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ecclesturbo
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5th Mar 10 at 21:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Anyone on here or know done good track days/strip racing on 17`s?

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taylorboosh
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you need a 30k vectra for track days mate, sorry
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5th Mar 10 at 22:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
17's would be a fail
ecclesturbo
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yeh was just wondering if any1 had done much with 17`s on be offerd some good brakes wont fit under my 16`s
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Why would 17's be a fail?
scottyp1989
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with the rite suspension set up ect it probly wouldnt e much different, iv never drove with 17's on a corsa tho so could be wrong
sand-eel
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I have it didn't handle to good, also with 14" wheels, it didn't handle too good and on another one 15" didn't handle too good....corsas don't handle too good.
But they can have a lot of grip.
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5th Mar 10 at 23:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
better off with 15" handles bit better plus better acceleration
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5th Mar 10 at 23:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
just to add il be runnin 500hp,wanting some good beefy brakes,but only 17`s will fit over what ive bin offerd bastard!!
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6th Mar 10 at 00:25   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
you can get 4 or 6 pots behind 15's
Nic Barnes
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500bhp? mental. way too much for track racing. way too much.
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Understeer.
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500bhp as said would be far too much power for a track car especially in a corsa my 350ish bhp let corsa is not good on track.

so much to the point iam taking it out and fitting an x16xe
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last track day i went on there was a throttle boddied 2litre corsa there! and that was seriously quick! must have been very well set up!

500hp on track with front wheel drive will be pretty poor! yea sure you will blitz most cars on the straights but be holding them up round the bends!

my van is 280hp and on straights there were only a few things that would keep up or get away but on the corners the m3's, exiges etc etc were leaving me!

so i think 17's are least of your problem on track, with 500hp traction will be bigger issue!
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6th Mar 10 at 09:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My wide arch didnt handle to bad on the 17's
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6th Mar 10 at 09:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What bloody brakes are you fitting?!?!

Seriously..... 300mm 4 pots are more than up to stopping a 1 ton car!!! Anything bigger is a bit of overkill!

17's would be ok on corsa that has be built to take them... decent arch clearence, wider arches to take decent width wheels and suspension.

PS - i used to have 300mm HiSpec 4 pots behind my 15's
Nic Barnes
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6th Mar 10 at 11:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
make it 4 wheel drive and 500bhp.
Griffiths1991
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6th Mar 10 at 11:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
make it 4 wheel drive and 500bhp.


Nic Barnes
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6th Mar 10 at 11:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
being honest about it. a 500bhp corsa is a complete waste of time and money.
Col004
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17's are a no no mate.. if your doing track days get 15" comps and some midilites

16" a max buddy
Nic Barnes
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6th Mar 10 at 11:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
even on 16's track tyres catch on full lock etc.
AK
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space them out wider and do some arch work/trim the inner arches too.

Least of your worries is wheel size though. Running 500bhp on track will probably result in something breaking everytime. Gearboxes, drive shafts etc.

500bhp for drag strip yes..... but 200-300 is more than enough for a corsa round a track.
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6th Mar 10 at 13:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cheers for the info guys,will do some thinking
Corsa_Sport21
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6th Mar 10 at 16:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Col004
17's are a no no mate.. if your doing track days get 15" comps and some midilites

16" a max buddy


If your talking about Comp Mo's then thats a no no imo.They are heavy as fuk wheels.Better off with some TD Pro Race 1.2s.

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