265/17 or 18 all around on S14?

[dmora79]

anyone have larger tires on their wheels for track events?
What kinds of wheels do you have, and were they custom offsets?
Any fender rolling?

[dmora79]

no one uses wider tires for track events?

[HaLo]

AceInHole does.. 275/315 Hoosier combo. :)

[sykikchimp]

I run whats cheap and works.. 205 falkens all around on stock wheels.

I use the big wheels on the street for tha bling. :P

[dmora79]

AceInHole does.. 275/315 Hoosier combo. :)
:eek3d: Thats quite a bit more than i was willing to do. Thats some major fender cutting and pulling.
I run whats cheap and works.. 205 falkens all around on stock wheels.

I use the big wheels on the street for tha bling. :P
:duh:

[HaLo]

i use 225/245

[98sr20ve]

i use 225/245


Thats my street size. Still have not figured out the track size. I want the 245 all the way around. May need to use spacers to get that size to work in front.

Edit, this is on a s13 so I guess it does not help you.

[HaLo]

Thats my street size. Still have not figured out the track size. I want the 245 all the way around. May need to use spacers to get that size to work in front.

Edit, this is on a s13 so I guess it does not help you.

Exactly... i use that setup on my s13 for street and track... but I plan on 245 all around for track.. for an s14, go 275 all around! :D

[nigel1]

thats kinda small...... :loco:

[HaLo]

thats kinda small...... :loco:

it's small but it WORKS.

[carnal_c30]

I use 235/45-17 and 265/40-17 on 17x8 17x9 no cutting required on an s14 offset front- 28 offset rear, 35

[ghostuss]

So hard for me to break traction with 225/245 50s. I want to break traction so hehe gonna go with something different on the track. 225/225 maybe

[AceInHole]

:eek3d: Thats quite a bit more than i was willing to do. Thats some major fender cutting and pulling.

:duh:

http://www.engr.uconn.edu/~corrales/carsIM/wheeltest/IMG_8456.JPG

275 on the front with: 17x9 wheel +27 offset. 3/4" spacer.

Fenders pulled *slightly* to clear, but Hoosiers are a bit wider than rated.

Running a 265 up front should be fine w/o major pulling using the right offsets. I ran 245's up front with stock fenders for a year without probs. Used a rim sized 16x7.5 +26mm. Plenty of clearance to the fender and coilover.

245/45/R16 worked great for me for autocross. It should work great for the track as well. With a 240sx, you really don't NEED much more tire than that untill you start making huge HP numbers. I'm gearing my setup to push around 350 to the wheels, which is why I run the huge tires... but looking back, i probably should've gone 275 on all 4 corners. The rear tires just aren't getting a lot of heat into them, so I'm not even maximizing my grip just yet.

[theicecreamdan]

I dont have much trouble spinning my yokohama advan 235/45/17 in my KA s14, but they are pretty bald now and I got some cheap 255 40 to put on the rears next week.

[AzNCmB]

What do you guys think about 255/40 or 245/40's on 17x9 24mm cobra rims, for the rears of a stock s14?

thanks in advance.

[nlzmo400r]

well kim, since your car is pretty much stock,i dont think you'll need any wider than a 245 for sure. It'll look awesome, what are you running in the front?