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17" Wheels and good Racing tires #504682 12/20/02 03:40 AM
Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 280 Mississauga Ontario Canada S SVTFern_dup1 OP CEG\'er
OP SVTFern_dup1 CEG\'er S Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 280 Mississauga Ontario Canada	I am looking for a second set of 17" wheels with 7.5" width for track use. I am looking for fairly light weight(20 lbs) and looking for ones that are available with 45mm offset so that I can run some good R compund tires. This would only be for track use. I have seen that Toyo RA1 and Yoko A032 are available in 235 40 17. Are there any other either 225 or 235 road race tires out there? Also I do not want to break the bank on this (no $400 wheels). ANy opinions would be appreciated. Thx all 1999 SVT Contour Silver Frost Bassani,Ground Controls Street..17x7 Rage 5.0/Falken Azenis Sport 225/45/ZR17 Track...Kosei K-1 17x7.5 Avon Tech Ra 225/45/17/ Quaife/ SPEC Stage III/ Fidanza /Capaldi Racing 4.5 final drive/TCE Brake Kit 13"

Re: 17" Wheels and good Racing tires #504683 12/20/02 05:40 PM
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 12 Loves Park, IL USA M mfuller New CEG\'er
mfuller New CEG\'er M Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 12 Loves Park, IL USA	I'll suggest a Kosei K-1 wheel from the Tire Rack. I use these for my summer wheels. 17x7.5" weighs 16.7lbs, and they are under $200 per wheel. For a good tire, look at a Kumho Ecsta 700, available in 235/40R17. Not quite a SVT Contour, but the next best thing.... 2000 Oldsmobile Alero GLS Borla exhaust, Baer brakes, Koni struts, and some other good stuff.

Re: 17" Wheels and good Racing tires #504684 12/20/02 08:30 PM
Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 3,867 Wichita, KS R RogerB_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er
RogerB_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er R Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 3,867 Wichita, KS	Ditto. Gotta be the best bang-for-buck lightweight wheel out there. Function before fashion. '96 Contour SE "Toss the Contour into a corner, and it's as easy to catch as a softball thrown by a preschooler." -Edmunds, 1998

Re: 17" Wheels and good Racing tires #504685 12/21/02 02:42 AM
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 2,127 Belleville, IL B BOFH Hard-core CEG'er
BOFH Hard-core CEG'er B Joined: May 2000 Posts: 2,127 Belleville, IL	You can get O.Z. Superleggera's (17" are 15.5#) for $280 each. That's what I have. TB "Seems like our society is more interested in turning each successive generation into cookie-cutter wankers than anything else." -- Jato 8/24/2004

Re: 17" Wheels and good Racing tires #504686 12/21/02 06:15 AM
Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 280 Mississauga Ontario Canada S SVTFern_dup1 OP CEG\'er
OP SVTFern_dup1 CEG\'er S Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 280 Mississauga Ontario Canada	Thx for the tips. I really am not a fan of that wheel but hey if it is light and it works.... Do you know the offset of the wheel? I would need something like 42+ if I am going to run 235 40 17. I am looking for MAXIMUM grip. I am aiming squarely at Cobras on the race track. Fern 1999 SVT Contour Silver Frost Bassani,Ground Controls Street..17x7 Rage 5.0/Falken Azenis Sport 225/45/ZR17 Track...Kosei K-1 17x7.5 Avon Tech Ra 225/45/17/ Quaife/ SPEC Stage III/ Fidanza /Capaldi Racing 4.5 final drive/TCE Brake Kit 13"

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