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volk racing wheels and tire combo

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has anyone ran on this combo? any problems with rubbing when lowered for track purposes? any problems with the tcs?

volk racing te37's and toyo ra-1 comp tires:

front: 17x8.5 +40mm and 235/40/17 tires

rear: 18x10.5 +45mm and 275/35/18 tires

thx, much appreciated.
 
nsxmofo said:
has anyone ran on this combo? any problems with rubbing when lowered for track purposes? any problems with the tcs?

volk racing te37's and toyo ra-1 comp tires:

front: 17x8.5 +40mm and 235/40/17 tires

rear: 18x10.5 +45mm and 275/35/18 tires

thx, much appreciated.

Well there's a problem here. Toyo RA-1's do not come in a 275/35/18. Why don't you try and do a 16 and 17 combo for the track? You could do a 225/50/16 on a 17x8.0 in the front and a 255/40/17 in the rear on a 17x9.0 or 17x9.5. Unfortunately, RA-1's fo not come wider than 255. Maybe try going with different Drag radials if you want to go with 17/18 or 16/17 in a wider size. Let me know if you have any other questions, I can be reached at the 800 number below.

Best regards,

Mike
NorthEast Auto Design
www.ForPerformance.com
www.NorthEastAutoDesign.com
1.800.296.6560 ext. 202
 
Re: Re: volk racing wheels and tire combo

actually they do, according to the toyo site:

http://www.toyo.com/tires/tire_specsheet.cfm?id=1

i have 03 nsx with stock 17x7.0 215/40/17 and 17x9.0 255/40/17 and running 17x7.5 215/40/17 and 18x9.5 255/35/18 s03's for the streets.

NEADmike said:
Well there's a problem here. Toyo RA-1's do not come in a 275/35/18. Why don't you try and do a 16 and 17 combo for the track? You could do a 225/50/16 on a 17x8.0 in the front and a 255/40/17 in the rear on a 17x9.0 or 17x9.5. Unfortunately, RA-1's fo not come wider than 255. Maybe try going with different Drag radials if you want to go with 17/18 or 16/17 in a wider size. Let me know if you have any other questions, I can be reached at the 800 number below.

Best regards,

Mike
NorthEast Auto Design
www.ForPerformance.com
www.NorthEastAutoDesign.com
1.800.296.6560 ext. 202
 
Re: Re: Re: volk racing wheels and tire combo

nsxmofo said:
actually they do, according to the toyo site:

http://www.toyo.com/tires/tire_specsheet.cfm?id=1

i have 03 nsx with stock 17x7.0 215/40/17 and 17x9.0 255/40/17 and running 17x7.5 215/40/17 and 18x9.5 255/35/18 s03's for the streets.

My bad. Those tires sizes will work on those wheels, howeverm you could go even wider on the rear if it was available. As for the 8.5 wheel in the front and 10.5 in the rear, you can make them fit, but it is going to be a very agressive fit and will most likely require you to roll your fenders.

Best regards,

Mike
NorthEast Auto Design
www.ForPerformance.com
www.NorthEastAutoDesign.com
1.800.296.6560 ext. 202
 
I have the 245/45/16 up front for my NSX. The car is lowered about .75" with the type-r suspension. The wheel is close to OE offset. The wheel well liner was modified at the rear and the body seam lip in the back of the fender was layed flat. I think that is the largest tire you can get up front. The only way to find out for sure is pull off the shock and measure the max strut compression. With the new tire and wheel on, block and lower the car so you are at the "bottom out " position, go stop to stop and check the clearance. It's a pain, but the last thing you want is to hook your fender in a turn. Dan
 
Dali Racing sells those sizes, and I believe someone on this site has that wheel setup (not sure about their tire size though). Do a search and email the member to get his experiences with the setup. That or email MJ
 
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