Coming Soon: 275-40-17 Kumho V710s on Rotas

Hopefully GT will hook me up next thursday, I can't wait!

 

which rota rim are you going with?

 

I bought the slip stream rims... they going to get painted though

 

pink?.....

 

275?!?!?!?!?!??!?!

 

dammit, stupid 05's get all the wide wheel options...
I bet your itching for this auto-x season, 275's that's awesome.

 

yeah, pink slipstreams... should be interesting looking

I was Javid's 04 STi with 17x9 and 255/40-17 tires on it the other day, but he had done the 05 hub swap and rolled the fenders in the back. He said that they sell a hub swap kit.

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Brian

 

2 out of 4 wheels were painted. Going to do the other set today, and then clear coat them all once they are dry.

Here are a couple of pics:



The lighting is a bit off in the pics, and in person, the color looks more like this:


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Brian

 

nice!!!!!! ....fat tires ftw :bigthumb:

i wish i could get a widebody kit on my wagon... then i could rock some big fatties too

 

Looks SWEET!!

 

you going to tell your friend that you got pink wheels again?

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Brian

 

10.3" tire on a 8" rim, your crazy man! I hope it works though.

 

Naw, they're still confused.

 

This guy named Colin did it with his 05 and he got some good results in AS. Besides my new hobby seems to be buying tires

 

What color mix would I need to get stockers to look wr blue??

 

not sure, our paint is from Home Depot, called "Berry Pink"



Total cost of painting: ~$7 in spray paint, $2 in sandpaper

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Brian

 

Was thinkin bout it but then I saw this..
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/2161/worldrallywheelz7oz.jpg

I figure save on the wheelz and get a lil moe powha!!

 

Still tryin to find out excatly colors make the wrb.

 

thanks, didn't think of that.
you have any shops in mind?

 

the paint that was used in the pic is metalcast blue but it is not an exact wrb but it looks like it worked well.

 

FYI, I just ordered the 17x10s... stay tuned for big-o-dang ADVAN tires on some 10s"

 

hnoes:
thats gonna be insane

 

Wow.

 

wow! That will be insane. What size tires are you getting?

Someone else just posted pics of 275 v710s on 17x8" slipstreams on IWSTI:
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f353/gonz06/Tires3.jpg
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f353/gonz06/Tires4.jpg
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f353/gonz06/Tires5.jpg
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f353/gonz06/Tires7.jpg
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f353/gonz06/Tires9.jpg

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Brian

 

those are badass! are they slicks?

 

DOT legal race tires:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Kumho&tireModel=ECSTA+V710

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Brian

 

WOW!!hnoes:

 

Well, the first set will be some 255/40-17 ADVAN Neova's which is the largest size they make the 17" Neova in and it is actually the same as a Kumho or Goodyear 275 width (section was ~10.3 and tread was 10.0 IIRC). After the Neovas I will likely try some 275 RA-1s and myabe some 275 710s. Wheels should be in at the end of this week.

The 17x10s are actually a supra rear fitment that has a deeper dish and curved spokes (compared to the standard FN01C-Rs like my 17x9"s). I will post pics this weekend....

 

your sticker comes true again javid cause... dAng!

 

Nice. I have the Neova 255/40-17 on my evo now on 17x9 wheels and love them. Here are a couple of pics:
http://tastybeef.com/evo/ev01.jpg
http://tastybeef.com/evo/ev02.jpg

Will be interesting to see them on 17x10

What about the 275/40-17 RT-615?

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Brian

 

I have the 615s in 255 on the 9"'s right now... the 275 615s will also be another option for the 10".... I need to make friends with a C5 racer (front tire is 275/40-17 for many classes).

How do you like the neovas? How do they compare to an MX or the 615s? If for some strange reason you want some race rubber, I have some 'shaved' RA-1s 255/40-17 that need a home... wonna trade

 

Mere had the v710s put on her sti today:

275/40-17

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Brian

 

that's badass!!! i bet the cars handling is unreal!

 

i saw them in person tonight and i must say those are some fatties.

 

The car's handling felt kinda heavy since they were SOOOOO sticky. There is some slight rubbing in the back but since I don't plan on tracking it I am not concerned.

 

Nice Mere! How many sets of Pink Wheels do you need???

 

Whose pink original mini in the background?!?!

 

it is a purple mini, and is my neighbors.

Here are some more pics of the wheels in the sun:




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Brian

 

275 vs 255 width


more comparison pics:
http://tastybeef.com/misc/tc1.jpg
http://tastybeef.com/misc/tc2.jpg
http://tastybeef.com/misc/tc3.jpg
http://tastybeef.com/misc/tc4.jpg

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Brian

 

man, the 2 stacks right next to each other says it all. have you driven with them yet? can you feel a big improvement?

 

nice! "felt kind of heavy" could be the taller gearing... I didn't notice it until we pulled the 275s off and ran a 245/40 which is almost an inch shorter...

 

And, most likely, there is a weight addition on each wheel with that much more rubber....

 

I drove it around a bit last night around town, but just normal driving. The first autocross for them will be the 19th and then we can see how it works out. We should be using the Victos on the 18th and the v710 on the 19th.

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Brian

 

The combination is actually a little lighter than the stock wheel and stock tire. The v710 275/40-17 weighs 25lb each, while the re070 weighs 27lbs (according to tirerack specs). The wheels are almost identical in weight.

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Brian