In the quest for greater cornering and braking, I think it's time to discuss wider than 255 section tires front and rear. Walk me though exactly what has to go on here. I'm not interested in '03+ frame swaps; Ebyt's frame is straight and solid. I know that suspension clearance under full lock is going to be an issue- the guys that did my alignment said that 255 is about as wide as I can safely run on Ebyt without needing to widen the wheels and limit steering angle. Rubbing under full compression is not an issue, likely due to the ground clearance these cars have even when slightly lowered like Ebyt is.
I'm thinking to allow for wider tires (ideally 285/45/R17 at all four corners), we need to somehow move the wheels outboard from their mounting points without weakening anything. I'm not interested in spacers or adapters. We also really can't change the offset and/or backspacing of the wheels because then they won't fit the big brake spindles, much less the rest of the rest of the surface. Basically do what Ford did in '03 but do so the hard way. I know of a couple high end chassis shops that make custom full frames for the more typical pro touring cars (Camaro, Mustang, Challenger) that I'm sure could help but I'd rather not venture too far away from my immediate area. Plus the whole logistics of shipping a car/airfare back to town in order to not miss work, etc. etc.
In other words, could a dedicated race shop that does custom roll cages and the like handle this? Or is this something requiring a specialist? Because money isn't a huge object here. I'm looking to spend some $6500 on upgrading Ebyt next year and it's either going to be an experimental wider wheel/tire combo or chassis bracing & roll cage. Believe me, I know you have to pay to play once you've exhausted bolt ons and parts bin robbery. Shit, a full set 285/40/R17 max performance summer tires are $900 on tire rack! (Yes the profile is a bit low for my liking but if it means not shelling out for custom tires I'd seriously consider it; I have a similar issue with there not being any readily available tires that fit my needs that fit on 16 inch wheels).
Thoughts? Anybody go this far with wheels and tires?
I'm thinking to allow for wider tires (ideally 285/45/R17 at all four corners), we need to somehow move the wheels outboard from their mounting points without weakening anything. I'm not interested in spacers or adapters. We also really can't change the offset and/or backspacing of the wheels because then they won't fit the big brake spindles, much less the rest of the rest of the surface. Basically do what Ford did in '03 but do so the hard way. I know of a couple high end chassis shops that make custom full frames for the more typical pro touring cars (Camaro, Mustang, Challenger) that I'm sure could help but I'd rather not venture too far away from my immediate area. Plus the whole logistics of shipping a car/airfare back to town in order to not miss work, etc. etc.
In other words, could a dedicated race shop that does custom roll cages and the like handle this? Or is this something requiring a specialist? Because money isn't a huge object here. I'm looking to spend some $6500 on upgrading Ebyt next year and it's either going to be an experimental wider wheel/tire combo or chassis bracing & roll cage. Believe me, I know you have to pay to play once you've exhausted bolt ons and parts bin robbery. Shit, a full set 285/40/R17 max performance summer tires are $900 on tire rack! (Yes the profile is a bit low for my liking but if it means not shelling out for custom tires I'd seriously consider it; I have a similar issue with there not being any readily available tires that fit my needs that fit on 16 inch wheels).
Thoughts? Anybody go this far with wheels and tires?
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