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Old 02-25-2010, 07:43 PM
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Anyone using this setup for track?
Old 02-26-2010, 11:50 AM
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I was when I was competing in the 964.

16x8 D90's on all 4 corners with Kumho Victoracers (245x45x16).

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Old 02-26-2010, 02:42 PM
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Were you happy with that setup?
Old 02-26-2010, 07:18 PM
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Very much so.

I should qualify, and say that my primary focus was Autocross, but I did do several DE's and had no complaints.

I found that having a square setup helped rotate the car in tight turns typical of autocross. If/when I go back to running the 964 in AX and on the track, I most definitely will use the same setup.

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I guess I'll start looking for another pair of 8" wheels.
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did you shave the victoracers?
Old 02-26-2010, 09:52 PM
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I did not shave them.

EDIT: You will likely get a bit of tire rub at maximum lock, but I get that with my street 17" Cup 1 replicas (205's) as well.

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Old 02-27-2010, 12:26 AM
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Briefly, maybe 15 years ago on some customer cars. The old generation BFG's. Just didn't work so well on a 3000lb car. Fine on a 2500lb SC though. Hoosiers had just come out, and I think we'd given up by that point. Rears just overheated. These were autocrossers transitioning to track events.

Any particular reason you're considering 16's?


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