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Post  Uncle Buck Wed Feb 20, 2008 6:16 am

well autox season is coming fast and iam still lost as what to use for rubber..... so iam looking for a decent set of 15's or even 14's..... i thought about using my steelies for autox rubber but iam still undecided....

suggestions on sizes and possibly brands to use and costs.....

come on Bowers lets see what ya got Twisted Evil
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Post  BOWERS Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:21 am

Well for a decent street/autox tire I prefer the Falken Azenis Rt-615's. I've also ran a set of the Kumho MX's and the Hankook Ventus RS-2 z212's which were fairly decent.
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Post  Uncle Buck Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:59 am

ya Discounttire.com is offering free s&h on tires right now.... and they have them Falkens on there.... my buddy swears on them and iam really thinking about them.....

what tire size would you suggest?? my stock tires are a 195/60R14.... i wanna keep the same size height but looking at a little wider stance....
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Post  BOWERS Thu Feb 21, 2008 11:13 am

what width of rim are you running?
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Post  BOWERS Thu Feb 21, 2008 3:54 pm

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Post  Uncle Buck Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:21 am

wheels iam going with are Drag Wheels DR-16: (i can get these at cost, plus they look ballin! lol)
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and tires iam thinking the 205/50R15 Falken Azeni's 615's for sure.... did some research on these and they look like badass tires!!
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Post  Conechaser Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:24 pm

Be carefull about using wheels intended for drag racing. (not sure if the ones you posted are or not) They may be lightweight... but they usually don't have the strength for the side loads generated by the turns.

Depending on the rim width and what tire you are looking for...
225/50/14
205/55/14
195/55/14
195/6014
185/60/14

The first 3 are usually only available in R compound tires. If you are looking for a "street" legal tire... then the 195/60/14 will most likely be the best option.

Also remember that wheel size can move you around class wise. If you are running in the Stock class... you have to use the OEM size wheel (same diameter, width, and offset +/- .25") If you are in STS then any diameter... but limited to 7.5" wide. STX is limited to 8" wide
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Post  Uncle Buck Sun Feb 24, 2008 2:47 am

the "Drag Wheels" is just the name of the company..... and they are 7" wide...

iam honestly not to worried about what class i get tossed into this season..... iam looking at a Jspec motor swap anyways so iam expecting the worse..... besides iam the kinda guy that likes to go out and tear up the coarse and have fun if i win or loose..... its all fun no matter what to me

i have a set of 14" rims but there isnt a whole lot of aftermarket tires available in that size...... so i opted for the larger rims....

and i know from my understanding if you go 2" larger with rims you get bumped to DSP.... which never bothered me, cus i did really well in that class
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