Will a 13" wheel fit?

[~97TalonTSi~]

I can't really get out to measure at this moment and I want to buy a set of slicks ASAP. Do any of you guys have 13's or know if they will Clear the brakes? Thanks

 

[candela]

no they wont...

 

[DSMu4ia]

Ahem. Yes they do...

If you get the right rims they will.

Bogart 13" rims, 24.5" slicks.

No real options in 14", and there is only one 24.5" slick in a 15" size. Besides that you are limited to 26" tall tires, which will throw your setup all out of whack.

 

[stickman]

Why not put Hoosiers on stock 16's???

 

[DSMu4ia]

Why not read the post above and see that 26" slicks will suck.

 

[~97TalonTSi~]

Your gear ratio will be steeper with a smaller wheel and a shorter tire. 26" slicks will slow you down and look retarded too. I would even say that 24.5 are a little to big for my preferences that is why I was interested to know about a 13" wheel. M&H have a 22x8x13 which would be perfect. 20" is too small. I guess 24 would be alright, M/T has those.

 

[DSMu4ia]

24.5" slick is PERFECT for our cars.

Trust me .

Anything lower, and you aren't getting the full benefit of slicks.

 

[candela]

i thought anything smaller than a 14" wheel was to tight of a fit for the brakes...Well you learn something new every day

 

[TwoLiterV8Eater]

I need to get new brake rotors...and i was going to upgrade at LEAST to the 93+ AWD brakes, will the 13 or 14" wheels fit over those brakes also? i will be getting slicks eventually, and i dont want to screw it up by getting brakes that wont allow me to run the right set up.

 

[candela]

Well I never measured but I thought that 13" will not fit over the big brakes...

 

[DSMu4ia]

13" rims DO NOT FIT over BIG BRAKE'd cars.

He's talking about a 2g FWD, which has the smaller brakes. They will fit on his car. They won't fit a big brake'd car.

 

[Tallen]

whats a likely price for a set of FWD slicks and rims?

 

[DSMu4ia]

Probably looking at around $700 for a nice set of rims and slicks.

Magnus Motorsports has the right setup in stock last I knew. Try them first if you are going to buy a set.

 

[~97TalonTSi~]

You can get them a lot cheaper than that if you buy them sperately and mount them. M/T's got 24.5 tall slick for around 140-150 a piece and you can pick up 13" aluminum wheels at discount tire for as low as 30 a piece.

 

[CL MaNTis GST]

hmm... something to think about.

i got a set of 14s sitting (from my old car) with pretty damn good tires. I'm running 18"s with Kumho rubber right now. Do you think if I put in the 14"s in front and leave the 18"s in the back it would help out any?

heh just a thought.

 

[DMS-WhiteGSX]

Of course it will CL. You're reducing the rotating mass. Unless the 14s and tires are the same size as the 18s and tires (which i doubt) it wont benefit you at all. Switching to a smaller wheel/tire combo should help you out some.

 

[~97TalonTSi~]

14's would help out a lot, as long as you got a good tire on them.