toddrhodes
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So I'm probably going to sell my Regamasters next year. At this point I'm just making sure I can live with the stock wheels, with a street/track Continental tire on them (they don't like 2nd gear acceleration grip on even moderately damp roads, but that's ok, I can work around that).
Anyway, I thought my experience might be helpful to others, so wanted to post about it.
Two setups - stock wheels with 255/35 Continental ContiForceContacts I got from Tire Rack. Other set consists of 18 x 9.5" Regamasters with 255/40 Michelin PS4S tires.
The car is, basically, completely different between the two setups.
With the Regas, the car is more frantic, but it really doesn't struggle for traction at all. It's light and nimble, but it can be a bit of a chore to just drive it normally as it really just kinda wants to let loose at any speed in any gear below 4th (Hondata with Derek R tune).
With the stock wheels, the R is more balanced and composed. It doesn't "feel" slower but it feels heavier. Steering weight is definitely heavier and more numb than with the light 18's.
I've not noticed much in the way of braking differences, in fact I prefer the feel of the brakes on the 20" wheels which is a bit surprising.
Turn-in is definitely a downgrade on the 20s. I would say maybe it'd be different if I had the stock sized 245/30s on it but with 255/35, the R doesn't feel as "point and shoot" as it does on the 18" setup. Could be the tire, but the Contis I have on it are very good tires, better than the stock tires at least in weather above 60*, so I don't think it's a tire issue.
I've had the 18" setup on track but have not, and doubt I'll put the 20" setup on a track at this point. Ultimately, it just depends on what you want out of the car, and you can "tune it" a bit with the wheel and tire choice. The stock wheels are obviously heavy so there are some easy observations just from that, but I've been surprised at how much I actually like the 20" wheel setup. But it's relative. It's a level of "like" that i can live with in the absence of a very light 18" wheel, I'm not saying I actually prefer the stock setup to the 18" wheel setup. It's just not as bad as I feared it might be. And with wanting to kind of settle the car down a little, it has helped move it in that direction.
I did not notice any noticeable reduction in torque steer between the two setups, since the 18's are +45 that I have.
Anyway, hope this helps anyone who may have been curious.
Todd
Anyway, I thought my experience might be helpful to others, so wanted to post about it.
Two setups - stock wheels with 255/35 Continental ContiForceContacts I got from Tire Rack. Other set consists of 18 x 9.5" Regamasters with 255/40 Michelin PS4S tires.
The car is, basically, completely different between the two setups.
With the Regas, the car is more frantic, but it really doesn't struggle for traction at all. It's light and nimble, but it can be a bit of a chore to just drive it normally as it really just kinda wants to let loose at any speed in any gear below 4th (Hondata with Derek R tune).
With the stock wheels, the R is more balanced and composed. It doesn't "feel" slower but it feels heavier. Steering weight is definitely heavier and more numb than with the light 18's.
I've not noticed much in the way of braking differences, in fact I prefer the feel of the brakes on the 20" wheels which is a bit surprising.
Turn-in is definitely a downgrade on the 20s. I would say maybe it'd be different if I had the stock sized 245/30s on it but with 255/35, the R doesn't feel as "point and shoot" as it does on the 18" setup. Could be the tire, but the Contis I have on it are very good tires, better than the stock tires at least in weather above 60*, so I don't think it's a tire issue.
I've had the 18" setup on track but have not, and doubt I'll put the 20" setup on a track at this point. Ultimately, it just depends on what you want out of the car, and you can "tune it" a bit with the wheel and tire choice. The stock wheels are obviously heavy so there are some easy observations just from that, but I've been surprised at how much I actually like the 20" wheel setup. But it's relative. It's a level of "like" that i can live with in the absence of a very light 18" wheel, I'm not saying I actually prefer the stock setup to the 18" wheel setup. It's just not as bad as I feared it might be. And with wanting to kind of settle the car down a little, it has helped move it in that direction.
I did not notice any noticeable reduction in torque steer between the two setups, since the 18's are +45 that I have.
Anyway, hope this helps anyone who may have been curious.
Todd
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