View Poll Results: What wheel would perform "better"?
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The better choice......
#1
The better choice......
Since this place is dead, I figured I'd try and get a discussion started.
I'm running in ASP this coming year again, with 285mm Hoosiers. Last year I ran on the 18x10.5" NT03+M wheels (seemingly the wheel of choice for ASP evos).
I still have the 18x10.5" NT03+M's. I also have a set of 18x10" TC105X's, which are about 3lbs per wheel, lighter than the NTO3M's.
If you had to choose would you take the wider, heavier wheel? Or the lighter, narrower wheel to perform better for autox?
Thanks for your insight! Poll is up as well!
I'm running in ASP this coming year again, with 285mm Hoosiers. Last year I ran on the 18x10.5" NT03+M wheels (seemingly the wheel of choice for ASP evos).
I still have the 18x10.5" NT03+M's. I also have a set of 18x10" TC105X's, which are about 3lbs per wheel, lighter than the NTO3M's.
If you had to choose would you take the wider, heavier wheel? Or the lighter, narrower wheel to perform better for autox?
Thanks for your insight! Poll is up as well!
#3
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Always wider. It's not apples to apples but in the miata world it's been proven with lap times that a 225 tire is faster on a 9" wheel vs an 8" wheel. Same exact wheel, only difference being width and offset.
Stretching the sidewall a hair takes some compliance out of it but gives better turn in grip.
Stretching the sidewall a hair takes some compliance out of it but gives better turn in grip.
#6
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It'd basically boil down to the wider heavier wheel being better for AX and the lighter narrower one being better for RR. For me the lighter one would brake better and launch out of the corner better over the duration of the race because I don't transition as quickly. I've run the 295 hoho's on a 10" wheel and they were very happy.
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#8
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Originally Posted by Dallas J
I suspect steering angle has a big effect on it as well.