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  4. It's here, haters!

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    Unfortunately there's no good tire choices at 235/35-18.

     

    I really wish I could get into Tire Rack's wholesaler site. It really frustrates me that I can't just sort through offsets and sizes for all the rims. FOr being so enthusiast-oriented, they really don't make rim selection easy for the more advanced buyer.

     

    to muddy the waters, you should know that BBS engineers color into their wheels...they dont simply powdercoat........I dunno how Forgeline or CCW do it but give them a call and talk to their tech people..>I'm sure they can give you the insight/peace of mind you crave

     

     

    in any event, good luck and as long as you are happy with your choice, it is all that matters....Fuck haters, get bitches.

  5. It's here, haters!

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    Expensive rims are on the STI. I'm trying to stay under $400. And the K1s would need powdercoating. I'm hesitant to powdercoat these lightweight rims because there's so little metal in the spokes that I'm worried they'll weaken.

     

     

    SO coat them K1s.... I used K1s for multiple trackdays and they've never run into any cracking concern...Let me be clear that I am a heavy curb user

     

    http://f-51gtphoto.smugmug.com/NASA-Great-Lakes-Midwest-Team/HPDE-9798-BMW-E36-M3/August-2011-Mid-Ohio/i-HV8kpxC/0/XL/IMG1485HitzemanNASAMidOhioHPDE-XL.jpg

     

    http://f-51gtphoto.smugmug.com/NASA-Great-Lakes-Midwest-Team/HPDE-9798-BMW-E36-M3/August-2011-Mid-Ohio/i-WprfTBt/0/M/IMG2835HitzemanNASAMidOhioHPDE-M.jpg

     

    granted, mine were NOT coated but at what temp does it need to bake for coating? (Patterson knows) I'm sure if it's anywhere undeer 300F that the metallurgical properties (heat cycling/affecting) of the Aluminum would be pretty much unaffected.

    I did drive those wheels for over 40k miles and no less than 7 track weekends (including Nelson Ledges 3 times)

     

    On wheels you have 3 things you can get: cost, weight, strength......Pick two, you will never get the 3rd one unless you can steal something like Fikses, CCWs, Volks, BBSs, Team Dynamics, HREs, etc etc

     

    For all intents and purposes, the Kosei K1 at $175/wheel on the BMW (maybe same price on your car) is cheap and pretty much a throwaway item if they do crack

  10. It's here, haters!

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    Check out the latest MotorTrend, they have a big bargain shoot out with all the latest cheap thrills.

     

    Finishing order

    #6 Hyundai Genesis Coupe 2.0T R-spec Lap times-1:29.12

    #5 Volkswagen GTI 1:31.47

    #4 Ford Mustang V6 1:29.09

    #3 Mazda MX5 Miata 1:31.88

    #2 Scion FR-S 1:31.15

    #1 Subaru BRZ Limited 1:30.32

     

    Mustang was the fastest and best bang for buck but BRZ won....

     

     

    Primary difference between the twins seems to be the suspension preference and they considered the Subaru a better value if you want the extra bling.

     

    Randy Pobst quotes:

     

    FR-S: "Stability controls have allowed setups like this - too loose at entry, a real drift car".

     

    BRZ: "Bravo, Subaru (and Scion), and thank you for these proprioceptor-pleasing injections of the driving drug, the BRZ is better balanced."

     

    The article is 10 pages (20 print pages because of ads) and no single chart compares all of them, but definitely worth a read.

     

     

     

    Here are the article scans in PDF form

    scan 1

    scan 2

    scan 3

     

    :)

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