205/50/15 Wheel widths

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Re: 205/50/15 Wheel widths

Postby rascal » Thu Jun 01, 2017 9:34 am

Magpie wrote:205/50/15 x 8.0" (AD08R's) 13.4kg (6UL's)
205/50/15 x 7.0" (AD08R's) 13.3kg (Advanti Racing Storm S1's)
205/50/15 x 6.5" (AR-1's) 16.1 kg (Advanti Racing)

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Think your weights are back to front for the first two lines. The first pic (13.3kg) looks to be a 6UL rim, the second (13.4kg) looks like a S1 rim

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Re: 205/50/15 Wheel widths

Postby Magpie » Thu Jun 01, 2017 11:51 am

rascal wrote: Think your weights are back to front for the first two lines. The first pic (13.3kg) looks to be a 6UL rim, the second (13.4kg) looks like a S1 rim
Oooops, you are correct, thanks!

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Re: 205/50/15 Wheel widths

Postby StillIC » Thu Jun 01, 2017 8:04 pm

Of possible interest:
Magpie almost wrote "205/50/15 x 7.0" (AD08R's) 13.4kg (Advanti Racing Storm S1's)"
I write: 205/50/15 x 7.0" (A050s) 13.8kg (Advanti Racing Storm S1s)...with 3mm tread depth remaining.
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Re: 205/50/15 Wheel widths

Postby rascal » Thu Jun 01, 2017 8:09 pm

StillIC wrote:Of possible interest:
Magpie almost wrote "205/50/15 x 7.0" (AD08R's) 13.4kg (Advanti Racing Storm S1's)"
I write: 205/50/15 x 7.0" (A050s) 13.8kg (Advanti Racing Storm S1s)...with 3mm tread depth remaining.

Stiffer sidewalls are heavier?

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Re: 205/50/15 Wheel widths

Postby Magpie » Thu Jun 01, 2017 8:19 pm

StillIC wrote:I write: 205/50/15 x 7.0" (A050s) 13.8kg (Advanti Racing Storm S1s)...with 3mm tread depth remaining.

Interesting! The AD08R's on the 8" probably have about 3mm of tread left as well.

Managed to get under the 60 secs at QR on the sprint today using the AR-1's on 6.5" rims.

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Re: 205/50/15 Wheel widths

Postby rossint » Thu Jun 01, 2017 9:17 pm

205/50/15 NT-01 (8.31" published tread width) on 15x9 6UL 13.6kg.
The other thing that's worth looking at is braking performance with the different wheel widths, have you looked at that data Magpie?


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