"Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)" (rduncan5678)
06/27/2016 at 17:31 • Filed to: None
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"Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)" (rduncan5678)
06/27/2016 at 17:31 • Filed to: None | 3
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While I now have to run in CSP against people with turbo’d engine swaps, racing seats, and who knows what other mods, it is still well worth it. Only other mods I have are flyin miata vmaxx classic coilovers and flyin miata front sway bar so ideally I’d run STR. But thanks to the Hoosiers I now am in Street prepared. Anyways, these things are so much fun. The car holds so much more speed through turns and seriously loves heat. The hotter the tires got, the faster I could go! I am used to Street tires that require constant watering and pressure release to stay predictable. There is the downside of feedback being minimal on the edge of grip but that is something I can learn more with experience.
I still have no idea what pressure to run these at but I will look to the forums to solve that. I ran them at 32 all around but with only 6 runs for the day, I couldn’t really figure out if I wanted less/more. Hoping I can get a test and tune in at some point to really find a sweet spot.
These things were like glue for all of the small rocks and crap on the course.
The only bad part of using these tires now is transporting them to events and back. Seeing as I have a very practical Miata, I had one strapped to the luggage rack and three in the passenger seat. The transport part isn’t so bad but swapping the wheels at the event and carrying them up/down to my apartment certainly is a test of my interest in this lol. I think I will invest in an electric impact gun to make things quicker though. I was the last car to leave the event just because it took so damn long to swap my wheels with a lug wrench. At least I had my floor jack and not a scissor jack though!
My new Street wheels look pretty nice though. Glad to not be tearing them up with autox. The DZ102s could work for autox too but again, I want them to last and not get torn to bits. Hoping they make it a solid 40k of highway miles and spirited back road driving.
For Sweden
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
06/27/2016 at 17:36 |
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You need this to carry your Hoosiers to the track day bro
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Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
> For Sweden
06/27/2016 at 17:42 |
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Is that a tow hitch mounted tire carrier? That is awesome. I need this. Then I can still use my luggage rack for my camping pack and be able to see out the back of the car. This would make the further away events possible! Seeing out of my car with 3 tires in the seat and one on the trunk is dangerous while changing lanes.
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For Sweden
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
06/27/2016 at 17:44 |
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Just tie a license plate to the tires and you should be legal.
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Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
> For Sweden
06/27/2016 at 17:44 |
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My current setup kinda sucks to go long distances.
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Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
> For Sweden
06/27/2016 at 17:46 |
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Oh yeah, forgot about that part. That guy definitely just ignored that problem
HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
06/27/2016 at 18:50 |
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Do you have access to a welder? I'd bet you could make a tiny trailer to carry all you race gear. Tires, jack, tool box, helmet. Then you wouldn't be making the car carry the extra weight.
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Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
> HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
06/27/2016 at 18:56 |
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Well a tire trailer from harbor freight and a tow hitch are definitely the best and most elegant solution. However, I would have to pay for a storage unit just to keep the trailer. My apartment is VERY anal about any sort of trailer being parked near the property. Sure, storage unit would also solve the tires up and down stairs problem but that would get expensive.
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HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
06/27/2016 at 19:54 |
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Didn't think of that. Apartment living stinks.
The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
06/28/2016 at 20:34 |
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You could have some extensions fabbed up for the trunk rack and do something like this.
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Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
> The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
06/28/2016 at 20:38 |
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That seems rather complex. I guess that is just to put the weight in a better place to make the handling less wonky? Since hanging them all off the rear bumper would be a bad place for all that weight. I could try just mounting a tray on my luggage rack but its probably too much weight. Ideally if I could just find a way to fit two on my rack and two in the seat, then I would be set.