solo2 STU wheel/tire query
02-19-2004, 09:29 AM
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solo2 STU wheel/tire query
now that the s4 has a more 'appropriate' home in STU instead of SM and having also been previously shut out of STX (aka land of subies), i thought i'd look into what wheel/tire combo could support the max 245mm tire width as wheel width is unlimited.
i'm eyeing up the <a href="http://www.tirerack.com/a.jsp?a=AR4&url=%2Fservlet%2FCallJsp%3Ftarget%3Dwh eelSearchCloseUp%26initialPartNumber%3DTC88535ISML %26sizeIndex%3D1%26wheelIndex%3D45%26autoMake%3DAu di%26autoModel%3DS4%26autoYear%3D2000%26autoModCla r%3D%26showRear%3Dnull">SSR competition (silver) 18x8.5</a>. sadly the michelin pilot sport ps2s don't appear to be availabe in 245, but the f1 gs-d3s are.
thoughts? anyone else sizing up STU for their s4? i'll prolly cross-post this in the racing forum too.
i'm eyeing up the <a href="http://www.tirerack.com/a.jsp?a=AR4&url=%2Fservlet%2FCallJsp%3Ftarget%3Dwh eelSearchCloseUp%26initialPartNumber%3DTC88535ISML %26sizeIndex%3D1%26wheelIndex%3D45%26autoMake%3DAu di%26autoModel%3DS4%26autoYear%3D2000%26autoModCla r%3D%26showRear%3Dnull">SSR competition (silver) 18x8.5</a>. sadly the michelin pilot sport ps2s don't appear to be availabe in 245, but the f1 gs-d3s are.
thoughts? anyone else sizing up STU for their s4? i'll prolly cross-post this in the racing forum too.
02-19-2004, 09:39 AM
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If you're looking for a trackable street tire in wider widths, i'd skip the F1 GS-D3
Not sure if the BFG KD has a high enough wear rating to qualify but i'd look into those. I have the F1 GS-D3s and although they make a great street tire they don't have the dry traction of the S03s.
02-19-2004, 01:44 PM
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transmission mods (DTS, snub mount) put one in SM (iirc)
but the s4 was off limits to STX because turbo displacement was capped @ 2.0L thus making it a subie stomping ground. STU caps turbo displacement @ 3.1L thus allowing the s4.
i have both the DTS and snub mount, but they obviously don't affect anything but one's launch, so competitors won't care unless i start winning. :-P
i'm more exicted about STU because it's street tires only. i could really only place mid-pack in SM cuz i don't run r-compounds. ;-)
i have both the DTS and snub mount, but they obviously don't affect anything but one's launch, so competitors won't care unless i start winning. :-P
i'm more exicted about STU because it's street tires only. i could really only place mid-pack in SM cuz i don't run r-compounds. ;-)
02-19-2004, 02:16 PM
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chip = SM, suspension = SM(anything other than shocks + 1 sway bar)
wheels not of stock size, anything will kick an A4/S4 into SM =(...
We can't run STS, we can't run STX(from my understanding and what I have been told), can't run IS, can't run SP, only stock and SM/SU, maybe the newer SM classes
We can't run STS, we can't run STX(from my understanding and what I have been told), can't run IS, can't run SP, only stock and SM/SU, maybe the newer SM classes