Random thoughts thread

[MisterSheep]

Not to bring it up but................



Saw it on the memes thread and I though you guys would want to see
Credit goes to @86Mike

[fumanchu1]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Just had almost 3 weeks at Christmas and now a week in Vegas. It is a rough time.

On a related note:
To the driver of the RS1 with the black hood on W Sahara the red Fiat That passed you with driver waving like a moron was me. Nice job on keeping your eyes fixed straight ahead though.

I hate you now.

[go_a_way1]

Originally Posted by MisterSheep

Because we want pretty shinny good looking tires for our shinny tire holders.

lol I am serious why do people want such wide rims?

[MisterSheep]

Originally Posted by go_a_way1

lol I am serious why do people want such wide rims?

Is this in response to my situation?

[jawn]

Originally Posted by go_a_way1

Anyone and @MisterSheep your a shinny tire holder guy (still don't know what to call rims @jawn ) and I don't think this question is worth starting a thread for so here it goes:
What is the big deal with everyone wanting super wide rims?? What is the point? Is it to get wide rubber on, Cuz I thought 245 was ideally the widest you would want on our platform?? Please enlighten me??

The thing people do for looks. Wider wheels are more concave, and that's the in vogue look these days.

There's some performance benefit in going wide: the hardcore autocross people like to go as wide as 255 or 265, and track cars benefit from going as wide as 225 or 235. Autocross is more about lateral stability, and the extra weight from meatier tires is offset by that. Fast tracks will likely expose the increased mass. It's all a trade-off between lateral grip and weight. Wider tires also heat up slower, so on higher power cars on the track there's some benefit to be gained there. That said, aggressive offsets and higher widths also change the roll center on these cars, which will make them feel less playful.

Bear in mind, MK4 Supras came with 255s in the rear, Ecoboost Mustangs have 255s square on their track pack, and even the Mustang GT is only 275 in the rear. The whole, "I need wider tires for the power that I'm going to be making if I ever get forced induction" excuse that I hear all of the time on here is pretty thin. Compound makes more of a difference than width. I suppose if you're going to use Chinese tires, you'll want to go as wide as possible.

[Special_K]

I've just been lazily browsing through threads/posts from days gone by and all that I'm seeing is: "banned" "banned" "banned" "banned" "banned" "banned" "banned." haha

We've lost a lot of good men in the journey for best thread content.

[bcj]

Originally Posted by go_a_way1

What is the big deal with everyone wanting super wide rims??

Those stretched sidewalls yolo

[Celica00]

Originally Posted by Special_K

I've just been lazily browsing through threads/posts from days gone by and all that I'm seeing is: "banned" "banned" "banned" "banned" "banned" "banned" "banned." haha

We've lost a lot of good men in the journey for best thread content.

As a form of entertainment, I like to hunt through their threads to see what got them banned. Am I a bad person?

[Special_K]

Originally Posted by Celica00

As a form of entertainment, I like to hunt through their threads to see what got them banned. Am I a bad person?

The problem with that is whatever their offense was to get them banned was most likely deleted.

[go_a_way1]

Originally Posted by bcj

Those stretched sidewalls yolo

Yeah.... not a fan but hey its not my car lol. I want slightly wider tires so I don't wear them out as fast. I got a feeling it doesn't work like that though lol

[fumanchu1]

Originally Posted by go_a_way1

Anyone and @MisterSheep your a shinny tire holder guy (still don't know what to call rims @jawn ) and I don't think this question is worth starting a thread for so here it goes:
What is the big deal with everyone wanting super wide rims?? What is the point? Is it to get wide rubber on, Cuz I thought 245 was ideally the widest you would want on our platform?? Please enlighten me??

Because 18x9.5's were already on the back of my car when I bought it, received a wheel Sunday and holy fucking jesus balls are those things giant dishes without the tire on them.


That being said they look nice and I need wider tires to put my power down (supercharged). 9.5 may be a bit of overkill though

[go_a_way1]

Originally Posted by fumanchu1

Because 18x9.5's were already on the back of my car when I bought it, received a wheel Sunday and holy fucking jesus balls are those things giant dishes without the tire on them.


That being said they look nice and I need wider tires to put my power down (supercharged). 9.5 may be a bit of overkill though

See personally I rather run a 100 tread wear or less R compound tire in a 235-245 size on like 17x7.5 (or whatever the widest I can safely get on a 7.5) Just to keep the weight down. I already seem to be buying a new set of tires every year so I dont think tread life will be an issue. Or do I have the wrong mindset??

[jawn]

Originally Posted by go_a_way1

See personally I rather run a 100 tread wear or less R compound tire in a 235-245 size on like 17x7.5 (or whatever the widest I can safely get on a 7.5) Just to keep the weight down. I already seem to be buying a new set of tires every year so I dont think tread life will be an issue. Or do I have the wrong mindset??

No, that's about right. I'd actually rather run tires closer to size to the wheels for increased sidewall stiffness, but compound/tire model can make up for that, too.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by MisterSheep

On this episode of Top Gear FT86Club...
@Tcoat drifts a Fiat @finch1750 drives to Vegas
and I, eat a sandwhich

Need to get Dadhwak here first. Can't be a true episode without him.