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Hanakuso · 07-18-2013, 07:28 PM

I know you're a Honda guy but do you know roughly how fast the wheel bearings and other parts would go out if you're on low offset wheels? Not really sure but I would think tracking a car would see higher stress compared to normal street driving.

Ideally I want around 40 offset wheels but it seems the more popular wheels only come in mid 30s

CSG Mike · 07-18-2013, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Hanakuso

I know you're a Honda guy but do you know roughly how fast the wheel bearings and other parts would go out if you're on low offset wheels? Not really sure but I would think tracking a car would see higher stress compared to normal street driving.

Ideally I want around 40 offset wheels but it seems the more popular wheels only come in mid 30s

TBD, but these bearings are a bit larger than the s2k

nix · 07-18-2013, 09:17 PM

My cars been on 98 and e85 it's lifetime, tracked & drifted and up to 17 psi on stock internals, and a bit of a delay in getting the injector fix flashed. Seals are fine still! Just a ray of hope in all the doom and gloom.

Setup question! Dialling out low speed rear wheel skip/lift?

forwallblakmail · 07-18-2013, 11:26 PM

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Setup question! Dialling out low speed rear wheel skip/lift?

^
This. I'm about to pull my rear bar this weekend and see what it does. I also am increasing front swaybar size, and softening the rear damping. I'm having the same problem.

ShoShin · 07-31-2013, 12:58 AM

Mike - stock tires nearing the end - if i want to go RS-3 what tire width would you recommend for stock wheels? 225?

CSG Mike · 07-31-2013, 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by ShoShin

Mike - stock tires nearing the end - if i want to go RS-3 what tire width would you recommend for stock wheels? 225?

215. Sure you don't want to make the jump to wider wheels?

ShoShin · 07-31-2013, 01:44 AM

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215. Sure you don't want to make the jump to wider wheels?

When the stars are aligned.

rice_classic · 08-01-2013, 01:37 PM

Mike, I don't have a question.

I just thought I'd share this baby with you..

$28k, 733rwhp
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/3966920765.html (car is in Utah)

Few cars in my life have I wanted so bad.

KKaWing · 08-01-2013, 02:24 PM

^ Why would anyone want a beat up racecar?

... because racecar!

rice_classic · 08-01-2013, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by KKaWing

^ Why would anyone want a beat up racecar?

... because racecar!

Beat up?

KKaWing · 08-02-2013, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by rice_classic

Beat up?

Abused, raced... trying to channel some of the dealershit's excuses as part of teh funneh.

track_warrior · 08-02-2013, 02:09 AM

This thread reminds me so much of the tirerack random tire question commercial

brillo · 08-02-2013, 11:11 AM

I've got a question about gear shifting and letting out the clutch. One the street I drive pretty smooth (I think I may be over cautious) and release the clutch slow enough to minimize the driventrain lash/thunk/stress from quickly letting out the clutch.

In terms of performance driving, how much stress/thunk/lash can you put on the clutch/engine mounts etc...as you shift gears without long term damage? I don't ever drop launch the car from a stop but I'd like to know how far I can push the drivetrain with quick shifts from say 1st to 2nd, or quick downshifts from 4th, to 3rd or 2nd.

CSG Mike · 08-02-2013, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by brillo

I've got a question about gear shifting and letting out the clutch. One the street I drive pretty smooth (I think I may be over cautious) and release the clutch slow enough to minimize the driventrain lash/thunk/stress from quickly letting out the clutch.

In terms of performance driving, how much stress/thunk/lash can you put on the clutch/engine mounts etc...as you shift gears without long term damage? I don't ever drop launch the car from a stop but I'd like to know how far I can push the drivetrain with quick shifts from say 1st to 2nd, or quick downshifts from 4th, to 3rd or 2nd.

This is another one of those "long term" questions that have not yet been answered, simply because nobody's had their car long enough!

That being said, as long as you're not SLAMMING gears, you should be okay. The stock clutch doesn't grab hard enough to REALLY shock the gears; you'll notice a screeching noise if you do really really hard shifts. This is the clutch slightly slipping on that fast shift, which is absorbing some of the shock load.

08-01-2013, 01:37 PM	#148
rice_classic Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Nevermorange FRS Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 4,160 Thanks: 755 Thanked 4,200 Times in 1,803 Posts Mentioned: 77 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Mike, I don't have a question. I just thought I'd share this baby with you.. $28k, 733rwhp http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/3966920765.html (car is in Utah) Few cars in my life have I wanted so bad. __________________ SCCA T4 - FRS

08-02-2013, 02:09 AM	#152
track_warrior Track Junkie Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: Faster than the Stig! Location: TX Posts: 1,338 Thanks: 530 Thanked 770 Times in 363 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	This thread reminds me so much of the tirerack random tire question commercial __________________ Compensating a heavy car with horsepower is like giving an alcoholic cocaine to sober him up...

08-02-2013, 11:11 AM	#153
brillo Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: 2013 Firestorm FR-S Location: Houston Posts: 506 Thanks: 18 Thanked 77 Times in 64 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I've got a question about gear shifting and letting out the clutch. One the street I drive pretty smooth (I think I may be over cautious) and release the clutch slow enough to minimize the driventrain lash/thunk/stress from quickly letting out the clutch. In terms of performance driving, how much stress/thunk/lash can you put on the clutch/engine mounts etc...as you shift gears without long term damage? I don't ever drop launch the car from a stop but I'd like to know how far I can push the drivetrain with quick shifts from say 1st to 2nd, or quick downshifts from 4th, to 3rd or 2nd. __________________ 2013 Firestorm FR-S, MTX, build date 1/13.

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Hanakuso Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: FR-S Location: California Posts: 1,956 Thanks: 294 Thanked 673 Times in 390 Posts Mentioned: 11 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	I know you're a Honda guy but do you know roughly how fast the wheel bearings and other parts would go out if you're on low offset wheels? Not really sure but I would think tracking a car would see higher stress compared to normal street driving. Ideally I want around 40 offset wheels but it seems the more popular wheels only come in mid 30s

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