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New sneakers.

Postby Professional_Slacker » Fri Mar 06, 2015 3:05 pm

I dumped 20 lbs of rotational/unsprung weight from the spyder today. Also will be running new wider/stickier tires. (still street tire legal) should be fun, hopefully I can tame the drifting a bit and the car should feel more responsive.

Bring on March 14th!

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Re: New sneakers.

Postby nc4me » Fri Mar 06, 2015 8:19 pm

What wheels did you get? They remind me of wedsport tc105n's which I absolutely love.
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Re: New sneakers.

Postby Professional_Slacker » Fri Mar 06, 2015 9:03 pm

nc4me wrote:What wheels did you get? They remind me of wedsport tc105n's which I absolutely love.
Advanti racing StormS1 wrapped in Toyo R1R rubber
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Re: New sneakers.

Postby Loren » Fri Mar 06, 2015 9:33 pm

You'll like the R1R's.
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Re: New sneakers.

Postby Professional_Slacker » Fri Mar 06, 2015 9:47 pm

Loren wrote:You'll like the R1R's.
So I have been told.
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Re: New sneakers.

Postby Native » Fri Mar 06, 2015 10:45 pm

Those are sharp wheels. Joe (I think it's Joe) has a black set on his Miata.

The tires are great. The first few events they'll shed some rubber in little dreadlocks, but don't let it throw you. Once the soft stuff comes off, they're good all the way past the wearbars. I got a good 15 events or so out of my set. They reward smoothness and finesse.
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Re: New sneakers.

Postby Loren » Fri Mar 06, 2015 11:54 pm

Native wrote:They reward smoothness and finesse.
Which one of those equates to "hooning"? :jester:
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Re: New sneakers.

Postby BrandLoyal » Sat Mar 07, 2015 8:55 am

Tires cool. Garage Floor.... WHOA more pics of that please :D
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Re: New sneakers.

Postby Professional_Slacker » Sat Mar 07, 2015 9:00 am

Native wrote:Those are sharp wheels. Joe (I think it's Joe) has a black set on his Miata.

The tires are great. The first few events they'll shed some rubber in little dreadlocks, but don't let it throw you. Once the soft stuff comes off, they're good all the way past the wearbars. I got a good 15 events or so out of my set. They reward smoothness and finesse.
I saw the set on the Miata, but forgot the drivers name. I have been after this wheel tire set up for a few months, but they were back ordered.

I'm not sure I possess either smoothness OR finesse. lol
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Re: New sneakers.

Postby BrilloHeadBen » Sat Mar 07, 2015 12:03 pm

Which tires reward ham-fisted sucking? I need a set of those...
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Re: New sneakers.

Postby Professional_Slacker » Sat Mar 07, 2015 12:07 pm

BrilloHeadBen wrote:Which tires reward ham-fisted sucking? I need a set of those...
those would be the "loan your car to a better driver" brand. I heard those are on back order though. I really could use a set myself. ;)
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New sneakers.

Postby Inspecta » Sat Mar 07, 2015 11:25 pm

Ohhhh, those are the wheels I want to order as soon as they are back in stock on tire rack!!! Looks nice, are they the 15x7 and do they really weigh 10.6 lbs?


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Postby Professional_Slacker » Sat Mar 07, 2015 11:27 pm

Inspecta wrote:Ohhhh, those are the wheels I want to order as soon as they are back in stock on tire rack!!! Looks nice, are they the 15x7 and do they weigh 10.6 lbs?


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Re: New sneakers.

Postby Inspecta » Sat Mar 07, 2015 11:35 pm

Professional_Slacker wrote:
Inspecta wrote:Ohhhh, those are the wheels I want to order as soon as they are back in stock on tire rack!!! Looks nice, are they the 15x7 and do they weigh 10.6 lbs?


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yes and yes.
Good to hear!!!


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Re: New sneakers.

Postby Professional_Slacker » Sat Mar 07, 2015 11:41 pm

Inspecta wrote:
Professional_Slacker wrote:
Inspecta wrote:Ohhhh, those are the wheels I want to order as soon as they are back in stock on tire rack!!! Looks nice, are they the 15x7 and do they weigh 10.6 lbs?


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Good to hear!!!


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they are back in stock to...fyi. you can only get them at tire rack and Goodwin racing. I think Goodwin is cheaper.
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Re: New sneakers.

Postby Jeremy » Fri Mar 13, 2015 5:23 pm

Autocrossers don't let other autocrossers use scissor jacks. I can loan you some money for a harbor freight aluminum jack if you are going through hard times. :)
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Re: New sneakers.

Postby Loren » Fri Mar 13, 2015 5:25 pm

Jeremy wrote:Autocrossers don't let other autocrossers use scissor jacks.
That was one of my first thoughts when I saw that photo... but, I decided to hold my tongue. :thumbwink:
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Re: New sneakers.

Postby Solar » Fri Mar 13, 2015 7:28 pm

Jeremy wrote:Autocrossers don't let other autocrossers use scissor jacks. I can loan you some money for a harbor freight aluminum jack if you are going through hard times. :)
I want to be like Jeremy. :-D
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Re: New sneakers.

Postby Professional_Slacker » Fri Mar 13, 2015 7:59 pm

Jeremy wrote:Autocrossers don't let other autocrossers use scissor jacks. I can loan you some money for a harbor freight aluminum jack if you are going through hard times. :)
lol.my brother yelled at me too. we have like 3 3ton jacks between us ( he lives at the end of the block) and I used a scissor jack that was laying in a box-o-crap outta my jeeps. although my reasoning was I didn't feel like pulling the cover off my other car to move it and the jack handle would have hit the car. so, I scissored it up, and practiced my F1 pit crew maneuvers. it's amazing how fast you can change a tire when you have over head air and a plan.

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