How to get this look?

[funkyflynz]

Hey guys, Im really keen on the circuit race look like in these photos, realise there are a variety of sizes in these photos, but i love the classic big and little tyres with a good sidewall. i want to run an 18" rim front and rear. If you have any experience with these types of tyres or advice on how to achieve this type of look it would be greatly appreciated..

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc152/funkyflynz/Money%20Pit/6be6a75c76e8eb0981a4937394841b77.jpg (http://s213.photobucket.com/user/funkyflynz/media/Money%20Pit/6be6a75c76e8eb0981a4937394841b77.jpg.html)

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc152/funkyflynz/Money%20Pit/bf64ab693e1eb38e260d175b1b5f06a6.jpg (http://s213.photobucket.com/user/funkyflynz/media/Money%20Pit/bf64ab693e1eb38e260d175b1b5f06a6.jpg.html)

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc152/funkyflynz/Money%20Pit/03274c14dc5160ace8cc2556f2aea845.jpg (http://s213.photobucket.com/user/funkyflynz/media/Money%20Pit/03274c14dc5160ace8cc2556f2aea845.jpg.html)

[cluxford]

I have no idea about circuit racing, but they just look like wider tyres on the rear with a different profile thus more sidewall and therefore larger diametre rears than fronts.

Not sure there is any more to it than that.

That's what I have on mine, for the same reason. I wanted large rims with max sidewall on the rears.

I have 17 x 390 x 40 on the rear
and 17 x 265 x 35 on the front

the net result is

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t37/cluxford/Camaro/mashed.jpg (http://s156.photobucket.com/user/cluxford/media/Camaro/mashed.jpg.html)

[funkyflynz]

I have no idea about circuit racing, but they just look like wider tyres on the rear with a different profile thus more sidewall and therefore larger diametre rears than fronts.

Not sure there is any more to it than that.

That's what I have on mine, for the same reason. I wanted large rims with max sidewall on the rears.

I have 17 x 390 x 40 on the rear
and 17 x 265 x 35 on the front

the net result is



Thanks for that, wow 390! thats a huge tyre. do you get much "pushing" during hard cornering? is s this more of a straight line machine only?

Cheers.

Lee

[cluxford]

It's not happy in hard cornering, unless of course you like understeer :)

[Dr. Jekyll]

I have no idea about circuit racing, but they just look like wider tyres on the rear with a different profile thus more sidewall and therefore larger diametre rears than fronts.

Not sure there is any more to it than that.

That's what I have on mine, for the same reason. I wanted large rims with max sidewall on the rears.

I have 17 x 390 x 40 on the rear
and 17 x 265 x 35 on the front

the net result is

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t37/cluxford/Camaro/mashed.jpg (http://s156.photobucket.com/user/cluxford/media/Camaro/mashed.jpg.html)

Bravo for a fantastic picture!

[speed_m5]

someday

[Zspoiler]

Have you checked out the 'Vintage Racers' that come out this time of year for Ideas there are quite a different variety of cars,

[WSSix]

Have you tried going to Tirerack.com and searching through their inventory of 18in tires? That's the only place I can think where you can look through many different brands to see what aspect ratio are available. Just how thick of a tire are you wanting? Good luck. It's a good look on the right car.

[TheJDMan]

Does anyone know what diameter the wheels are on that Porsche in the first pic. I have 18x10 wheels 275/35R-18 tires front and 18x12 335/30R-18 rear. I have searched by wheel diameter on tirerack and all the tires I find are about 26" overall diameter. I don't know if the racing tires on that Porsche are available in different non-DOT sizes. I'm just not sure if street tires are available in the same sizes as racing tires. I would like to see if someone knows the specs on the wheel/tire combo on that Porsche. What I find is that the short sidewall tires tend to give less warning as they approach the point at which they break loose.

http://hayes-ent.com/images/Camaro/CAMARO3.jpg

[Blake Foster]

to the best of my experience the only way you will get a big tire like that is to run slicks. there are NO wide tall 18" tires that are performance tires 335 30 18 is about it.

[Zspoiler]

The two you originally had 15' tall tires .That was the tire tech "back in the day".The IMSA Camaro pictured also had 15" rims.The taller the rim the shorter the sidewall.So what car are you trying to fit these on? that will make a difference on what you are trying to do.

[Oleyellar]

To get that look, I would think you can buy those tires.

Tire Code Price Tire Size Compound Rim
Width Overall
Diameter Average
Rollout Section
Width Tread
Width Weight
4540 $349 21.5x8.0-13 R465 9.0 21.6 9.8 8.2 13.2
4541 $369 22.5x11.0-13 R465 11.0 22.6 12.2 10.6 16.4
4452 $500 25.0x9.0-18 430 9.0 25.3 10.0 9.0 18.1
4535 $475 25.5x12.0-18 R310 13.0 25.6 13.5 12.5 23.5
4333 $514 25.5x14.5-16 R430 12.0 25.5 14.1 14.0 25.0
4331 $514 25.5x14.5-16 R250 12.0 25.5 14.1 14.0 25.0
4453 $550 26.5x10.5-18 430 11.0 26.7 12.0 10.6 23.8
4265 $550 28.5x14.5-16 R430 13.0 28.5 15.4 14.8 28.5
6898 $550 28.5x14.5-16 R250 13.0 28.5 15.4 14.8 28.5
4536 $500 28.5x14.5-18 R310 14.5 28.41 16.1 14.75 27.0

Goodyear race tires sports car radial tire, from the Goodyear web site