Fitment of 13"x8" wheels... Pictures 56K beware!

[Silv3rBull3t]

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They are diamond racing 13"x8" steel 2 pc wheels w/0 offset. They fit perfect but do stick out from the body work about 2.5 inches... Not a big deal to me. I just wanted something to be able to mount some 215/50 Kumho V710's.. To those of you who aren't aware, the Kumho's are strictly a race tire and these are only going to be used for Autocross.





Front:



Rear:



After some paint...



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Bonus pic of my new street wheels:



Each weigh 9lbs 10oz...

Tell me what ya think! -Kyle

P.S. Someone buy the black Aspire steelies from me!!!

[aspireguy95]

the gold wheels will look nice with the white

[htchbck]

are you sure those new wheels are going to be wide enough?! :!: If nothing else you should have amazing traction... plus the car is less likely to tip over cause you're adding 6 inches to the width ... I'm looking forward to seeing those mounted with tires, it should be a pretty unique look.

[Silv3rBull3t]

I'm trying to not have to use brakes... :lol: It should look like a micro machine/matchbox car when on the car.. Hopefully I don't have to cut the fenders but will if I have to. -Kyle

[festivaWES]

get ready to go through tierods/ends like no other...kumho v710 are some great tires though...my choice if i were to buy for autocross.

[festivaWES]

BTW i have a set of VX civic wheels too...there light, and i love them. I'll be powdercoating mine red though

[Jimmy]

Nice choice on both counts. I can't wait to see the 13x8's with tires.

I really like the VX wheels, what size tires are you going to run on the street?

[Silv3rBull3t]

I was going to run the Falken ZE 512 175/60/13's but unfortunately Edgeracing.com doesn't have any in stock and they don't know when they are going to get another order. They also didn't have the 185/60's so I went to Tirerack.com and bought the Sumitomo 185/60's.. After reading the reviews on them I think I will be more than pleasantly surprised by them. Crossing my fingers.. -Kyle

[festivaWES]

I just saw the hoosier compitetion tire at tirerack....an R6 they call it.....might want to check em out. They are a little pricey though

[Silv3rBull3t]

Kumho V710 > Hoosier A6 IMO... And I can stretch the 215's onto the 8" wheels. Plus I'd save $150+ by going w/the Kumho's.. -Kyle

[Kraig]

Aren't they going to totally screw up the scrub radius?

[Silv3rBull3t]

Scrub radius? Not familiar w/the term.

[Jimmy]

Scrub radius is the distance between the steering axis and the center of the contact patch of the tire.

I think your scrub radius will be off a little, maybe causing a little bump steer, but it's not going to be terrible. It really bad when your steering axis no longer points to the contact patch at all. That's when you start wearing stuff out fast and having bad handling behavior.

[Sho_tyme_psi]

God, wish my turbo junk had a clean strait body down the side like that Looks good though looks like a mini killer

[FestYboy]

if you're going racing, do yourself a favor and keep the street tires or the aspire rims on the rear: it will help your car rotate through the turns. if you keep the 8" on in the rear, your car will push halfway through the corner and you'll loose time. i wish i had my 12s w/ me at my last event, i could have shaved 2 sec off my lap time, but my car pushed too much after turn-in.