Wheels for Racing
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Wheels for Racing
I was looking around at wheels like the RPF1 or the 949 6UL, but what wheels are you running for your racing setup. I tried to see if Enkei would make the RPF1 in a 15x8, but they are talking about shutting down production of the this awesome wheel.
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We use whatever we have. I doubt light car like a miata would bend or break anything of decent quality. RPF1s, 6uls, Koseis, Konigs, Enkeis, Team Dynamics, the list goes on. Basically anything here:
http://www.good-win-racing.com/Mazda...es/Wheels.html
http://www.good-win-racing.com/Mazda...es/Wheels.html
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If you're planning to track a turbo miata you will eventually want to run bigger brakes, which don't fit so well under RPF1s. Stock power and stock brakes, no problem. Many/most of the track guys here run 15x8 or wider 6ULs. Wide, light, fit big brakes pretty well, look good, not insanely expensive.
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There are tons of 15x8s. Depends on how light you want thought. 6ul is the lightest by far, but in the 12-13 lbs range you have a variety of choices:
plus the 6ul. Think long and hard about having a 15x7, your choices almost double. And this was obviously only one site, there are other choices out there.
plus the 6ul. Think long and hard about having a 15x7, your choices almost double. And this was obviously only one site, there are other choices out there.
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I have also seen people use what looks like circle track wheels and weighed 10 lbs and want to see if some one was using stuff you don't normally see. For the time being im getting RPF1's/Hankook Z214 for the track and dont know what to get for the street tires/wheels. what stays some what gripy during normal driving
curly: are you running stock internals on 11 psi
what are the wheels at the top, I have seen those before
curly: are you running stock internals on 11 psi
what are the wheels at the top, I have seen those before
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Ugh this argument again. When will people learn. Wheels are wear items. Expensive wheels can fail not just cheap ones *gasp*. I saw a set of forged 3 piece CCW Porsche gt3 wheels completely separate at speed while on track last summer. Weird things happen even to the best of em.
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Ugh this argument again. When will people learn. Wheels are wear items. Expensive wheels can fail not just cheap ones *gasp*. I saw a set of forged 3 piece CCW Porsche gt3 wheels completely separate at speed while on track last summer. Weird things happen even to the best of em.
I'm not saying RPF1s crack, BTW - I've never seen that or even heard that rumor before, and I'm not sure I believe it.
We use 6ULs in 8", 9" or 10" widths depending on the application/goal.
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The one that comes to mind was on an Integra. The picture showed a thick hairline crack. The guy ended up cutting the other spokes completely to separate the inside from the outside... the crack was completely through. He said that everything was normal during his first few laps and then he started hearing popping. Steel rims bend.. aluminum, not so much.
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hehe, wheel failures are an interesting topic...
(BTW, Most of these probably failed in a wreck of sorts. There is no indication that these failed during a DE/AX event and for the most part, you can see the car was hit...if its in the picture)
http://www.golfmkv.com/forums/showth...t=73984&page=2
Also, there is a few powdercoated wheels in there too!
(BTW, Most of these probably failed in a wreck of sorts. There is no indication that these failed during a DE/AX event and for the most part, you can see the car was hit...if its in the picture)
http://www.golfmkv.com/forums/showth...t=73984&page=2
Also, there is a few powdercoated wheels in there too!
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I think there was a thread a while back about a race team that is breaking 6ULs. let me see if I can dig it up...
Here it is, first post, page 3:
https://www.miataturbo.net/showthrea...t=57412&page=3
Here it is, first post, page 3:
https://www.miataturbo.net/showthrea...t=57412&page=3