Are my wheels strong enough?

[John Sims]

Yoh Dudes,

I have a set of cast 928 style wheels in my shed which I was pondering slapping on a set of slicks on for Snetterton.

The wheels are very light but don't seem to have much body to them. Will they stand the forces of slicks on a track?

I seem to recal Viv R (where is he now?) broke one of his.

 

[944Turbo]

I would have thought so unless badly corroded / pitted. those 928's are pretty heavy.
However when I took my slicks off at Bthorpe I pondered the amount of brake dust from just over 100miles of running and I am wondering wether r-rated treaded slicks might be the way to go next time. Paul F (legaleagleboy) had some Toyo offerings toyo R888 which might be a good compromise offering better grip than road tyres but less loads than slicks. (and I believe a good price of around £80).
Having said that, If you are buying some slicks I need at least one front (16x7.5" rim) probably 2, so if buying 6 wheels gets us a better price !
(slicks were around £70 each last time I bought some from Silverline).

Tony

PS don't know where Viv went, I did try emailing him a couple of times but no success.

 

[John Sims]

Toyo offerings toyo R888 which might be a good compromise

I must say that they are nice looking tyres, and might give more of a chance of staying on the track if it sundenly got a bit wet.

Because of the time available I think I may have to get some boots localy but will look into it today.

 

[John Sims]

Moving along the "not completely slick" route, Yokohama do the A032R which is a control tyre for many different racing series. We used them in Kits and I was very impressed with mine.

The other plus is they are road legal (just) and so could be used to (if not from) the track.

 

[John Sims]

Yokohama do the A032R ........ I was very impressed .......

Not a chance at £763.30 +VAT, transport and fitting a set, partiicularly as they are going on some naff wheels.

 

[944Turbo]

Those r888's are road legal too well Paul was driving around on his []

 

[John Sims]

Further searching has pretty well drawn a blank.

Apparently slicks for 16" rims are like hens teeth. I'm not willing to pay over £100 per corner to put a set of naff tyres on naff rims so I have two choices:-

1. Bring my 16" wheels and run them on their current iffy looking tyres.

2. Leave my 17" wheels on and destroy what little tread there is on the back so that I can get some new rears.

To be honest I haven't checked to see if the 928 wheels will fit over my revised front SE brakes and suspension.