Hard At Work Thread!!
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Joined: Jul 2009
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From: Damascus/Frostburg, MD
Looks great man, glad to see the wheels made it on the car!
Quick question, what tire size are you running, and if there is an increased width, is the handling much different? Better, worse?
These tires are actually narrower than the tires I had on for the summer.
In the summer, and for competition purposes, I run 195/55r15 dunlop direzza z1 star specs on 6.5" wide wheels. Those tires have the fortune of being 205 width in reality, and really stiff sidewalls.
This winter, I'm running 195/50r15 tires on 6" wide wheels. There's a difference in handling, but a lot of it is tire compound. The ride is a lot rougher due to the lack of sidewall on the all seasons, but I'd rather have traction in the cold.
With the star specs, the traction is amazing. I can take 90deg corners at extremely high speed, without any loss of traction. It still understeers like a pig, but it's more controllable. With the all seasons (zeix ze-912 tires) it pushes like a plow around corners if you're not careful.
Keep in mind that the GSR wheels are really heavy as far as 15x6 aluminum wheels go. I think they weigh about 16lbs, compared to my summer/competition wheels at 10.6 lbs. There's a huge difference in acceleration and braking due to the rotational mass.
I like them, they look good, and they're decent wheels. I've got some honda center caps coming too, so it'll look more OEM.
In the summer, and for competition purposes, I run 195/55r15 dunlop direzza z1 star specs on 6.5" wide wheels. Those tires have the fortune of being 205 width in reality, and really stiff sidewalls.
This winter, I'm running 195/50r15 tires on 6" wide wheels. There's a difference in handling, but a lot of it is tire compound. The ride is a lot rougher due to the lack of sidewall on the all seasons, but I'd rather have traction in the cold.
With the star specs, the traction is amazing. I can take 90deg corners at extremely high speed, without any loss of traction. It still understeers like a pig, but it's more controllable. With the all seasons (zeix ze-912 tires) it pushes like a plow around corners if you're not careful.
Keep in mind that the GSR wheels are really heavy as far as 15x6 aluminum wheels go. I think they weigh about 16lbs, compared to my summer/competition wheels at 10.6 lbs. There's a huge difference in acceleration and braking due to the rotational mass.
I like them, they look good, and they're decent wheels. I've got some honda center caps coming too, so it'll look more OEM.
but it feels good! I need some stockers!
