I forgot to post these when they came in. Hoosier R3S05 275/35/18 tires on new 18x9.5 rear wheels... The fronts are Hoosier R3S05 245/35/18 on 18x8.5 wheels. I have a 15mm spacer on the rear and 5mm on the front...

I really liked the Michelin Pilot Sport Cups, but the 19" rear wheels hampered my choice of tires, so I went to the smaller 18" wheel... These will be only for track use, obviously !!!

Take a look now, because these are only good for 7 heat cycles...

My wife hates me... rear tires are $265, fronts $235... oh well, I can always replace her...

 

those babies will throw some rocks... very sticky.

 

Well, the good part is now I have my full set of track wheels / tires and street wheels / tires... Too bad the front of the car is all disassembled, waiting for the correct caliper mounting brackets for the new SRT6 calipers and rotors...

I hope those things get here soon, I can only go two weeks without hitting the track... LOL

 

HDDP,
Send a picture when you get them mounted on the car. I am currently looking at going 18" all the way around too.

 

Will do, it won't be for a couple of weeks since they are track tires and my next event is the first week in March.

 

I put the 18's on the car just to take a look... Here is a picture with 18x8.5 front wheels and 235/40/18 tires and 18.9.5 rear wheels with 275/35/18 tires. This is my track set-up.


There is a photo of the 19" rear set-up in my gallery...

 

Thanks for the redirect to the 18/18 pic...they look great...I thought they might look a tad odd, but that's looking pretty good...a bit of space in the rear well, but not bad at all.

 

These are my track tires... I had to go with 18" rears because I can't get competition tires in 19"... If I could get the rear Hoosier tire in a 40 or 45 sidewall it would fill the wheel well better...

I still use my 19" rears for street tires...

 

feel any faster with 18's?

 

Nope, just did it because I have more options for track tires in 18's... I like the look of the staggered 18-19 combo... but I can't get slicks in 19"...

 

Hey the new sneakers look great. Are the rears the same height as the stock 19's?

 

Slightly higher sidewall... Makes-up for the smaller 18" wheel, somewhat fills the well gap... but also remember I have dropped the car almost 2"...

I still use the old 19" rears for rain tires... So basically I have two sets of Milano wheels one set is f18x8.5 r19x9.5 and have all weather street tires, the other set is f18x8.5 r18x9.5 with Hoosier track slicks...

I rarely drive the car on the street anymore and usually trailer it out to the track...

 

How much are those rims? Those look sweet on your car.

 

I think the fronts were $235 ea. and the rears $285 ea.

 

How does the Car handle with the Hoosiers versus the Pilot Sport Cups? I am in a dilemma for autocrossing as the only option I have to stay in the stock class is to go with the Sport Cups with a 265/30 rear. I could move into the D Street Prepared Class and go with all 18's and A3S05 Hoosiers. This would obviously require me buying more wheels as well. Right now I have PS2's that are about 1/2 worn or 5/32 inch tread. They are getting stickier all the time, but R compounds would knock be down another 2 seconds per lap.

Thanks,

Brad

 

I run road courses and not set-up for solo, but I can give you my best guestimate for that type of set-up. As you know, you are really limited with solo rules. The PS Cups are good once they reach temperature, which for me on a 2.5 mile road course is about two laps. Before they heat, they are a bit slippery, but stand-up well on a 100 mile event.

The Hoosiers are much quicker to heat and stickier right out of the gate, which may be an advantage for solo, since you guys don't have the luxury of many laps to bring the tires to temp. But, they are pretty much useless after a 100 mile road race.

Either tire should last you an entire solo season.

The big question is do you want to change things that will take you out of DS and put you against faster cars in CS ? That really is only a decision you can make...

I don't know where you are running solo, but maybe if you try the PS Cups in the current OEM wheel configuration and before each run you take the car to the back parking lot and heat the hell out of the tires for a few minutes before your event, you should see some good results.

also, might be a good "cheap" helper (without breaking the solo rules for DS) to do the same camber / caster / toe set-up that I have on my car. You can find the specs. in a post I made a few months ago.

Without blasting the Crossfire too much, the only saving grace to this under powered beast is that with $2,500 in suspension modifications you can stay competitive on solo and road courses with vehicles that have up-to 75 HP more +/-. But then you've just gone into DS Modified.

Good luck on your competitions, keep us posted on your progress.

 

HDDP...


HOW DID YOU DO THIS? NICE IDEA...



I THINK THIS WILL HELP MASK THE POTHOLE CHIPS DEVELOPED...

THANKS

 

It was just a photoshop concept that I was thinking about nearly two years ago. I was toying with the idea of having them powder coated like that because I couldn't find aftermarket wheels that fit the car at the time and I wanted a different look...

It's just photoshop... The quote I got from the Powder Coating company was $250 per wheel... GULP !

Since then, as you well know, I found some different wheels....

 

gotcha...

i also recall seeing a thread where chips on the edge of the rim was repaired with what seemed to be "red lead" compound (i don't know what they call it now)... but its a thick sandable primer/compound... then sprayed over with a matching silver.

if i can't get a good match to the silver, i will use your idea...

thanks
j

 

What the heck are you talking about GOTCHA ? Are you implying that I posted those photos as the real deal ?

Now if you want some info about your rims... There are people who can remove the curb scuffs from the bead of your wheels and air brush them to make them look new... But those discussion are best suited for the DETAILING section of this forum...