antnee
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I've tried google, but its only bringing up US sites,
Im looking for 2 wheels, 5x100, around 13-15" but thin as possible, to go on a mates car for the 1/4mile strip,
Can anyone point me to some shops?
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Jon_C
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What car are they for? Surely for drag strip they need to be nice and wide?
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Jonny.N
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why would you want thin wheels? wouldnt it be better if they were wide wheels ? as means more surface contact should = more grip
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Nic Barnes
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be for the rear of the car. less drag etc as thinner tyres so less contact with the road on the back.
space savers not do it? ideally you want larger diameter thinner wheels on the back and raise the back end as high as possible.
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antnee
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
be for the rear of the car. less drag etc as thinner tyres so less contact with the road on the back.
space savers not do it? ideally you want larger diameter thinner wheels on the back and raise the back end as high as possible.
Bingo! Except can't find anything in 5x100, as VAG seem to put full size spares in these days 
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Jon_C
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What car are you putting them on?
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Nic Barnes
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id guess they are for his mates diesel?
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antnee
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Mates Mk4 Ibiza
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Anty
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space saver ?
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jay26
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Some new skoda's have space saver spare wheels
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sand-eel
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a lot of cars have space savers, Spare Tyres which are very thin wheels prob 125mm odd.
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Nic Barnes
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id not want to do 130 odd mph with a space saver on the back and thin wheels. no fuckin chance.
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BarnshaW
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put bmx wheels on.
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antnee
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After looking at drag spec tyres, I can confirm that Im after 15" x 4j wheels
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John
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how much difference will thinner rear wheels make in reality on a normal car. None whatsoever.
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Nic Barnes
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how much difference will thinner rear wheels make in reality on a normal car. None whatsoever.
on a drag strip it will. less resistance will equal a faster time. if its faster by .2 of a second, its still faster. this is the aim of drag racing. again your post proves you just dont grasp the concept of the threads you choose to post in john.
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antnee
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
quote:
Originally posted by John
how much difference will thinner rear wheels make in reality on a normal car. None whatsoever.
on a drag strip it will. less resistance will equal a faster time. if its faster by .2 of a second, its still faster. this is the aim of drag racing. again your post proves you just dont grasp the concept of the threads you choose to post in john.
As Tesco says 'every little helps'
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Ian
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How much for a pair of drag spec tyres? Ideally it shouldn't cost more to do that than any other mod which also yields the same advantage.
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Corsa_Sport21
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Is this car just a drag car or is it mainly a road car??
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antnee
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It is a road car, but he goes to Santa Pod, Shakespear and York a lot. It won't be driven on the road with the thin wheels on.
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antnee
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
How much for a pair of drag spec tyres? Ideally it shouldn't cost more to do that than any other mod which also yields the same advantage.
Most places say ring them, but I think its around £100 for the pair, but they will last for years
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DaveyLC
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Thats some proper anal stuff 
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Nic Barnes
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its a short amount of tarmac to race on. to get quicker times you have to be a bit anal once you have got it currently as fast as you can. it will have an effect on the times so everything is worth trying.
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antnee
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Yup, it took me 18 attempts to break the into the 16sec's with the yellow one, once everything was nailed it came together
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philip2
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if want i think i could get you a link to some ERCO spun allloy wheels we use on the aircooled vw beetles, can get them in 3inch wide and being VW PCD i dont think you would have a problem fitting them and you can get them in any offset iirc
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