Any drawback using AP2 wheels as track wheels?
#1
Any drawback using AP2 wheels as track wheels?
I'm about to buy a second set of staggered AP2 wheels as HPDE wheels. I'll probably use them 5x/year and don't drive very fast on the track.
Anyone see any problems with doing this instead of buying "better" wheels for the track, like some 949's or enkei's?
Thanks
Anyone see any problems with doing this instead of buying "better" wheels for the track, like some 949's or enkei's?
Thanks
#2
Nope, people use the AP2 wheels all the time at the track, and I've never heard of any failures with them. They're strong and cheap, but also heavy. If you do go with 949Racing or Enkei RPF1, you would drop about 5 pounds per wheel in unsprung weight.
#3
My AP2 wheels (which were powdercoated) near shattered from a minor collision with a crack in the ground. William as well has destroyed a set I believe (his first time out actually) but he can probably chime in if he wishes.
I would not do it other than to save points, if that is your aim. Otherwise just buy wheels, they look better are lighter and come in whatever size you want.
I would not do it other than to save points, if that is your aim. Otherwise just buy wheels, they look better are lighter and come in whatever size you want.
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Yeah I'm going to go solely off the PCing that my wheel gave. I am pretty damn sure the guy who PC'ed them took them to a random PC shop and they didn't know what they were doing.
I personally would rock AP2 wheels (rear) all around again. However, given the cost of the stock wheels and what people are expecting for them after this much time, you can throw in a little more money and get a size/offset thats more to your liking. The RPF1 casts a massive shadow over the 4x OEM rears, so really unless you want to save points, there's no real reason to go this route. Just my take on the matter, anyone disagree?
I personally would rock AP2 wheels (rear) all around again. However, given the cost of the stock wheels and what people are expecting for them after this much time, you can throw in a little more money and get a size/offset thats more to your liking. The RPF1 casts a massive shadow over the 4x OEM rears, so really unless you want to save points, there's no real reason to go this route. Just my take on the matter, anyone disagree?
#10
Originally Posted by Squirtle,Dec 6 2009, 09:39 AM
Yeah I'm going to go solely off the PCing that my wheel gave. I am pretty damn sure the guy who PC'ed them took them to a random PC shop and they didn't know what they were doing.
I personally would rock AP2 wheels (rear) all around again. However, given the cost of the stock wheels and what people are expecting for them after this much time, you can throw in a little more money and get a size/offset thats more to your liking. The RPF1 casts a massive shadow over the 4x OEM rears, so really unless you want to save points, there's no real reason to go this route. Just my take on the matter, anyone disagree?
I personally would rock AP2 wheels (rear) all around again. However, given the cost of the stock wheels and what people are expecting for them after this much time, you can throw in a little more money and get a size/offset thats more to your liking. The RPF1 casts a massive shadow over the 4x OEM rears, so really unless you want to save points, there's no real reason to go this route. Just my take on the matter, anyone disagree?
Tho, the link didn't skip to the relevant part correctly. Skip to the 2 min mark or click here.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8fM2X3XlNM [/media]#t=02m00s
Also, I have a set of ap2 v1s that I'll probably be selling soon in socal if anyone is interested.