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02-22-2013, 12:24 PM | #26 |
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02-22-2013, 12:26 PM | #27 |
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Yeah, but after having to spend entirely too much for old wheels, I'd rather not spend a fortune on expensive lugnuts again. On my Si I had Volk GTN two piece wheels and ran those $200 Rays lugnuts.. It looked great, but trying to do it a little more budget at the moment. lol
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02-22-2013, 12:29 PM | #28 |
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After a quick search, are they 12x1.25 M12?
Planning on doing some decent ones for now, then get the teal Work ones once I powdercoat the wheels matte black. |
02-22-2013, 01:01 PM | #29 | |
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02-22-2013, 01:02 PM | #30 |
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02-22-2013, 01:05 PM | #31 |
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02-22-2013, 01:15 PM | #32 | |
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Don't know about the spacers, maybe someone else can answer. I will however explain what I mean using your example. 225 is the tire's width in millimeters. 18 is obviously the the wheel or rim size. The 40 is the aspect ratio, which refers to sidewall height. However, it's not automatically 40 mm or anything like that. What the aspect ration means is that the 40 means the sidewall height is 40% of the width (225 mm). So in this case, the sidewall height is ~90 mm. Yes, obviously this does kind of go along with tire height, however, it's not quite that simple. For example, a 225/40/18 will be shorter in overall height than a 265/40/18, and the sidewall would be taller too. This is why a 205/50/17, a 225/45/17, and a 225/40/18 are all just about the same height tire overall. |
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02-22-2013, 01:27 PM | #33 | |
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02-22-2013, 01:28 PM | #34 | |
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About the spacer. Well, I came frome a racing back ground and never modified my daily cars before that. What I learned is that if you just used a spacer without extended studs then when you out the wheels back on, there will be less threads holding the wheel. Its a big no-no in the racing would because of the high stress of wheel. But on a normal daily, I cant see this to be a big problem. Safe is relative. Safe for daily commute. Sure, low stress is demanded from the wheels. Safe for racing? Never, too high stress demand. I wouldnt risk it personally from experience. But again I cant see the danger of running a 5 mm without extended studs on the streets. 10 mm spacers would require longer studs for sure. I think u lose about 3-4 turns with a 5 mm spacer. But I will not be responsible for whatever happens. Always properly torque your lug nuts. |
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02-22-2013, 01:28 PM | #35 |
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I do agree with what you mean, but I was just using generalized example for reference. haha In a general example, the 40 is the tire height. The combo of the width and height does affect the overall profile. But just as a quick example..
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02-22-2013, 01:31 PM | #36 |
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And yes, that's what I figured on the spacer situation. I was gonna put spacers on the Si, but wanted to wait until I got the extended studs for proper tightness.
So any wheels on this car (unless you run staggered) will be slightly inwards in the rear on this car? Is running staggered safe on an AWD? Not a big stagger, but like 17x7.5 and 17x8? |
02-22-2013, 01:33 PM | #37 |
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02-22-2013, 01:35 PM | #38 |
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lol Considering the guy didn't know what 17x7 meant, do you really think he'll grasp the idea of the tire ratio off the bat?
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02-22-2013, 01:37 PM | #39 |
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He should in how ans2k and I explained it....it's simple english! But trying to confuse him with false information sure isn't gonna help. lol
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02-22-2013, 01:41 PM | #40 |
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I wouldn't classify it as false information. But ok, you win. Congrats. lol I suppose on my countless amounts of wheels and tires I've bought over time that I've been wrong all along.
Here, taken off an online post: The tires on a BMW Mini Cooper might be labeled: P195/55R16 85H P — these tires are for a passenger vehicle. However 'P' denotes P metric size load and speed rating changes for P tire & non-P tires. 195 — the nominal width of the tire is approximately 195 mm at the widest point 55 — indicates that the height of the sidewall of the tire is 55% of the width (107 mm) R — this is a radial tire 16 — this tire fits 16 in (410 mm) wheels 85 — the load index, a maximum of 515 kg (1,140 lb) per tire in this case H — the speed index, this means the maximum permitted speed, here 210 km/h (130 mph). |
02-22-2013, 01:46 PM | #41 | |
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Yea "40" is a percentage or ratio. 225/40/18 means that the tire is 225 mm wide, the side wall height is 40% of the width of the tire and it fits on a 18 inch rim. I mean those are the basics. But in the real world those numbers arent exact from manufacturer to manufacturer. For example. The s2000 cam with staggered tires. But when people went to go replace them with the oem size but a different manufacturer. They found out that the front tires were skinnier than other tires with the same size and the rears tires were wider than other tires with the same size. |
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02-22-2013, 01:47 PM | #42 | |
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Straight from http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete....jsp?techid=46 "Typically following the three digits identifying the tire's Section Width in millimeters is a two-digit number that identifies the tire's profile or aspect ratio. P225/50R16 91S The 50 indicates that this tire size's sidewall height (from rim to tread) is 50% of its section width. The measurement is the tire's section height, and also referred to as the tire's series, profile or aspect ratio. The higher the number, the taller the sidewall; the lower the number, the lower the sidewall. We know that this tire size's section width is 225mm and that its section height is 50% of 225mm. By converting the 225mm to inches (225 / 25.4 = 8.86") and multiplying it by 50% (.50) we confirm that this tire size results in a tire section height of 4.43". If this tire were a P225/70R16 size, our calculation would confirm that the size would result in a section height of 6.20", approximately a 1.8-inch taller sidewall." |
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02-22-2013, 01:48 PM | #43 | |
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02-22-2013, 01:50 PM | #44 | |
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02-22-2013, 01:50 PM | #45 |
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I'm not butt hurt in the least. lol I know how to fit tires on my car just fine.
It's not a contest at all. Just using generalized info. It's no biggie really. Just have him go onto the Tire Rack site like everyone else. haha |
02-23-2013, 04:59 AM | #46 |
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02-24-2013, 08:28 PM | #47 |
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02-24-2013, 09:28 PM | #48 |
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02-24-2013, 09:39 PM | #49 |
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Those turned out hot. Going for something similar.
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02-24-2013, 10:26 PM | #50 |
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