3.2 Carrera Race Set-up
03-05-2006 | 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Slappy
Gary R is running these on his '78 SC ...
CCW Racing (black centers) 18x8 and 18x9 on my 78 SC with Hoosier AS304 in 245/35 front and 275/35 rears.
We had to roll the fenders (the 'ol baseball bat trick) to prevent some minor rubbing.
CCW Racing (black centers) 18x8 and 18x9 on my 78 SC with Hoosier AS304 in 245/35 front and 275/35 rears.
We had to roll the fenders (the 'ol baseball bat trick) to prevent some minor rubbing.
They are very strong, very light, and quite inexpensive at under $2000 per set of 4..
Last edited by Gary R.; 03-06-2006 at 02:22 PM.
03-05-2006 | 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Gary R.
Actually they are 18x9 and 18x10" and they are Hoosier RS....
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Retired Club Racer & National PCA Instructor
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03-05-2006 | 12:46 PM
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Strange, as the person that speced them out is very involed in CVR racing and sets up a lot of cars for G. I'm a year away from clug racing anyway (at best), have to look into that!
03-05-2006 | 02:43 PM
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Nothing to look into, Gary. SCs and Carreras came with a factory optional 7x15 and 8x15 wheel set. That limits the widths to 8 & 9 for a stock class (1" over) and 9 & 10 for prepared (2" over).
03-05-2006 | 02:58 PM
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Larry, what I meant was I will have to look into why he had me buy illegal wheels for G-Stock... which of course leads me to believe it is MY mistake..
Just went and looked at the wheels, they ARE 18x8 and 18x9... chalk it up to old age...
Thanks for the information.
Just went and looked at the wheels, they ARE 18x8 and 18x9... chalk it up to old age...
Thanks for the information.
03-05-2006 | 03:03 PM
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Gotcha! 
It makes more sense that they are 8s & 9s, because when I ran them on my Carrera, I had only about 1/4 " between the front wheel lips and the inner strut housings. Same with the rear trailing arm nuts. Not sure how you could fit wider wheels without flaring the fenders.
It makes more sense that they are 8s & 9s, because when I ran them on my Carrera, I had only about 1/4 " between the front wheel lips and the inner strut housings. Same with the rear trailing arm nuts. Not sure how you could fit wider wheels without flaring the fenders.
03-05-2006 | 03:09 PM
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And I DID have to hammer the rear fenders out to clear the 275 Hoosier's under full compression. I didn't add any flares, just "flared" the existing sheet metal.
03-06-2006 | 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Gary R.
And I DID have to hammer the rear fenders out to clear the 275 Hoosier's under full compression. I didn't add any flares, just "flared" the existing sheet metal.
That said, alot of the top G cars are running 245/275 tires, so I doubt anybody would actually challenge that unless it is really really out of line.
03-06-2006 | 02:18 PM
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That is the message I got about it also. Actually the info I got was that no one cares WHAT you do until you are beating them... 
03-06-2006 | 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Gary R.
Actually the info I got was that no one cares WHAT you do until you are beating them...
03-07-2006 | 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Gary R.
That is the message I got about it also. Actually the info I got was that no one cares WHAT you do until you are beating them...
03-07-2006 | 12:58 PM
#27
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Originally Posted by MJR911
On a 3.2 I think 1 3/4" headers with open pipes will help the car on top end the best.
Installing 1 /34" headers on a 3.2 (especially in a mild state of tune) simply kills the low & mid-range without any benefits on top. Use 1 5/8" headers for effect.
The 1 3/4" ones are best suited for 3.5' and 3.6's.
