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Old 07-30-2021, 05:43 AM   #21
JayG
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Originally Posted by 1thenaton1 View Post
Consider a set of 17 inch wheels, 4 rears if you can swing it, for track use. Tires are a wear item and the 17 inch variety cost significantly less. Bonus of the square set up is you can rotate your tires as you will no doubt be chewing up the outside edges (based on not seeing camber adjustment in your mods list). re71 in 255 40 17 were recently on super sale from tirerack as they are being discontinued and I was glad to pick up a fresh set. I will likely try the Falken 660s next
17's are definitely the way to go for track use.

While square setup may have some advantages, it can also put you in a car class where you are less competitive. Things like tire size do effect what class you run in
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