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Look goodgt_sjo said:
How porkie?
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I have spent hours (maybe even days) looking at wheels and obviously FT86Club has made it a bit easier with that great thread.
Still tempted to stick with a 17" and go for a really light forged item CE28N or BBS RF
But then I start thinking about 18s with some skinnier rubber; loved Advan RGDs or some TSW Burgs
And maybe a little space for a bigger brake set up
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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Still tempted to stick with a 17" and go for a really light forged item CE28N or BBS RF
But then I start thinking about 18s with some skinnier rubber; loved Advan RGDs or some TSW Burgs
And maybe a little space for a bigger brake set up
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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·Not wid d'street bling tho bro.Booyakasha!
I know next to nothing about tyres so this is just a guess: Is this because the high profile tyre can absorb some bumps (as in rough surface micro bumps) and keep more rubber on the road over the rough surfaces?gt_sjo said:
Often I see track cars with smaller rims with higher profile tyres....
Yeah, sidewall compliance makes a huge amount of difference to grip. This is why drag racers and F1 cars run decent sidewalls.
Unfortunately the aftermarket see's a touring car and thinks to replicate that setup they need to drop their suspension and run low profile tyres.. It's a completely difference package!
Unfortunately the aftermarket see's a touring car and thinks to replicate that setup they need to drop their suspension and run low profile tyres.. It's a completely difference package!
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·Maybe bigger brakes are needed for the additional grip from bigger/wider tyres... and so it continues.GT86Owner said:
I would think improved discs and pads would be the next step if you get fade on standard brakes 
On a standard car, on track, usually the brakes will be the first thing to start giving up. You just do a cool down lap or two, then let the car rest stopped for a while, then can go back at it!
On the road if you're getting fade you either have a sticky calliper, warn out pads/discs or you're a loon
On a standard car, on track, usually the brakes will be the first thing to start giving up. You just do a cool down lap or two, then let the car rest stopped for a while, then can go back at it!
On the road if you're getting fade you either have a sticky calliper, warn out pads/discs or you're a loon
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·Pretty sure that's what Iain Litchfield was running on his BRZ at Combe last week, but that was set up for track. Driver said it handled very well, but I suspect a little harsh to say the least on road.
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