texasisbigger

Hey I am going to be autocrossing pretty soon here and I was looking to get some new treads but have a few questions.

1-What do the stock wheels weigh?

2-What is the largest tire that can fit on the S-Tech drop with stock wheels? ( keep in mind this is for the track so the cornering will be hard and the body will roll.

3-What is a great autocross tire? Concerned but not very concerned about tread wear

4-What do standard 16" steelies generally cost?

5-What do those weigh about?

Thanks for any help!

heyitznosaj

its tricky finding 16" rims wtih a 5x100 bolt pattern. You could give celica gt-s rims a try. I'm not sure on its specs but they can be picked up for pretty cheap.

ack154

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Stock wheels: ~22 lbs. Not bad for OEM.

Tires? A few choices. Some people like the Falkens... I think there are couple Khumos that are OK. I'm putting on a set of BFGs this weekend. g-Force TA KDW2. Supposed to have excellent wet AND dry traction.

texasisbigger

Yeah, I have been looking at the Falkins. Thanks for the input!

So scrath question #1 off for sure; If anyone else knows the other answers, shout it out~!

-BrianH

ZeroSk8r20

i believe that a cavalier has a 5x100 lug pattern

ScionBandit

for tires i rec. BF G kdw2s or if you want to go extreme, Yokohama ADVANs

for rims, OEM,ROTA D2s,Gramlites are all good

Scion_South

The falken rt-615 and the BFG KDW are the only two I would consider for autox use if you are limited to a "street tire" class. They are both the prefered tire at the national level compitetions.

Wider is better if it fits. Go for the biggest contact patch you can. If you stay with the stock wheel size (17X7) go with a 225 series tire. If the budget allows and you want to be as competitive as possible find the lightest 17X8 you can and squeeze a 245 series on there. Then get an alignment that is autox friendly but so much that it hurts streetablily.

You should be able to find 17" wheels that weight 13.5 - 16 lbs pretty easy. I ended up buying the Motegi Track_Lite. It weighs in at around 14lbs.

This is my 1st season in the tC and after 3 events I'm having a lot more fun in the tC than any other car I've raced over the last 5-6 seasons. As of right now it looks like it will be a good car for HS.

texasisbigger

Do you think a 17x7 (stock wheel) 225 series will rub with the STech drop? what about 235?

DOES WHEEL WEIGHT MAKE A NOTICABLE DIFFERENCE IN DRIVEABILITY ON THE TRACK?

(I'm not yelling, that is just the most important part of my post!)

ScionBandit

you'll be fine with your s-techs,225s and 17x7 wheels

DuMa

yes
it helps improve your acceleration, maybe not noticeable. and helps your steering. very noticeable.

texasisbigger

I'm sorry to be stupid, but can you be more desriptive with respect to the steering? Thanks!

-BrianH

Imp

You're working on information that is a couple years old.

Now, It's the 615s, the Yoko Advan Neovas, or the Hankook Ventus R-S2 Z212. The TA/KDs and Kumho MXs were good, but others have come and surpassed them because the the KDs and MXs are only good under one condition... hot. If it's cool, if it's the slightest bit wet, they're useless.

--KC

The_Instigator

http://www.grassrootsmotorsports.com...5_tiretest.pdf

Go with the Falkens. They work very well in the wet as a daily driver tire as well...suprisingly quet too.

curryBOWL

He means that theres more response in the steering

texasisbigger

oh I see. Thanks.

BrianH