I would most likely just looking for something that I could use my points for, so not too side, but I don't want a motorcycle wheel either.

 

looking at most tire mfg's websites you can put 245's on 9.5" wheels. for TT you just would need to make sure that with the extra width and offset you don't go more than 2" wider than the factory stance and yo won't incur any points for that setup. Tat will then give you plenty of options if in the future you decide to upclass and want to run as wide as a 295 without changing wheels.

On one of the wheel websites linked to on here a lot they say the 17 x 9 +40et (or 45 cant remember) RPF1's weigh ~15lbs. That may be the wheel I go with. and they are like $270 each. Thats dirt cheap for wheels at that type of size and I should be able to do 265's or 275s on those wheels very easily.

 

Did we ever get a definitive answer on the weight of the stock wheel itself?

 

I've seen it several places on this site @ 22-23lbs.



http://www.good-win-racing.com/Mazda...t/60-1290.html

 

That would sure be nice to be able to drop 7 lbs of unsprung weight per corner.

 

climate control is good, dark is good---dont forget to double bag them so air cant get to them.
od

 

The OEM Potenza's were also weighed @ ~27lbs and the hoosiers are ~21-22lbs. I don't know what RA-1's or the new R888's will weigh in that size but the hoohoos are really light for an 18"

 

with my 17x8 enkei and a toyo 234/40/17 RA 1the weight is 40lbs a corner--almost if not a 10lb per corner lighter.
OD

 

Well, the magical spinning triangles win again. I was able to take 1st at Barber this weekend. Looks like the record is mine too. When stuff gets uploaded to MyLaps I'll post times and comparable performances. I think my best time was 1:48.731
I ended up in 2nd place for the season in TTD for the SE region. I had 3 events with 3 1st place finishes but it wasn't quite enough. Regardless, I am very happy with the result.

 

Good work, TA. Proving once again driver mod > *.

 

here he is, Mr. TTD himself...proving you don't need no stinking pistons...




Congrats TA, I wish I had gotten a picture of you and your car with your new drinking paraphernalia.

 

TA, where do you mount your lap timer/reciever?

 

I know TA is on a plane, so, if you are asking where his transponder is, it is zip tied to the front rotary crest in the air dam. he has nothing in the cockpit, just in case you meant something that the driver can read.

 

thanks for the response.

I'm not really concerned about having something I can read. I was just wondering where he mounted the transponder with a full stock interior.

 

ah, ok. yeah, his location of the transponder seems to be a good one. I have seen some of the racers mounting them out of site, behind body panels and such, I guess they still work that way... at least that way you would not have to take it off, and put it back on a lot.

 

OH, yea. From what I could tell he cracked the rear bumper. The best part was me looking back at him and laughing. KIDS

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Originally Posted by devildog1679
PM'd Phil, still waiting to hear back from him. Who is this WI guy that sells take offs?

Thank You

 

Just spoke to the guy in WI. Seems he has many tires that can fit my 17's that I use for the winter. I guess I'll just have to switch them out in the spring. Not sure how wide I can go on the 17's? Maybe 225?

 

do you know how wide the rims are?

 

I just measured them, its a bit difficult with the tire on but they look to be 8in. Currently I have 215 on their but I know they can atleast fit 225 since that is what tire rack was initially going to send me. Do you think I can go with 245?

 

a 245 tire will fit on an 8" wheel. probably not the best size for a 7.5" wheel. somewhere on the wheel, back of a spoke, on the inside somewhere, there is usually a stamping that has that info.

 

yea, what he said. if they are 7.5" wide I'd go with 225, if 8" wide 245's will work nicely.

 

I measured it edge to edge and it was about 8 inches. Its tuff with the wheels still on but findingthe stamping would probably be better. Thanks

Spoke to JB, they have Kumho's, Hankook, and Hoosiers in 225. Toyo RA1 in 235, and Hoosiers in 245. He recommended the Toyo's since they will fit both 7.5 inch and 8 inch rims, plus he said those are usually in better shape. Guess I'll do some research. Which ones do you recommend?

OK, so I did some research. Seems to me Hossier only makes R6 for Road Racing, Mac is this what you got? Kumho has the v710 or vs70A with tread wear of 30, 50 respectively. That is less then half the Toyo RA1 with 100 wear rating. Honkook I found has various Ventus designs both for Race/circuit slicks and DOT-R compounds. To many to choose from.

I think my wheels are 7 inches. They are the same winter wheels that Redshedevil has. Does this mean the most I can go is 225?

 

The final results are posted on Mylaps.com.

Saturday's race was the only one that counted so I pushed harder on Saturday than I did on Sunday. My best lap was early in the day in the first timed session with a 1:48.783. That is about 6 seconds slower than the #70 Speedsource Koni Challenge race car at Barber earlier this year. Six seconds is a lot of difference but the race car is a good 500#s lighter than I am with a bit more power, a better suspension, stickier tires, better brakes, and a far more experienced driver. I know I can find 2 more seconds in my lap times with some additional laps at the track.

I didn't push as hard on Sunday since it wasn't for points or anything. I ran about a second slower than I did on Saturday. I spent a few sessions driving a friend's FD in HPDE4 which was tons of fun. I would have liked to strap my transponder on it and get some lap times but I didn't. I didn't drive it at 10/10ths anyway as I had a passenger and it wasn't my car.

It was cool to have some of the TTB competitors come to me to try to figure out how I was so close to their times. There was an E36 M3 in TTC that ran a 1:47.359.

All told, I am able to put my name down for Barber Motorsports Park as the TTD track record holder. That's 3 tracks and 3 records in 3 events. Yes, my head is a bit swollen but it eases the pain of a new transmission. The absolute best part of the weekend was having my good friends with me at the awards banquet giving me support. That is worth everything. I do want to say thanks to my friends from the Georgia RX8 Club for the good times on track this year. I had fun instructing you all, hanging out with you, and talking all kinds of smack. I am looking forward to 2008 and an RX8 1st place in TTD.

 

Since when did you have tranny problems?

 

You deserve it TA! You've put in the seat time and it really shows. I'm proud to know you! Congrats!