Your thoughts on 17s for track use
01-08-2004, 02:16 PM
#16
Burning Brakes
Mark,
I have an 87 911 and have both 17 and 18 " Fikses. To make a long story short, I got one set of Fikse 17s first and then got two sets of Fikse 18s at a good price. As you know, with Hoosiers, you need two sets of rims.
There is not that much of a difference. The 18s may feel better, but they are not going to give you much in terms of increased lap times. Bigger b-lls is the real difference.
Also, by visual inspection (ask me how I know) the rolling diameter of the Hoosiers for 17" is actually greater that the 18". I am running 9" rims in the rear.
Let me know if you need more info.
John
I have an 87 911 and have both 17 and 18 " Fikses. To make a long story short, I got one set of Fikse 17s first and then got two sets of Fikse 18s at a good price. As you know, with Hoosiers, you need two sets of rims.
There is not that much of a difference. The 18s may feel better, but they are not going to give you much in terms of increased lap times. Bigger b-lls is the real difference.
Also, by visual inspection (ask me how I know) the rolling diameter of the Hoosiers for 17" is actually greater that the 18". I am running 9" rims in the rear.
Let me know if you need more info.
John
