First week with the car - I spent last week taking a parts inventory, cleaning the car, getting the rear wheels pointing in the same general direction, measuring and re-measuring wheel offsets and brake caliper clearances. ''Measure 50 times - cut wheels once''. Now that I have something to look at I can contemplate the possibilities on wheel sizes/widths, centerlock? forged? three piece? one piece? John at CCW is a tremendous resource when it comes to knowing street tire to race tire dimensional and availability comparisons. I also made an appointment to see Jongbloed Racing Wheels since they are in my 'hood. Ryan at Jongbloed put together some wheels so I could get an idea what the measurement I gave him would look like. One possibility is to use really wide rims and tires in the back for visual 'impact'. The downside is the street tires available in this size are just 130mph speed rated and require 'coke bottling' the rear body panels to cover the extra width. On the up side the like sized race tires would be coming from a Lemans spec LMP1 car (Audi/Peugeot).
The more standard 11 inch front and 13 inch rear would be a no brainer by comparison, with Michelin offering every dimensional possibility imaginable! .... for a price.
See pics of the centerlock Jongbloeds made from unpolished and dust covered rough fitment pieces. (You can tell from these wheels I always wanted a Can-Am car! <big grin>)
The more standard 11 inch front and 13 inch rear would be a no brainer by comparison, with Michelin offering every dimensional possibility imaginable! .... for a price.
See pics of the centerlock Jongbloeds made from unpolished and dust covered rough fitment pieces. (You can tell from these wheels I always wanted a Can-Am car! <big grin>)