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**Flash68** · #**1051** 07-14-2013, 10:38 PM

So since track width is one of the technical discussions these days, what's your new measurement of outside of tire to outside of tire (NASA track width) and also the standard measurement track width most discuss?

Ron in SoCal · #**1052** 07-14-2013, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt.A

Got some changes going on.

Decided to try out a new look...

I should know better, really but...

Wait, what??

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Originally Posted by Flash68

So since track width is one of the technical discussions these days, what's your new measurement of outside of tire to outside of tire (NASA track width) and also the standard measurement track width most discuss?

Dave, Bro...it's late man. Sure you wanna go there? You'll be up all night w a tape measure and a spreadsheet

**Flash68** · #**1053** 07-14-2013, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal

Dave, Bro...it's late man. Sure you wanna go there? You'll be up all night w a tape measure and a spreadsheet

My tape measure is put away. My stuff is done. Final final.

Maybe.

**Matt@BOS** · #**1054** 07-14-2013, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal

I should know better, really but...

Wait, what??

Dave, Bro...it's late man. Sure you wanna go there? You'll be up all night w a tape measure and a spreadsheet

The HRE wheels are just rollers until I get the Forgelines back from being re-hooped.

Track or tread width, whatever you want to call it, from outside to outside, should be around 1" wider front than back. I haven't measured scrub yet, but I am a pretty unscientific person and it is going to be what it is going to be.

I decided to go with a 10.5" front wheel. It is less than ideal for a 315, but I was also running a 275 on a 9" wheel before and managed to turn some respectable times, while not destroying tires. I'm sure Rob will probably be telling me that I should stretch a smaller tire over a wider wheel, but at the end of the day, I think that the 315 on a 10.5" wheel will still net me better performance than a 275-295 on that same wheel, at least for my car and what I've been doing with it.

**FETorino** · #**1055** 07-14-2013, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt.A

The HRE wheels are just rollers until I get the Forgelines back from being re-hooped.

Track or tread width, whatever you want to call it, from outside to outside, should be around 1" wider front than back. I haven't measured scrub yet, but I am a pretty unscientific person and it is going to be what it is going to be.

I decided to go with a 10.5" front wheel. It is less than ideal for a 315, but I was also running a 275 on a 9" wheel before and managed to turn some respectable times, while not destroying tires. I'm sure Rob will probably be telling me that I should stretch a smaller tire over a wider wheel, but at the end of the day, I think that the 315 on a 10.5" wheel will still net me better performance than a 275-295 on that same wheel, at least for my car and what I've been doing with it.

Yep me and the guys that spec'd the Porsche GT2 cars would tell you to run a 12" wide wheel for a tire that large.

On a 10.5" wheel I'd run a 285.

I know you have a limited tire choice in the brand you are going to run.

**Matt@BOS** · #**1056** 07-15-2013, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by FETorino

Yep me and the guys that spec'd the Porsche GT2 cars would tell you to run a 12" wide wheel for a tire that large.

On a 10.5" wheel I'd run a 285.

I know you have a limited tire choice in the brand you are going to run.

I'd run a 285 on a 10.5" wheel too, if I was running a 295 on the back. I would also run the a 285/295 if all I was running were road courses. I bet you my tires, which will move a little more on the rim will push a lot less than your tires.

And don't play the wheel base card either, we know that your car has a longer wheel base than some limos.

67zo6Camaro · #**1057** 07-15-2013, 12:46 PM

One of the best things about the Lat-G community is the friendships you build. Case and Point... Matt has become one of my main local competitors lately as his times on the track have become equal and even faster than mine sometimes. (Note Matt, lol, I used sometimes... he he). Anyway even know we are competitors on the track we are still able to share information about our trials of success in the tuning of our cars. I was in need of some different coil springs for tuning and Matt stepped up to let me barrow some that he had. Pretty cool considering I'm trying to stay tuned to be faster than him and I'm sure he is making adjustments to stay faster than me.

Even Rob Fe has stepped in to let help me out even know I'm a Chevy guy. That's his Watts link in the picture that I was test fitting in the Fab53 Camaro.

67zo6Camaro · #**1058** 07-15-2013, 12:53 PM

So when I was down at BOS picking up springs, I was able to check out Matt's new adventures... The front fender changes and front wheel changes. I'm pretty excited for him as this is one of the thing I did earlier this year (and so has several other racers out there).

Tomswheels · #**1059** 07-15-2013, 06:48 PM

That thing might actually end up being faster than a Barracuda yet...

**Matt@BOS** · #**1060** 07-15-2013, 07:35 PM

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That thing might actually end up being faster than a Barracuda yet...

That was my actual benchmark, not Brett's car as a few had probably thought. I'm not sure what I'm going to do to be able to catch the Valiant though...