[NoisufnoC]

Hey guys,
is it possible to polish the stock rims to make them shiny? i know chroming is available but its expensive and adds weight.
thanx

 

[AWD OWNZ U]

Sure, I'd say you are look at $100+ per wheel though. I think I was quote $80 or so for mine, and they are smaller and less complex.

 

[svtguy]

i think it might be better to get aftermarket ones. if only to save weight.

 

[NoisufnoC]

yeah its probably not worth the effort. and didn't SCC say that the car would benifit from something wider than 6in?

 

[AWD OWNZ U]

The factory rims are only 6in wide?!? Holy crap, I know what my first mod would be. I have factory 16x7s on my car and wouldn't go any narrower unless it was for snow tires. I'd think 17x7.5 would be nice on the SRT-4.

 

[xither0ckxi]

rims

yep im gonna put some 17's on mine ,

http://www.streetdreams.org/display.php?s=Giovanna&r=Corsica

im thinking thoughs will look good on my black srt4

 

[Grunge]

Has anyone checked the price of the Michelins yet? I looked around at a few places and it looks like they go for around $225 a tire. Is this a good price for a high performance tire? It sounds a little high to me, but I'm used to spending $80 a tire.

 

[ebbtide]

They list for 191 on tirerack. There are a few different versions of the Pilot tire tho, so make sure your getting the one's you want.

 

[compsci1]

Heavy wheels - xither0ckxi

Those wheels look like they would be really heavy xither0ckxi.
I know 'don't judge a book by its cover.'

I had a SCC mag that had a bunch of aftermarket wheels and their weights.

All a moot point of course if you are going for looks and not increased speed, xither0ckxi.

My $0.02

 

[Auto-Xer]

Has anyone checked the price of the Michelins yet? I looked around at a few places and it looks like they go for around $225 a tire. Is this a good price for a high performance tire? It sounds a little high to me, but I'm used to spending $80 a tire.

:shock:
I fully endorse Falken Azenis or Kumho 712's. Around (less if you look hard) 100 bux a tire, and are about as high performance as anything else short of a race compound tire (especially the Falkens.)

I haven't driven these Michelins, but they would have to be pretty awesome to convince me they are worth that kind of money.

 

[lifeisdeath]

the falkens are awesome tires. i will be going with 9 in front and 8 in rear, if it fits.

 

[Auto-Xer]

the falkens are awesome tires. i will be going with 9 in front and 8 in rear, if it fits.

9? 8?
I don't follow you. :?

What sucks is that I have to stick with the STOCK tire size to stay in the stock class. NOBODY makes competition-grade rubber in 205/xx/17, and the engine is too big for Street Touring X.

By the way, does anybody else out there autocross?

 

[lifeisdeath]

What sucks is that I have to stick with the STOCK tire size to stay in the stock class. NOBODY makes competition-grade rubber in 205/xx/17, and the engine is too big for Street Touring X.

By the way, does anybody else out there autocross?

i will be auto-xing when i get the car.

and go here for ultra high performance tires ;

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Compare1.jsp?startIndex=0&width=205%2F&ratio=50&diameter=17&search=true&pagelen=20&pagenum=1&pagemark=1&performance=MP&performance=UHP&performance=HP&performance=C&speed_rating=ZR

and here:

http://www.toyo.com/tires/tire_specsheet.cfm?id=2

proxes t1-s
"205/50ZR17"

and here ;

http://www.yokohamatire.com/TireSizes.asp?TireID=10
ultra-high performance tires:
avs sport
205/50ZR17 89W

http://www.yokohamatire.com/TireSizes.asp?TireID=9
AVS ES100
205/50ZR17 93W

 

[RaptorRed]

I do some autocrossing, but I'm keeping my ACR around for that.

 

[NoisufnoC]

i just thought about something...would the 18" rims from the 300M Special fit a SRT? i'm sure they are wider than the 17s...however they're probably heavier too...oh well

 

[AWD OWNZ U]

the falkens are awesome tires. i will be going with 9 in front and 8 in rear, if it fits.

What? You mean 9inch wide? Why?

JC

 

[lifeisdeath]

less understeer.

 

[Auto-Xer]

less understeer.

Yeah, I suppose that would work, but it's kind of the long way around a problem, I think.

A good combination of springs, struts and swaybars will get your car to handle neutral or even oversteer, FWD or not. To illustrate my point, can you think of a FWD racecar that uses wider front tires than rear? (Drag cars don't count )

Besides, the fronts are going to be fried in about a week, and you couldn't rotate them! :twisted:

 

[lifeisdeath]

less understeer.

To illustrate my point, can you think of a FWD racecar that uses wider front tires than rear?

and that is why no one does it. cause no one has tried it yet. once they see it on my car they will be like, "holy shit, look at that guy... he is gods gift to driving. how the hell is he so good? oh damn, look at those wheels! ill have to try that."

and then the trend starts! :twisted: :lol:

 

[NoisufnoC]

how wide can you go before the wheels actually make turning a problem?