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Old 09-16-2014, 05:55 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by smbstyle View Post
Unless you have some serious power, 17x8 with a 215 or 225 sticky tire is PLENTY for track use. The RPF1's in 17x8 +45 will clear a BBK (not sure about +35 though). We are running 215 NT01's on a 17 x 7.5 which has tons of grip at our power levels (191whp/156tq) and is a light weight setup.

However, autocross setups seems to prefer a wider contact patch for low speed grip.
I think it all depends on the BBK

Just curious, have you ever used a wider tire/rim configuration at the same day and conditions, I can almost guarantee you that a 17x9" wheels and 235/40/17 NT01s would result in better lap times since my friends did that test with their Miatas and we all agreed on that ..keep in mind, Miatas generally put about 140-150 whp on dynojet
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