Shelby Razors Kicking up rocks
10-28-2008, 05:20 PM
#11
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"go easy on him, he is from WI"... what's up with that?? lol
Anyhow, the offset feedback seems to be the only thing that makes sense, When this issue was shared with me, I thought it seemed very absurd for a wheel to cause this type of issue. Anyhow, guess I deserve any badgering as this an off the wall thread/topic. And the more I think about, should have just buried that feedback in my mind as "not relevant".
Anyhow, the offset feedback seems to be the only thing that makes sense, When this issue was shared with me, I thought it seemed very absurd for a wheel to cause this type of issue. Anyhow, guess I deserve any badgering as this an off the wall thread/topic. And the more I think about, should have just buried that feedback in my mind as "not relevant".
10-28-2008, 08:07 PM
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"go easy on him, he is from WI"... what's up with that?? lol
Anyhow, the offset feedback seems to be the only thing that makes sense, When this issue was shared with me, I thought it seemed very absurd for a wheel to cause this type of issue. Anyhow, guess I deserve any badgering as this an off the wall thread/topic. And the more I think about, should have just buried that feedback in my mind as "not relevant".
Anyhow, the offset feedback seems to be the only thing that makes sense, When this issue was shared with me, I thought it seemed very absurd for a wheel to cause this type of issue. Anyhow, guess I deserve any badgering as this an off the wall thread/topic. And the more I think about, should have just buried that feedback in my mind as "not relevant".
and i'd say its a combination of wheel offset, tire width, and that most people go with stickier, more aggressive tires than stock with aftermarket wheels.
10-29-2008, 06:35 AM
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Tire tread design and compounding is what picks stuff up and throws it at the car.
Wheel and tire tread width dimensions and wheel offset determine what the stuff that gets thrown up ends up hitting.
Norm
Wheel and tire tread width dimensions and wheel offset determine what the stuff that gets thrown up ends up hitting.
Norm
Last edited by Norm Peterson; 10-29-2008 at 06:41 AM. Reason: spelin'
11-20-2008, 12:53 PM
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Yeah I found out that wider wheels and R-compounds can do some damage.
I am so mad, I had my car repainted almost completely this summer because of some severe rock chip damage while driving on a "road" in Montana last spring.
When I was putting my car away for winter a couple months back I realized I have new chips on my front fenders, behind the wheels. I couldn't figure out how that happened at first because I very rarely drive on gravel. Then it hit me, my autocross tires are 285/30/18 R-comps, that stick out much farther than the stock 17"s and the R-comps pick up rocks like crazy.
So my freshly painted fenders have rock chips once again, many small ones. F#uck.
Autocross certainly isn't for the fate of heart re: appearance. It takes its toll, cones marks, rock chips.
I am so mad, I had my car repainted almost completely this summer because of some severe rock chip damage while driving on a "road" in Montana last spring.
When I was putting my car away for winter a couple months back I realized I have new chips on my front fenders, behind the wheels. I couldn't figure out how that happened at first because I very rarely drive on gravel. Then it hit me, my autocross tires are 285/30/18 R-comps, that stick out much farther than the stock 17"s and the R-comps pick up rocks like crazy.
So my freshly painted fenders have rock chips once again, many small ones. F#uck.
Autocross certainly isn't for the fate of heart re: appearance. It takes its toll, cones marks, rock chips.
Last edited by Vapour Trails; 11-20-2008 at 12:59 PM.
11-20-2008, 02:34 PM
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Yeah I found out that wider wheels and R-compounds can do some damage.
I am so mad, I had my car repainted almost completely this summer because of some severe rock chip damage while driving on a "road" in Montana last spring.
When I was putting my car away for winter a couple months back I realized I have new chips on my front fenders, behind the wheels. I couldn't figure out how that happened at first because I very rarely drive on gravel. Then it hit me, my autocross tires are 285/30/18 R-comps, that stick out much farther than the stock 17"s and the R-comps pick up rocks like crazy.
So my freshly painted fenders have rock chips once again, many small ones. F#uck.
Autocross certainly isn't for the fate of heart re: appearance. It takes its toll, cones marks, rock chips.
I am so mad, I had my car repainted almost completely this summer because of some severe rock chip damage while driving on a "road" in Montana last spring.
When I was putting my car away for winter a couple months back I realized I have new chips on my front fenders, behind the wheels. I couldn't figure out how that happened at first because I very rarely drive on gravel. Then it hit me, my autocross tires are 285/30/18 R-comps, that stick out much farther than the stock 17"s and the R-comps pick up rocks like crazy.
So my freshly painted fenders have rock chips once again, many small ones. F#uck.
Autocross certainly isn't for the fate of heart re: appearance. It takes its toll, cones marks, rock chips.
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