My ssr 18x8 with 235 tire are 46lb, by comparison the 98 car has 17x8 with 225 tire and they are 43lb. Keep in mind that it also depends where the weight is on the rim, some rims have thick spokes and thin outside others have thin spokes and thick outside. I think its better to have the heavier part of the rim closer to the hub. Also the 215/45 tire will give you better acceleration being smaller OD the stock. I went with 235/40/18 to keep my OD the same as OEM. When I swapped the 225/45 tire with 17s on my white car I noticed the car a little more responsive due to less weight (3lb) and lower OD. Also keep in mind that usually the higher the speed rating the heavier(or stiffer sidewall) the tire in the same size.

so today I finally decided to post pictures of my car for the first time! its a 97 AWD Talon
Before

The car at the moment is stock besides little things like intake and exhaust, we just finished doing the regular maintenance work and cutting out all the rust and replacing it with fresh sheet metal. Next will be fresh paint and hopefully in the near future some mods!!!
Hope you all enjoy!!

It will be interesting to see the spool on Kevins 10:1 car compared to my 2.3L with the same turbo.

Hey might even be why your running 12's on a FP3052 when you should be in the high 11's at low boost

Daren, there is a weight difference across different brands and the same brand with different sizes even if it is minor. Some may be the exact same and some won't, depends on the tire brand. Then again I'm never going to a 235 tire, I only compare a 215 and 225 tire. Yes 1 lb matters to me . Softness and thickness of the sidewall matters to me too. Don't think I'll ever run a 235 on a 1g AWD

I've been driving around on 215/45/17 for a long time in 1g DSM's, I don't just go with what works and looks good on paper
11.00@136 (FP3065) and 11.6@120 (16g) on almost bald 215/45/17's street tires, with not much failure compared to how many passes I have done at the track. If someone else has a comparable car with bigger tires, chime in.

I couldn't imagine running 18" 50 lbs weights at the end of each one of my axles just because they look good. Making all that power just to have it robbed by 50lbs slugs is a good way to slow your car down. That's just asking for something to break when your making power, probably similar to Shandon's situation. He mentioned to me the weight of his 245/45 rim/tire combo is 47 lbs. Too heavy.

Hey might even be why your running 12's on a FP3052 when you should be in the high 11's at low boost

I ran a 12.3 the second pass I made with the car being awd, on 24psi (becuase of the 91 I was forced to run). I have only made about 6 more runs since that, some with up to 28psi (with proper 94 this time). But with a slipping & dragging clutch still managed the same 12.3, also doesn't help when you miss 4th a couple times

what type of tranny/diff do you run?

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