Staggered tire suggestion?
#17
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#18
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^^^Those Daytonas are beautiful.
To take a slight thread detour...
I think these wheels were discontinued back in 2004. "FRH International" or "Hartman", or "Frank Hartmann" made a lot of wheels for different European cars, but their 3-piece versions were expensive and the brand did not command a premium. So, I don't see many sets around.
They made two versions of 3-piece replicas that I know of: the twists and the cup IIs. Here are some pics of each.
Twists:
![](http://www.murcias.com/rennlist/Hartmanntwist.jpg)
![](http://www.murcias.com/rennlist/frhwheelon928.jpg)
![](http://www.murcias.com/rennlist/after4.jpg)
Cup II:
![](http://www.murcias.com/rennlist/3pc993wheel.jpg)
![](http://www.murcias.com/rennlist/3pc993wheels.jpg)
![](http://www.murcias.com/rennlist/3pc993wheels2.jpg)
Now back to the tire search. I think I've settled on 235/45/17 in the front and 265/40/17 in the rear. Tire Rack has a few sets in these staggered sizes, so I just have to narrow it down between the Dunlops and Continentals.
To take a slight thread detour...
I think these wheels were discontinued back in 2004. "FRH International" or "Hartman", or "Frank Hartmann" made a lot of wheels for different European cars, but their 3-piece versions were expensive and the brand did not command a premium. So, I don't see many sets around.
They made two versions of 3-piece replicas that I know of: the twists and the cup IIs. Here are some pics of each.
Twists:
![](http://www.murcias.com/rennlist/Hartmanntwist.jpg)
![](http://www.murcias.com/rennlist/frhwheelon928.jpg)
![](http://www.murcias.com/rennlist/after4.jpg)
Cup II:
![](http://www.murcias.com/rennlist/3pc993wheel.jpg)
![](http://www.murcias.com/rennlist/3pc993wheels.jpg)
![](http://www.murcias.com/rennlist/3pc993wheels2.jpg)
Now back to the tire search. I think I've settled on 235/45/17 in the front and 265/40/17 in the rear. Tire Rack has a few sets in these staggered sizes, so I just have to narrow it down between the Dunlops and Continentals.
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225/45 and 265/40 with the dunlop direzza startspec...I run 225/40 on an 8.5 and a 265/35 on a 9.5 or 10, i forget what my rears are. So needless to say a 225 on an 8 would be fine. and a 265 would be just as good on the rear
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Certainly on track cars we try and run a square or close to it setup. (I run 285/295 HOOS.) I still think our cars are better off even on the street with as wide a front wheel / tyre combo as you can fit. Maybe without power steering I'd not go too wide? Also if I lived in a predominantly wet climate I wouldn't go too wide, but apart from that I like nice and wide on the fronts. In other words as little stagger as possible is my preference.
ps those Hartmans look good!
ps those Hartmans look good!