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S550 Track Tire Options

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It's a good idea to go square with the offset...50mm.

Then use a 20ish or greater spacer on the front... I meant that I was going to try a 23mm front spacer...:)

This will permit you to cross-rotate the wheels and extend tire life...esp if you are tracking the thing frequently.
Yeah i was trying to avoid a spacer, but you make a really good point.
 
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20+ Years
Snowy North
Sell your wife on a set of FP (ARP) 3" wheel studs+open-end wheel nuts (FP or many options). Need these on the front axle to permit sufficient thread engagement once you install spacers.

Sounds a bit scary (installing the studs, not convincing your wife about the value of the parts :rolleyes:)... but the front isn't a hard install. The right YouTube channel is your friend.

Short-term pain but big $aving$ on tires in the long-term.
 
Sell your wife on a set of FP (ARP) 3" wheel studs+open-end wheel nuts (FP or many options). Need these on the front axle to permit sufficient thread engagement once you install spacers.

Sounds a bit scary (installing the studs, not convincing your wife about the value of the parts :rolleyes:)... but the front isn't a hard install. The right YouTube channel is your friend.

Short-term pain but big $aving$ on tires in the long-term.

I'm not worried about the install. I did them on my Fox Mustang track car several years ago. I plan on doing them front and rear ( even budged for new hub bolts and axle nuts)

I'm at 8k in parts if I could order the stuff I wanted today and that is not true to what I want, just what I can deem reasonable for how i want to use the car. I can hear my wife laughing ad spending that much on a brand new car, but she won't notice if i squeeze it in here and there. LOL
 

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