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Which size did you get? I was curious about possibly using a 15" Britelite for an autocross wheel and was wondering what tire options/offset work with these wheels.
What color britelite are you looking at? I think you could pull off the polished ones with the black inserts..would really depend on the stance though
That's the color I was looking at.
A 10mm spacer should push the wheel out to the fender. But then comes tire size, I was thinking something bigger than a 215/40 to fill out the wheel well a little better but a 215/45 is TOO big, for my tastes at least. If only they made 225/40/17...
215/40/17 if you want grip and still shorter than stock. I've run multiple 205's and I drive too hard through corners for 205'. The front end always slides for me. No issues with 215's
PGT, thanks for the pics, I like the red on the GP, just not on my MCS lol. Any clue as to that tire size and I assume that's stock rideheight?
Rally, a 205/45/17 or a 205/40/17?
That's up to you...depends on how much sidewall you want. For 17s i always say less sidewall....but you know the roads you're driving on.
I just like 205's cause they won't be all bulgy and ugly on a 7 inch rim. That can kill the look of wheels. And unless you're tracking your car with these wheels....you don't need much more than 205's on your 7's. My guess is that the Alta car is running 205's...there's a tiny tiny bit of stretch going on.
215/40/17 if you want grip and still shorter than stock. I've run multiple 205's and I drive too hard through corners for 205'. The front end always slides for me. No issues with 215's
May just mean you're going into corners too fast My front used to slide going into the tighter corners on the course and I was convinced that it had to do with my tires or my suspension settings....talked to one of the veterans at the event and he just told me to brake a little earlier. I shaved a few seconds off my times instantly. The contact patch difference between 205's and 215's is minimal (unless you get those 215's that are as wide as most 225's)
Then again....if absolute performance was a concern, he wouldn't be looking at 17's anyways.
brakes? If anything, I'm accelerating through the turn....on the street, not talking about autox. Throw it hard around a corner and it slides. At least on the three sets of 205's I've had. I had 205/45/17 ZIEX 912 on 17x7 for a month and swapped over to 215/45/17 on 17x7.5. No more front end sliding.
I'm also running coilovers, so that might be the deal...less body roll means something's got to give (suspension ability quickly overloads mechanical grip). I had the same issues on my Suby with narrow front tires...going to 245's meant more speed carried through the corners.
brakes? If anything, I'm accelerating through the turn....on the street, not talking about autox.
Oh, my bad on the assumption. I've never encountered the traction limits out on the street...the highest speed limit turn I've ever seen is a 60mph ramp, and those are generally gradual curves. 205's handled that fine
Originally Posted by PGT
I'm also running coilovers, so that might be the deal...less body roll means something's got to give (suspension ability quickly overloads mechanical grip). I had the same issues on my Suby with narrow front tires...going to 245's meant more speed carried through the corners.
Yah, I'm on coils too. That may be why a little bit of body roll up front can be a good thing sometimes. It's the same reason a lot of people step down the front swaybar. If you soften up the front a bit you may be able to carry the same speed through a corner while still on the 205's.
I had 205/40/17 Parada Spec2's prior to my 215/40/17 Ziex 512 and I obviously preferred the former from a handling perspective. However, I like the ride on the 215/40/17 better. They don't look too bulgy on the S-Lites but I was thinking about trying out the Falken 451 this time around.
I have 215/40/16 Kumho V710s on them. It is a very short little tire, but works great for Autocross. I'll snap a picture of them this weekend.
I hate the fact that they are only going to be on the car only 10 days a year.
Are you running stock class? Just wondering technically the 16X7 isn't legal ive been trying to find some options for the legal 16x6.5 size, but the rota slipstreams seem to be hard to come by and the SSRs and motegis are just beyond what i want to spend. They should just let you round up to the nearest inch so hard to find a wheel that is legal and light.
PGT, thanks for the pics, I like the red on the GP, just not on my MCS lol. Any clue as to that tire size and I assume that's stock rideheight?
Rally, a 205/45/17 or a 205/40/17?
My GP is still stock ride height. I love the wheels though. I run a 215/45/17 on that car, but will be using a 225/40/17 on my newest R56. If red isn't your thing they are available in other colors.
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Are you running stock class? Just wondering technically the 16X7 isn't legal ive been trying to find some options for the legal 16x6.5 size, but the rota slipstreams seem to be hard to come by and the SSRs and motegis are just beyond what i want to spend. They should just let you round up to the nearest inch so hard to find a wheel that is legal and light.
Nope. SM for me because of my pulley and BBK.
I was going to get some Slipstreams used from someone in town, but they rubbed my brakes big time.
The TPMS fit the ones I bought 8 months ago. I also had to have the bolt holes of the wheels drilled out 2mm from 12mm to 14mm to accommodate the larger bolts. You could also do a stud conversion.
My front used to slide going into the tighter corners on the course and I was convinced that it had to do with my tires or my suspension settings....talked to one of the veterans at the event and he just told me to brake a little earlier. I shaved a few seconds off my times instantly. The contact patch difference between 205's and 215's is minimal (unless you get those 215's that are as wide as most 225's
