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Originally Posted by Captain Snooze
I am toying around with the idea of 16 inch wheels for track days but I'm not sure of the advantage when comparing RPF1 17x8 and TWS T66-F 16x7
Weight RPF1 + Hankook Z214 225x45 16.8 kg
..........T66-F+ Hankook Z214 225x50 14.8 kg
The 16 inch tyre diameter is only 2mm smaller than the 17 inch so gearing is so close there is no advantage there.
So the benefit is 2 kg of unsprung weight plus an unknown amount of angular momentum but given that the overall diameters are so close and the 16 inch tyre is actually 1 pound heavier I am thinking there wouldn't be much saving there either.
The choice of 45 series 16 inch tyres is almost non-existant.
Do the T66-F clear the Sprint Kit?
Am I missing something here?
Ta.
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Don't worry about the weight. Worry about the rigidity. However, T66-F happens to have both compared to the RPF1. As for the 16x7 clearing the Sprint kit...I think I answered it in the past but I forgot. What's the reason with going with the 16s instead of the 17s?