust angle 0.00
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Larger diameter lends to a longer (fore/aft) contact patch.
Can you measure center hub to fender for me? I'm looking at running 235/50/15 (slightly shorter than your 17's ~0.5") and i'm wondering how much space there will be.
Thanks!
Can you measure center hub to fender for me? I'm looking at running 235/50/15 (slightly shorter than your 17's ~0.5") and i'm wondering how much space there will be.
Thanks!
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Larger diameter creates a wider shorter patch- wider is better for grip in lateral Gs, and the shorter sidewall that comes with larger diameter has less flex. It's the weight of th car that determines the static size of the contact patch. I raced on 225-45-15 Hoosiers and the added lateral grip wasn't a big enough advantage to offset the loss of acceleration from the added rolling friction. This was in a 155rwp NB.
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