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08-13-2018, 02:32 AM | #29 |
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245/40R17 for most tires are square on 17x9. It's the popular setup for SCCA STX autox class, and most competitive cars in that class also happen to look pretty good too.
You may get a slightly larger contact patch with 255/40, but it's a taller tire than 245/40R17 and 215/45R17 so you'll lose some acceleration due to effectively taller gearing. Even though I have a set of 245/40 on 17x9 because it's optimal for my autox class, I prefer the steering feel and quicker-feeling acceleration of a narrower 215/45 or 225/45 on 17x7.5 or 17x8 for daily street use. It also feels more fun. FWIW, I think you're putting in way more thought than what's needed in saving a few pounds in your street-driven car's wheel and tire setup. If you're not trying to find tenths and hundredths of a second on a track or autocross, pick a wheel with a size and offset that looks good (to you) with your desired ride height and camber settings, get a tire that's suitable for what you're doing with your car, and just enjoy driving it. |
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And that's the gist of my presentation. The post was also partially like a PSA cause I noticed a lot of people here bragged about lighter 17" wheels but then they have fat heavy tires and may not know.
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Aside from just looks vs performance, I have meaty tires mainly to help with the shitty roads in NYC lol. Running 17x9 RFP1s with 255/40 tires. Absolutely not for performance because honestly, I don't track my car and I'm not gonna pretend I do.
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Does it improve ride quality? Cause that's one of my problems as well. I have coilovers and have to play with tire pressures to make the ride tolerable.
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Impossible to compare the two directly in terms of going over potholes and whatnot since I'd have to find the exact same potholes. But I really do think it helps with that. Between the thicker walls with more air to absorb impact and the wider tires to help me just drive over some potholes or at least avoid enough of the pothole so that I dont fall into it. |
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I was supercharged with a c38 running on e85. I'm now turbo'd with a gtx2860r and making more power than the supercharger.
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reason I'm asking is an sc has a more linear power delivery, so I'm assuming traction shouldn't be as much of an issue as it would be with a turbo. Could be wrong. Could depend on what kind of sc and the tune of course
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It's actually the other way around. the supercharger had so much power down low I couldn't really floor it from the start. The turbo does take a second or so to actually get going. I actually prefer the turbo setup too over the supercharger. It's more efficient (comparing the compressor maps). On 14psi on the supercharger I am no where near as fast as I am now with 10psi on my turbo.
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18x9.5
Will 18x9.5+35 offset work on stock Scion FR-S. Mainly I’m thinking the front of it will work. I have some people say not unless you have coil overs and some say that it can work without them. Has there anyone that has tried to do this
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FWIW, I just went from stock wheels and tires to Apex 17x9's with Firestone 245's and lost .6lb per corner.
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Firestone’s were not worth a damn until Bridgestone bought them out in 1990. Good luck. I’d like to know how they hold up as well Keep us posted.
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