Preferable wheel widths for drifting
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BrianHarte
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AZ89two4Tsx
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^ I personally think that red hatch above looks hideous, but to each his own I guess. Steelies definately wouldn't be my first choice but if they're the right offset I'd consider them. I'm just kinda looking for something where tires won't be rediculously expensive.
Btw, what kind of side skirts are on that hatch? Ewww.
Btw, what kind of side skirts are on that hatch? Ewww.
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BrianHarte
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Re: (AZ89two4Tsx)
skyline wheels are cheap... usually
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AZ89two4Tsx
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Re: Preferable wheel widths for drifting (AZ89two4Tsx)
i'm in a stock ka24e and run a 15x10 rear with a 235 stretched. works great super stable
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destroyyourmind
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Re: Preferable wheel widths for drifting (torch'd)
sorry to thread jack wondering what those wheels on the red hatch came off of . and the side skirts.
Re: Preferable wheel widths for drifting (destroyyourmind)
they came off a lincoln town car... or mercury "somthing or other"they're airport cab wheels... we have them by the bushel in new york.
or get some new from Diamond racing wheels... they're cheap and custom.
or get some new from Diamond racing wheels... they're cheap and custom.
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AZ89two4Tsx
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FN-QR
Lol, I still haven't gotten any and the car is just now getting painted.
I'm still looking though......
I'm still looking though......
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RustspecS13
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Re: FN-QR (AZ89two4Tsx)
Run any wheel you want.
And NA KA Id run 15s only. Other wise its just too hard to spin unless you run 90psi.
For the past two years Ive run mainly 195 and 205 wide tires with my na ka with bolt ons. The shorter the side wall the better, as it acts like a shorter geared diff and that always helps.
I had some 195/65/15 bridgestone insignias and man they smoked like crazy and I could even spin them in 3rd gear. BFG and michalin tires smoke very nicely too, especially if they have a little dry rot.
I tried some 205/55/16s at 70psi on my 16in enkei meshies, and that wasn't happening. Even 205/50/16's didn't really work NA.
However now that I have an RB20, I'll be looking at running my 16s pretty much only. 205/55 and 225/50 and 215/50 and what ever else semi low pro I can get with lots of tread.
As far as streching, a 205/55 only has a little pull on my 8in wide wheel, and a 205/50 has a little bit more pull on it. And 195/60s on a 8 have a decent amount of strech but really not much at all. But the reason why I like strech in the rear, is it keeps the tires from feeling mushy, and makes the rear end predictiable.
Im probably going to try to get a pair of steelies that are 16x9's with a 20-30m offset. A little lip and wide to strech any tire I have. Im also considering a 15x10 with whatever offset will make it fit and strech the s*** out of some 205/60s or 215/60s or what ever I have laying around.
In short, go with that you can afford. I have 16x8 15et sportmaxx 501s, 16x7 enkei meshies, and proabably 8 stock alloys and steelies. And I work at a tire shop so I get decent amount of drift tires. But junkyards work too.
~Alex
And NA KA Id run 15s only. Other wise its just too hard to spin unless you run 90psi.
For the past two years Ive run mainly 195 and 205 wide tires with my na ka with bolt ons. The shorter the side wall the better, as it acts like a shorter geared diff and that always helps.
I had some 195/65/15 bridgestone insignias and man they smoked like crazy and I could even spin them in 3rd gear. BFG and michalin tires smoke very nicely too, especially if they have a little dry rot.
I tried some 205/55/16s at 70psi on my 16in enkei meshies, and that wasn't happening. Even 205/50/16's didn't really work NA.
However now that I have an RB20, I'll be looking at running my 16s pretty much only. 205/55 and 225/50 and 215/50 and what ever else semi low pro I can get with lots of tread.
As far as streching, a 205/55 only has a little pull on my 8in wide wheel, and a 205/50 has a little bit more pull on it. And 195/60s on a 8 have a decent amount of strech but really not much at all. But the reason why I like strech in the rear, is it keeps the tires from feeling mushy, and makes the rear end predictiable.
Im probably going to try to get a pair of steelies that are 16x9's with a 20-30m offset. A little lip and wide to strech any tire I have. Im also considering a 15x10 with whatever offset will make it fit and strech the s*** out of some 205/60s or 215/60s or what ever I have laying around.
In short, go with that you can afford. I have 16x8 15et sportmaxx 501s, 16x7 enkei meshies, and proabably 8 stock alloys and steelies. And I work at a tire shop so I get decent amount of drift tires. But junkyards work too.
~Alex