What Size Wheels....

1. user_12092 Saxperience Addict Joined: Oct 2006 Inside Your Girlfriend Posts: 12190 Fabia vRS

   #1 31st January 2009, 11:35

   Right well car is coming along but what wheels would be better for fast road / track use 14's or 15's?
   
   Discuss advantages and disadvantages please
2. user_12092 Saxperience Addict Joined: Oct 2006 Inside Your Girlfriend Posts: 12190 Fabia vRS

   #2 31st January 2009, 17:08

   Anyone come on technical people enlighten me
3. Ryanp Super Moderator Joined: Feb 2004 Tonbridge United Kingdom (England) Posts: 38236 Vtr, 172, throttle bodied track slut

   #3 31st January 2009, 17:09

   15s tend to be slightly wider so give more grip in theory.
4. user_12092 Saxperience Addict Joined: Oct 2006 Inside Your Girlfriend Posts: 12190 Fabia vRS

   #4 31st January 2009, 17:12

   But for example some s2 steelies in the for sale section are 195/45/15 would that be better than 195/45/15?
   
   Also need to think as to whether I want 266 or 283 mm brakes
5. OLLYVTS Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 West Sussex . Posts: 5690 Subaru Impreza Wrx

   #5 31st January 2009, 17:16

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by -Jason- But for example some s2 steelies in the for sale section are 195/45/15 would that be better than 195/45/15? Also need to think as to whether I want 266 or 283 mm brakes

   They are the same lol.
   
   I would stick with 15's for the track.
6. user_12092 Saxperience Addict Joined: Oct 2006 Inside Your Girlfriend Posts: 12190 Fabia vRS

   #6 31st January 2009, 17:19

   205 gti speedlines it is then
7. OLLYVTS Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 West Sussex . Posts: 5690 Subaru Impreza Wrx

   #7 31st January 2009, 17:21

   Nice choice,i dont think they are that heavy either iirc.
8. user_12092 Saxperience Addict Joined: Oct 2006 Inside Your Girlfriend Posts: 12190 Fabia vRS

   #8 31st January 2009, 17:22

   No very light
9. user_28873 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2008 Derby Posts: 3619 Mk2 VTS

   #9 31st January 2009, 18:14

   For track? 15s as you can squeeze larger brakes. On a track you want the largest brakes no?
10. user_25465 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 5250 Pink Jazz

    #10 31st January 2009, 18:18

    thats a good read http://www.saxperience.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=203866
11. Ryanp Super Moderator Joined: Feb 2004 Tonbridge United Kingdom (England) Posts: 38236 Vtr, 172, throttle bodied track slut

    #11 31st January 2009, 18:32

    brake cooling is also very important, why some wheels are not great on track