Does anyone know a source for the Kumho V710 in 205/55 - 16 ?
Can someone confirm that there will be no rule change for tire points for next year?
gocart wrote:Does anyone know a source for the Kumho V710 in 205/55 - 16 ?
Can someone confirm that there will be no rule change for tire points for next year?
Doesn't your car have the RS or SC/Carrera flares in the rear? Most of the RS-clones used to run 275s on 9" Fuchs in the rear, with a few mods for clearance (negative camber, spring plate bolts shaved, oil lines rerouted, fender lips rolled). A 245 on an 8" rim should be a relatively easy fit under RS/SC/Carrera flares. 225s in the front on a 7" rim should be OK too--I used to run 245s in the front of my RS-clone on 8" 944T 23mm-offset Fuchs wheels with the stock fenders, but I did have to roll the fender lips.gocart wrote:So now the question is what size to use. I guess I can use 225s on the front and 245s on the rear. I can take two more points, no problem. My main concern would be making sure they would fit.
ttweed wrote:Doesn't your car have the RS or SC/Carrera flares in the rear? Most of the RS-clones used to run 275s on 9" Fuchs in the rear, with a few mods for clearance (negative camber, spring plate bolts shaved, oil lines rerouted, fender lips rolled). A 245 on an 8" rim should be a relatively easy fit under RS/SC/Carrera flares. 225s in the front on a 7" rim should be OK too--I used to run 245s in the front of my RS-clone on 8" 944T 23mm-offset Fuchs wheels with the stock fenders, but I did have to roll the fender lips.gocart wrote:So now the question is what size to use. I guess I can use 225s on the front and 245s on the rear. I can take two more points, no problem. My main concern would be making sure they would fit.
YMMV,
TT
Oops! You're right--265/45s were as big as you could get the Kumhos in 16". Many people went to 17s for that reason and were able to fit the 275s in back on an RS-clone (I think Dan A. is running that setup now). My only beef with the 265/45 was that it was a pretty tall tire and final drive ratio was higher--not as good for autox as the 9x23x15" cantilever slicks! If I had kept that car, I would have put a setup on it like Paul's--wide 15" rims w/ 245 & 275 Hoosier A6s for autox.Steve Grosekemper wrote: Tom you are forgetting details in your advancing age...
265-16's on 9's in the rear (275's are only 17's)
The 911 7x16" Fuchs are also ET23, the only difference is that the 951 7x16" Fuchs has more brake caliper clearance on the spokes to accommodate the bigger 951 brakes, I think....using 7x16ET23's from a 944 turbo with 225's is the sweet (easiest) setup for the front.
8/9x16 fit perfectly on my SC and one of my customers SC's is the same and they don't fit at all...
ttweed wrote:Oops! You're right--265/45s were as big as you could get the Kumhos in 16". Many people went to 17s for that reason and were able to fit the 275s in back on an RS-clone (I think Dan A. is running that setup now). My only beef with the 265/45 was that it was a pretty tall tire and final drive ratio was higher--not as good for autox as the 9x23x15" cantilever slicks! If I had kept that car, I would have put a setup on it like Paul's--wide 15" rims w/ 245 & 275 Hoosier A6s for autox.Steve Grosekemper wrote: Tom you are forgetting details in your advancing age...
265-16's on 9's in the rear (275's are only 17's)The 911 7x16" Fuchs are also ET23, the only difference is that the 951 7x16" Fuchs has more brake caliper clearance on the spokes to accommodate the bigger 951 brakes, I think....using 7x16ET23's from a 944 turbo with 225's is the sweet (easiest) setup for the front.
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