rigors bt car needs street meats!
 

well i have major traction issues, would like to know different widths what will fit w/o modification of front fenders

and what widths require fender modification/weather it minor, or major please post up your thoughts on the issue thanks!

i would like to run a 255 40 18 tire ,rim to fit this best, or am i to wide?

or a smaller rim is a option 17

it's a speed3 stock height / suspension only mod is rear airbags witch helped with squat

and im willing to run narrower in the rear

wheel gods please step up!

im currently running a falcon azenis rt615

225 45 18 they suck even @ 24 psi or any were in between

roll on boost in 4th up in smoke!

thanks in advance

no street tire will hold traction..so stop thinking.

u have 2 choices...

roll with a drag radial (but they are dangerous as fuck in the rain)

or spin away.....

(slicks not a choice on the street obv)

255-50-16 or some shit was the nittos drag radials i ran.......there really aint shit that will make the problem go away...its not a problem of tire but more of weight transfer....shits not gonna be wut u want it to be ever ..... but drag radials will get u a lil bite.


but trust me....them nittos even in the rain will aqua plane and will trigger the tc at 60 mph in 6th cruising...no fucken joke so be careful

Azenis were cool last decade.

nigor was in a cave for a decade

ya i actualy lost traction when i went to those, my all seasons were way better so wider is no good?

contact patch usually grows more from increase in tire diameter than tire width...

most nubs do not know this

so a shorter rim, bigger tire is what i was thinking! to have some squat on the tire better contact patch

this is drag racing not road racing....


the more sidewall u have...the more the softer tire will deflect and abosrb the initial torsion .....extreme example are wrinkle wall slicks.

so for drag racing ....yes the taller the tire the better..... but handling will suffer of course. and yeah 16 inch rim is the smallest u can go b4 u make contact with brakes.

i just want to keep the smoke from rolling in my front windows in 4th is that to much to ask!
tires stink

well i know im not going to get the perfect tire for the street,

but these tires i have are rilly bad i went 3 steps back with my current tire.

im thinking a tire with lots of sipeing is better with a lighter sidewall

17x9 +45 is a very common fitment with s2k/subie/evo they will fit on stock suspension. I saw a couple gen1's at OCC running some rpf1's in that size (cheap wheels btw) I bought my rpf1's for 900 shipped with lugs. As far as tires you can fit a 255/40/17 with no problems 245/40 is the ideal size though since it will give you some extra clearance with that stock suspension. Tires are cheaper for 17's as well.

well if any one knows of a tire that seemed to have better traction than stock please post up thanks

i guessed last time and they suck! only lasted me 9000 miles and 0 traction

my alseasons lasted 2 years and hooked way better, bridgedstone pole positions handled ok, but way better straight line traction than stock, and quiet smooth ride

Depends what tire you want. If you want traction, star spec/NT05/rs3 would help. If you want traction+tire life, its probably gonna cost you twice of said tires

you have a dealer for said rim?

Couldalso check out the trmotorsport c3 for about half the price of an rpf1. Only thing is they are +48

sending you a PM, keep in mind that its the middle of race season so prices may vary but its worth a shot. I bought mine in the winter. Just give them a call, their website is useless.


totally forgot about these wheels, they're good shit. half the price? Are you serious? If so, I wasn't aware they were that cheap.

tr c3 in a 17''x 9 48 offset

http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/..._c3_lg_100.jpg

how will it fit?

itll fit great, especially if you have the air bags to keep the rear of the car from squatting hard.

If you drive in the rain a lot, the NT05 is actually pretty damn good in the wet, and pretty damn sticky when warm and dry.

they have a tun of cheep tires in that size, i could burn them off!

and who would give a fuck!

and my buy a set of 16s for some slicks later

so when i finally ware these pos out,
ill go with these rims or similar, and either a 255/40/17 which seems a little short 25''dia or the 255/45/17 and a little tall @26.1 leaning towards the taller ones, cause these things are so short geared...

I'd go with Nitto NT05s mainly cause they are cheap and some of the best "grip tires" I've had and other friends have had. $632 shipped from DiscountTireDirect

ill keep it in mind thanks

Not sure where these guys are coming up with 255's with no rolling/pulling. I run 255/40/17's and rolling/pulling is absolutely required. 245's are the largest you can go with out modification.

fronts will have no issue. the rears will require a roll. but I'm on eibach springs.

255/40/17

Unmolested fenders...

http://i53.tinypic.com/xpoae0.jpg

what offset are you running and how wide of rim

Street meats you say?
http://www.deadthingswefind.com/wp-c...squirrel10.png

I believe they are +42 and 9"

Go down to 255/40/17. The 40's are actually pretty tall, much taller than I expected. I came from 225/45/18 and these were a HUGE improvement in ALL aspects of grip and handling. Some words of warning...

with a 9" wide rim +42 and 255 tires, I was hitting the shock body until I put on 5mm spacers, so 1. there's no way to fit that wide a wheel with stock shocks and 2. you will need ~ +38 to keep far enough away from an aftermarket shock body.

Here's some pics of mine. No great stance ones, but you'll get the idea.


http://www.mazdaspeedforums.org/foru...tml#post930862

38 back spacing? and by aftermarket shocks you mean coil overs or just aftermarket struts?

Coilovers is what I'm running, not sure on anything else and I mean the offset should be ~et 38 when it's all said and done. Mine offset is et42 plus the 5mm spacer which gave me a little room which is how I got the et38 number

Opps i mispoke about the width. They are 9". But that is the offset... Wheels came from bnoon. Not sure how you were hitting the shock bodies.

If the op is not woried about turning, he needs to look at some dot drag radials for fwd cars.

Only the inside of the tires was hitting, not the wheel itself, so maybe the Hankooks are just a little extra wide for a 255?

i got a 5mm spacer up front with my bilsteins. 17x9 +45 RPF1.

I would jump on tirerack and check but im using my phone. Mine are kuhmo ecsta xs if you want to compare.

Hmmm, both sit at 10.2" on a 9" wheel. Idk maybe I just have a little extra camber or something. Haven't gotten aligned yet so I'm not sure.

Didnt read your entire post earlier. You are running aftermarket struts. I'm assuming they are a different diameter.

I'm running the same wheels, 3mm is all you need to clear the strut, I opted for 5mm as well

you fuckers are confusing the shit out of me lol

im on stock suspension, do i have to go to coil over to go 9'' wide? and what offset ?

can you post a couple pics of your setup please

so would a 48mm et right or to much in the back? or is that the wrong way ? 42?

i think i figured it out the smaller the # the farther from the strut but this number changes with rim width correct

figgin confusing

LOL sorry for the confusion. Let me try and clear this up.

For stock suspension a 9" wheel and +42 offset will fit without issue.

Coil-overs or aftermarket struts will require more clearance, which means less positive offset.

so aftermarket struts are a larger diameter ? than the stockers?

so i should account for this as i would like to upgrade to eventually, i was under the impression coil overs were narrower.
but now that i think about it the spring comes down lower on the shock body than a strut so that would make it a bigger dia, ohh boy

here is 4th gear peddlin it basically spinning unless i let off lol

http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/...9-06-49-36.jpg

+38 with 9" would be ideal.

LOL @ all the yellow lights in that vid

after the smokey the tire light goes out lol, engine light is vcts delete /egr delete

here you go rigor

http://www.mazdaspeedforums.org/foru...7x9-cwp-78139/

that looks good! ^^^^

After having the Bridgestone Potenza RE01-R's, I'd have to go with the new RE-11's that replaced them. Great traction, though first and second do still spin it's MUCH less than before. Even stock turbo I was able to roll-on spin through 3rd gear at 20 psi and air/water, now 3rd pulls like a mofo with no spin, and even the top end of 2nd gear actually starts to gain traction a little bit. 245/45/17 is what I have now and will run 255/40/17 next time.

well i kinda dropped the ball and needed tires asap, so i ended up with 17x7 40 offset and running 235 45 17 and i had them siped and they hook up awesome so im real happy and 0 fitment issues
wish they were wider, but i don't think it would make much diff in the traction department!

http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/...1-23141114.jpg