Hey all, I've been debating if I should get some an extra set of wheels for track(ap1 oems or similar size) or use my FN01Rs(18s)

My thoughts are rubber is cheaper for the smaller wheels but at the lose of tire grip surface. Please bare with my newb-ness I'm still learning

I will also continue to "search" as well

Any opinions are very appreciated

Thanks,
Ryan

 

If you want to track your car on the cheap and don't care about that last 10th, then you can't do better than AP1 wheels. If you want to run 17" or 18" rims with wide stickies (requiring adequate wheel offsets), then you'd better bring a much MUCH bigger checkbook. Your current 18" wheels probably won't allow you to run much wider tires than AP1 due to widths and offsets.

 

I'm actually running a 225 F, 245 R +48 offset all around, No rubbing. I do think I'd be able to play more with my suspension if I had oem wheels (more fender clearance)

Thank you for your post I appreciate it, I'm pretty much set on AP1s for track.

Any more opinions? The more the better

Thank you

 

I'm going 225/50-16 F / 245/45-16 R for my track tires. Mucho cheaper-o than 17" or 18" rubber. You could go wider (say 245s/275s) and stay on 16", assuming you could find wide enough rears. Don't see any benefit to going to 18's. Greater rotational inertia, MUCH greater cost!

 

I am not racing expert, but what ZDan said seems resonable to me. 18" wheels have increased rotational inertia due to the weight (likely) being farther from the rotational axis. I'd think some lightweight 16s would be a good way to go if you really want cool looking race wheels. A guy in Mid-A had a set of Spoon wheels for sale a few weeks back.

 

You can definately run 225F/245R tires on stock AP1 wheels, so you're not really changing the tire size much, even the stock 225 rears are as wide as most 245 tires in terms of their contact patch.

 

Another vote for OEM AP1 wheels as excellent equipment for learning how to drive on the track.

 

Ap1 wheels 225/50/16 fronts 245/45/16 rears. We use the RS2's, 83 a pop for the fronts 96/rears.

 

How do these hold up on the track? Pros/cons?