newbie... wheels to use at practice day?? - Drifting forum

whitelabelboy · 24-06-2008, 08:37

hey guys,
sorry if this is a stupid question but..
i've not long had a rwd car, and am a little unsure on wheels/tyres to use at a practice drift day.
at the moment i have 215 45r17 all around, any advice on what i should use for a practice day? tyres and wheel size?

thanks in advance

robbs · 24-06-2008, 08:41

what ever you can lay your hands on really, the size you have will be fine but remember the wider you go means more grip which means you need more speed,balls and skill

pressuming you have an rs200 that is still na and running standardish powers and you are a beginer then 205-225 would prob be best

whitelabelboy · 24-06-2008, 08:48

its gonne be 1st time, so im not looking on going that fast. just getting use to the basics of drifting, ill prob leave the 215 45 17's on the front, 205 on the rear

LiGhTnInG · 24-06-2008, 11:47

Shit ones.

whitelabelboy · 24-06-2008, 11:53

would 205 tyres be ok on 17" steelies?? or would that just be shit for practising?

Chris_200SX · 24-06-2008, 11:56

that will be fine

cookwibble · 24-06-2008, 12:03

what car??

if you have a 120billion powwwaaaahs skyrine then 205 is a bit small!! try and get something quite low profile to avoid flexitime on the sidewalls

whitelabelboy · 24-06-2008, 12:10

altezza RS200.. kinda heavy, so i kinda wona keep the back tryes not too wide

Smoky · 24-06-2008, 13:00

Ddi you get your motor from Daitoku ? pretty sure I saw it there

whitelabelboy · 25-06-2008, 08:18

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Originally Posted by Smoky

Ddi you get your motor from Daitoku ? pretty sure I saw it there

yup, not sure i'll deal with them again tho.

AlexF · 25-06-2008, 09:12

First day ... any tyres you can get your hands on, pumped up to 50psi. 205 will be just fine

You are likely to scrub your front tyres as you'll probably understeer a bit, so keep an eye on those too.

Dex · 25-06-2008, 09:28

wait what?!!! 17" steelies?!!!!! dude! what pcd!

whitelabelboy · 25-06-2008, 09:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlexF

First day ... any tyres you can get your hands on, pumped up to 50psi. 205 will be just fine

You are likely to scrub your front tyres as you'll probably understeer a bit, so keep an eye on those too.

allready experienced that from the occasional messing around

thanks for the extra info Alex

whitelabelboy · 25-06-2008, 09:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dex

wait what?!!! 17" steelies?!!!!! dude! what pcd!

what ever pcd the is200 / altezza use

David Wilson · 27-06-2008, 01:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by robbs

but remember the wider you go means more grip

That is not always the case. Don't ask me to explain the physics (because I can't) but after a certain width you start to loose traction again. Confusing really and doesn't really affect tyres for road cars since they don't go wide enough. So that's another complete waste of a perfectly good post!

e30-turbo · 27-06-2008, 01:40

pmsl dave 10 out of 10 for that

HellaFlush · 27-06-2008, 01:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dex

wait what?!!! 17" steelies?!!!!! dude! what pcd!

LOL! IS200s are 5x114.3....

Cant say ive seen many rolling on steels though.. Could be your 17x10 dream coming true though

Just need that 5 stud conversion

Dunx · 27-06-2008, 01:55

See what you can find on the tyre piles

24-06-2008, 08:37	#1 (permalink)
whitelabelboy doughnutter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: birmingham uk Posts: 36	newbie... wheels to use at practice day?? hey guys, sorry if this is a stupid question but.. i've not long had a rwd car, and am a little unsure on wheels/tyres to use at a practice drift day. at the moment i have 215 45r17 all around, any advice on what i should use for a practice day? tyres and wheel size? thanks in advance

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robbs MANJI MAN Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: FAREHAM (Almost-Portsmouth-ish) Posts: 3,711	what ever you can lay your hands on really, the size you have will be fine but remember the wider you go means more grip which means you need more speed,balls and skill pressuming you have an rs200 that is still na and running standardish powers and you are a beginer then 205-225 would prob be best Last edited by robbs : 24-06-2008 at 08:44.

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whitelabelboy doughnutter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: birmingham uk Posts: 36	its gonne be 1st time, so im not looking on going that fast. just getting use to the basics of drifting, ill prob leave the 215 45 17's on the front, 205 on the rear Last edited by whitelabelboy : 24-06-2008 at 09:05.

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24-06-2008, 11:47	#4 (permalink)
LiGhTnInG Doricomotion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: DriftRacing.co.uk Posts: 8,103	Shit ones.

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whitelabelboy doughnutter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: birmingham uk Posts: 36	would 205 tyres be ok on 17" steelies?? or would that just be shit for practising?

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Chris_200SX -NightWalkers- Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: S.Wales Posts: 1,294	that will be fine

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cookwibble dorifto kingu! Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 6,255	what car?? if you have a 120billion powwwaaaahs skyrine then 205 is a bit small!! try and get something quite low profile to avoid flexitime on the sidewalls

24-06-2008, 12:10	#8 (permalink)
whitelabelboy doughnutter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: birmingham uk Posts: 36	altezza RS200.. kinda heavy, so i kinda wona keep the back tryes not too wide

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Smoky gripper Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 16	Ddi you get your motor from Daitoku ? pretty sure I saw it there

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AlexF Has lock Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Guildford, Surrey Posts: 1,253	First day ... any tyres you can get your hands on, pumped up to 50psi. 205 will be just fine You are likely to scrub your front tyres as you'll probably understeer a bit, so keep an eye on those too.

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Dex kut! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Clogsville Posts: 9,220	wait what?!!! 17" steelies?!!!!! dude! what pcd!

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e30-turbo doughnutter Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 59	pmsl dave 10 out of 10 for that

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Dunx dorifto kingu! Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 546	See what you can find on the tyre piles