Any pics bud and what arch work was needed, liwlke rolled arch or more. Thanksdave7368 said:18x10.5 with a 275 tyre on mine,
little bit of arch work required..
He has a full m&m widearch body kitted car.stu69er said:Any pics bud and what arch work was needed, liwlke rolled arch or more. Thanks
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You thought about about using the slicks from clio cup? Think they similar to a 235 tyre. 17 inch.stu69er said:No it's no April fool q. I can get 265/660/18 slicks for like 160 full set. I know guys have ran 245 so just wanted to see if 264 would be possible as would save me a fortune on tyre
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How does 18's "ruin the drivability" as you say. Have you tried 18's on a DC5? I use 17 and 18 on and off track and really dont notice any differencecarl hammond said:He has a full m&m widearch body kitted car.
In order to run those you‘re talking a lot of work, aside from the price of tyres any other reason for wanting to do this?
So you honestly think you‘ll go through enough tyres in a year to warrant the amount of work? If it‘s a race car (actually compete then fair enough, although I know people who compete and still haven‘t gone to that extent).
18‘s will ruin the drivability by the way
I have and hated it, more unstable (imo) and the feedback (for me felt less). A larger wheel results in slower acceleration (not ideal on a track car).How does 18's "ruin the drivability" as you say. Have you tried 18's on a DC5? I use 17 and 18 on and off track and really dont notice any difference
Without major work to the rear arches (all depending on your geo and setup) I think the max you'd get is a much lower number than you plan, maybe a 235/245. Are you looking to run the same squared setup or staggered front to rear ?Yes guys its a full on race car, should have mentioned that. No I didn't know the clio Cup tyres but thanks will have a look. Just looking info and ideas thanks.
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Hi mate I hope you are well (through this odd times), do you like me only do trackdays in your's are you competing?I've been looking at the clio cup 17 inch slicks.
My car is not set up to get the maximum out them but simple maths make them appealing. A set of ar1 or r888r will set you back £600.00 where as a set of used slicks will be around 2 to 300.
235/40/17 on an 8j et45/40 wheel with the right camper settings (-1.5/2) should fit with no issues.
But then I guess you have to think about the knock on effect. You'll be putting more stress on suspension components, will they wear out quicker?
Meh, you only live once, try it, if doesn't work who cares, ebay to the rescue.
All good thanks mate. Hope you are well to. More importantly, I hope you've bought that damn house of yours so you can show us all how to mod DC5's properly .carl hammond said:Hi mate I hope you are well (through this odd times), do you like me only do trackdays in your's are you competing?
Only reason I ask is that a lot of trackday organisers don't allow cars on slicks so was wondering how you get to use them and where (if you have or will be) as even my friends who complete use the likes or the AR1's and R888R's like me/us.
You're the same as me then, currently killing off my AD08R set as well. I had three trackdays planned for March and April (all cancelled) obviously and cannot wait to get out there again.All good thanks mate. Hope you are well to. More importantly, I hope you've bought that damn house of yours so you can show us all how to mod DC5's properly .
Mines a weekend / trackday car. I don't compete (not quick enough), just enjoy driving around in circles on track at my own pace.
My objective this year was to do 1 track day a month, I was on target and reasonably booked up but covid has meant cancellations.
Every trackday I've been on, there are plenty of cars running slicks. A few organisers say you need a cage but I've never seen it enforced.
I've got two set of wheels anyway. Ps4 on one set and ad08r on another.
I'm killing my ad08r's, then its decision time, ar1/r888r or slicks. Most likely will be ar1 I reckon, that's only because I think the ar1 tread pattern is beautiful.....
Grrrrr, this is not good mate, know and feel your pain with the three I had palnned. I wanted to get a min for 10 in this year :-(, be lucky to get 3 now mainly due to house move that's paused.... Worse was we are meant to be going to Florida on May 2nd and still waiting for it to be cancelled so we can have a refund and rebook.Should have been at snetterton today