The Moderately Low (Not Slammed) and Functional Thread

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yup, i'm totally hooked! it's ridiculously fun. headed down to laguna seca on the 27th.
i'm happy with the suspension setup, coilovers and 32mm rear sway. but still working with the wheel/tire setup. gonna run the halos with bridgestone potenza re-o1r in 225/45 this time. if sticky 225s seem like enough tire i might end up putting some on the old MX-5s since they only weigh 17lbs.

Try the Direzaa's as they have been a lot faster than the Bridgestones in the test we did with the RX-8 @ Mid-Ohio. They are cheaper and they were 1-1.5 seconds faster in our tests, with 3 different drivers.
 
Try the Direzaa's as they have been a lot faster than the Bridgestones in the test we did with the RX-8 @ Mid-Ohio. They are cheaper and they were 1-1.5 seconds faster in our tests, with 3 different drivers.

interesting... yeah, I'm definitely open to different tire brands. I'm more concerned with settling on a tire size and wheel for the track right now. I have a line on some cheap FD wheels if I decide that I need more than 225s.
 
damn. i would totally go but there's no way for me to get off from work. what time is the event running? maybe i can go before work.

it goes from about 8am-5pm. i'll have five 20-25 minute sessions on the track throughout the day. come by anytime if you can...!
 
Lowered on Eibach Pro Kit
Stock struts
17"x7" +55 MX5 Rims
205/45/17" Bridgestone Potenza RE050As

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interesting... yeah, I'm definitely open to different tire brands. I'm more concerned with settling on a tire size and wheel for the track right now. I have a line on some cheap FD wheels if I decide that I need more than 225s.

245/45s feel good on FDs, but may be a tad short for you, you could probably got with a 245/50, or a 255/45
 
245/45s feel good on FDs, but may be a tad short for you, you could probably got with a 245/50, or a 255/45

if i got the FDs i'd go with 235s or 245s with a taller sidewall like you are saying. i actually don't think i could get 255s to fit in the wheel well!
 
it goes from about 8am-5pm. i'll have five 20-25 minute sessions on the track throughout the day. come by anytime if you can...!

cool i'll definitely try and stop by before work in the morning. probably won't have the speed though but something just as cool (IMO anyway)
 
The lip isn't perfect and it's off by a little bit in the front corners, but I really like it. I've actually had people think it was meant to be a protege lip. I just lined it up as best that I could and drilled holes and bolted it on. It's surprisingly very sturdy. I've scraped many driveways with it! (lol2)
 
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