Id like to see people running something else then the expensive skinnies that are out on the market.. what else could i run i was thinking of using maybe motorcycle tires.. and then not sure on the wheel... maybe a spare tire wheel.. what have you guys used..

 

many use hx rims beings their lightweight. also, dont foget to put the speedrating into consideration.

 

Hx's rims are pretty light i believe under 11 Lbs.. not too sure

 

HX's here

 

I've ran spare tires on the back before. My local track doesn't really care about anything safety wise so it was cool. I doubled the mph that they were rated at and had no problem. My car is done on a welfare like budget so spares had to do. lol

Do I recommend people to run spares? No.
They worked for me though.

I have seen some guys run spare wheels with motorcycle tires that are rated for high mph.

 

spare tires lol seen it many times

 

*****......considering it says max 50mph.
either way a track slacking on rules doesnt make it right. space savers arent legal. skinnies arent that expensive if you shop for them. and the tires themselves arent that much.

no way in hell im goin 150 (well 148) on a pair of space savers.

 

some tracks will make you go back and swap them out.

 

 

Motorcycle tires on (Porsche?) spares. It's been in the 9s/over150:

 

Nice thinking. Any videos of this vw?
I want to see this bad boy in action.

 

13" vx wheels with 155/80/13's

 

I don't understand the reason behind trying to rig skinnies on your car if you can't afford actual race skinnies? I've seen plenty of cars running 9's on regular street wheels n tires in the rear, so it's not a must. why put yourself and the other car racing next to you at risk?

 

+1

 

fatties

 

x2!!

 

Insite wheels

 

x3. not dangerous at all... glw the spares though! hope that im out in front or broke at the line, lol.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRm9Wu__8qI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caFTFVbNC_s

 

wish i could find those porsche aluminum spare wheels.. ahh.. what actuall real skinnies are expensive what like 150 a piece for the rim plus tires.. you looking at 400$ LOL.. Im defently doing either the 13 or the 14 with spare wheels with motor cycle tires if i can find the bike tires.. if not then ill just leave them as is.. untill i find some.

 

HX are way to wide i want something like 13x3 or 14x3 not 5.5

 

wow if you build a car that needs skinnies i think that you can save up and afford what you need to be safe/ correct. That is one of the worst things to skimp out on. You are much better running a regular sized street tire and wheel just for safety issues alone!

 

this.

 

normal wheels? Most people don't even know why they run skinnies in the first place, they do it to look cool...

 

People also run skinnies to reduce rotational weight. I'm on the same boat. Why am I going to spend 400-500 on a set of skinnies when it's possible to find aluminum skinies spares at the junk yard? Yes it maybe cool to have the hottest looking rims, but some of us are over the car shows and just want the performance. Every bit over time adds up.

This is Mark Hubert's old car that he sold before he passed away. It was built with junkyard and swap meet parts:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_exgH...eature=related

Also, if lucky one can find spares that were designed for a car 1000 pounds heavier. Keep in mind it's just my opinion, but I would trust a Porsche engineer for a high end car any day over a rim company. The 150-200 bucks saved can buy a used welder which can open up a whole realm of modifying.

Old school Toyota's and VW bugs have been running 15x4ish centerlines up front with crappy tires for years without issues. You just have to make sure to not be drift king in the rain any you will be fine.