Serious question: since we can replace wheels in stock, and even go +/- 1inch in street, why are we sticking so hard to the offset rule?
Serious question: since we can replace wheels in stock, and even go +/- 1inch in street, why are we sticking so hard to the offset rule?
Track width.
mazdeuce wrote: Track width.
Are we afraid guys are going to have wheels sticking 3 inches out of the fenders?
Yup. I'd seriously think about pushing things out as far as I could if they'd let me, and if I'd think about it then you can bet your butt that someone would do it.
On the R comp tires being DOT legal.
I wonder just what it is that makes them so. I'm sure the groove(s) have very little to do with it. Is it be cause they come in street tire designated sizes unlike racing tires ?
iceracer wrote: On the R comp tires being DOT legal. I wonder just what it is that makes them so. I'm sure the groove(s) have very little to do with it. Is it be cause they come in street tire designated sizes unlike racing tires ?
As I understand it, the two grooves are the minimum tread requirement from the DOT.
keep in mind that they all are stamped with the info .... NOT FOR HIGHWAY USE ... so even if they are DOT legal, if you use them on the street and have a problem, you won't get anywhere when you go to sue the manufacturer
R comps (A6, V710, etc.) meet the letter of the law for tires. The carcass is durable enough, structure conforms, the grooves technically meet tread requirements, and they carry the labeling, which is a manufacturer certification that they meet the letter of the law as well as size, manufacturer ID, treadwear, etc..
Technically legal, totally unpractical for the street. Every loophole in the laws are explored in those tires, which adds up to being so compromised for highway use.
can't speak for the V710, but the A6/R6 (even though they are technically legal) are stamped with the words ... "NOT FOR HIGHWAY USE"
that being said, I don't know what a police officer might say if you were stopped while driving on the street on them .. if I'm going to use R-comps, I'm going to find a way to get them on site without driving them on the road
Of course, the car won't explode if you do run them on the street. We used to have a guy running Stock class in a '73 911. Since he had no way to trasnport loose tires to an event, he would drive the car on A6's from northern NJ down to South Philly. Yes, he said things got "interesting" if he got caught in the rain, but he survived.
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