UltRaH22

i got a pair of vx 13's i was thinkin the other day since they weigh next to nothin, and i have them already, if they could be used for cheap skinnies on the rear of my drag/street car. I know ive seen alot of skinnies are usually 15" but with low pro tire. . . i think the thinest/tallest 13 tire mass produced is the 175 70 13.
so how does say a VX wheel wit a 175 70 tire compare to a skinny using a 15 inch wheel and low pro tire? any feedback or advice is appreciated. thanks .

PS- will they clear GSR rear brakes? !? !? !


Modified by UltRaH22 at 2:09 AM 1/26/2004

b19coupe

I am using a pair of HX wheels on the rear until I get the funds for pizza cutters and skinnies. It's better than my street wheels and tires-about 20 lbs. lighter

UltRaH22

i lied there is 165 70 13's thats gotta be pretty slim yokohama y379 $43 bucks ea. thats the only one tire rack shows

ALLMOTOR18

try cheap 155/80/83 tires about $20 a tire...

UltRaH22

whoa! lol nice discount tire and tire rack dont carry those i dont think

UltRaH22

nm i found them lol cheap skinnies!!!

UltRaH22

has anyone done this? i know i cant be the 1st. . .

EFb18b

I don't see why it can't hurt unles you are SERIOUSLY going over their speed rating.

SEFIxCivic

i ran the vx wheels before. nothing wrong with them, they are nice and light. went 120 mph in the 1/4 too.

Mista Bone

I run 155/80/13's on steelies, and 60 psi air pressure.

$25.99 each at local store, mounted and balanced.

side note: I've been running them everyday for 5 months, too broke to get new 15" rubber. I've learn ALOT about car control. I run 42 psi front/40 psi rear on the street.

Just another one of my many "little tricks" that I've used to make my puny SOHC so fast for so little.

sircrxracer

My buddy runs them on his drag car.... ran 11.2's All motor on them. Rob

ALLMOTOR18

[QUOTE=Mista Bone]
side note: I've been running them everyday for 5 months, too broke to get new 15" rubber. I've learn ALOT about car control. QUOTE]

I once drove 100 miles with the 155/80/13's on the rear of my integra. Cruising at about 80mph with those was not fun. Just going over the little reflectors on the road at over 80mphs, my car would begin to loose control..

For Drag racing they are fine..

UltRaH22

yea. . hmm for the 60 bucks or so it cost for the 2- tires it cant hurt to have em around to throw on for the weekend or the track. thanks guys!


13in Vx wheels + 155 80 13 tires = cheap skinnies haha

UltRaH22

wow gimme a hammer *bonk* i just remembered i have GSR rear disc the Vx's wont fit AHHHHHHHHHHHHH and i think even hx's wont fit over rear gsr brakes will they???????

smokey2.0

if you do use them, make sure that the car sits higher on the back than the front of the car. it helps if you have coilovers, so that you can raise the rear! with the stock vx tires, the wheel/tire combo weights in at 22LBS. to compare that, a single falken azenis tire(no rim) 205/50/15 weights in at 24LBS

UltRaH22

really????? just the tire is 24lbs? wow hard to believe i just sold 1 azenis didnt feel that heavy when i carried it out to the car

oh well. so the vx wont fit rear gsr brakes right? im 99% sure its impossible, just double checkin. if not will the HX 14s fit gsr rear?

smokey2.0

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by UltRaH22 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">really????? just the tire is 24lbs? wow hard to believe i just sold 1 azenis didnt feel that heavy when i carried it out to the car

oh well. so the vx wont fit rear gsr brakes right? im 99% sure its impossible, just double checkin. if not will the HX 14s fit gsr rear? </TD></TR></TABLE>
i shipped two azenis on thursday, and they weight in at 24LBS each! i weighted the vx with stock tires, and it was 22LBS. vx will not fit gsr brakes, on the other hand the hx will fit the gsr front brakes with a slight massaging of the brake calipers. the hx, should fit the rear brakes on a gsr without any problems!

UltRaH22

OK in that case. . im on the hunt for 2- hx's now i gotta find the slimest tire for a 14.

turbo*s2k

great idea!

vivid02

People been doing this for a couple of years now. 15's in the front and skinny 13's on rear is feels pretty scarry on the streets and freeways. Especially on the rain groved freeways.

UltRaH22

im sure its been done. . i didnt say i was the originator.

yea ill have 225 50 15s in the front. . and i guess ill have to use my miata 14s in the rear.

G-reX

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Mista Bone &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I run 155/80/13's on steelies, and 60 psi air pressure.

$25.99 each at local store, mounted and balanced.

side note: I've been running them everyday for 5 months, too broke to get new 15" rubber. I've learn ALOT about car control. I run 42 psi front/40 psi rear on the street.

Just another one of my many "little tricks" that I've used to make my puny SOHC so fast for so little.</TD></TR></TABLE>


Thats what I use on the rear at the track.

JDM2ndGen

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by smokey2.0 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
i shipped two azenis on thursday, and they weight in at 24LBS each! i weighted the vx with stock tires, and it was 22LBS. vx will not fit gsr brakes, on the other hand the hx will fit the gsr front brakes with a slight massaging of the brake calipers. the hx, should fit the rear brakes on a gsr without any problems!</TD></TR></TABLE>if you dont want to gring off a little on the caliper you could always add a 1/4 of an inch washers to the studs and they fit fine ...and the rear the HX should fit with no problems ...

cbaracing

just put my vx wheels on my integra rear disc coversion and they clear just fine.

JDM2ndGen

i was thinking the same ...the vx wheels should clear in the rear ...