Aftermarket or Stock Wheel Thread

seanneedscar

1,899

• Feb 4, 2013

• #1

If anyone has been having issues with your times lately, this is your reprieve. I've seen a difference of up to .016 in between stock and aftermarket wheels.

Faster with aftermarket wheels:
P Dodge Viper GTS '02
S Dodge Viper SRT10 '03
P Nissan SKYLINE GT-R V•spec II (R32) '94
S Plymouth Cuda 440 Six Pack '71
S Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 '70
P Dodge Challenger R/T '70
P Dodge Challenger R/T R/M '70
S Dodge Charger Super Bee 426 Hemi '71
S Plymouth Superbird '70
P Ford Mustang Mach 1 '71
S Toyota Supra RZ '97
S Pontiac Tempest LeMans GTO '64
S Camaro IROC-Z Concept '88

Faster with stock wheels:
S Mercury Cougar XR-7 '67
S Dodge Charger 440 R/T '70
S Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII RS '03
S Mercedes-Benz SL 600 (R230) '04
P Mazda RX-7 Spirit R Type A (FD) '02
S Chrysler 300C '05
S Pagani Zonda C12S 7.3 '02
S BMW M5 '05
S Jaguar XFR '10

I will be testing more cars in the future and will post results.

 

Last edited: Feb 19, 2013

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andrew911

(Banned)

578

Halifax,NS

andrew91133

• Feb 4, 2013

• #2

seanneedscar

If anyone has been having issues with their Cuda times lately, this is your reprieve

Stock rims slow you down. Aftermarket rims extend your first gear by .007 . This translates to a boost of up to .020 or more - I will test this further

I thought this should be public knowledge. If most of you knew this already - my apologies. But I never got the memo, damnit

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Dang thats a BIG difference! thanks for letting us know 👍

 

seanneedscar

1,899

• Feb 4, 2013

• #3

Yeah man, was never able to get into the low 9.78's and couldnt figure out why

Just ran a 9.775, woot

Its a shame, the tuner rims look so dumb on this car. But I never had an issue at Indy with the stock steelies for what its worth. So I will continue to run stock rims there

 

lvl1dnIghT7un3R

451

Midwest

• Feb 4, 2013

• #4

Wow, yeah I hate all the aftermarket rims for the cuda. Always kept it classic. But, thanks. 👍

 

Mikeybc

3,155

49°16'43.22"N 81°37'50.21W

mikeybc

• Feb 4, 2013

• #5

Hmm, maybe that's why I hit a wall at 9.784.

 

Hyperspeed

2,131

sylva,NC

Hyperspeedbright

• Feb 4, 2013

• #6

Mikeybc

Hmm, maybe that's why I hit a wall at 9.784.

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Same here mikey. I'm at 9.781

 

seanneedscar

1,899

• Feb 5, 2013

• #7

Mikeybc

Hmm, maybe that's why I hit a wall at 9.784.

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I got good news for you, looks like the Chevelle is culprit to this as well

I know we have the same time on this car. Lets get to-it

Havent even touched tranny yet and its shaved off .010

Going to update the OP

 

Slash

POWER BY FORD

Premium

34,949

Indian Falls, NY

slashfan7964

• Feb 5, 2013

• #8

That makes me wonder what mine runs with aftermarket rims....

 

c-losk

2,340

Wilbraham, MA

C-losk

• Feb 5, 2013

• #9

Youd be surprise how many FWD cars also are affected by this.

 

Mikeybc

3,155

49°16'43.22"N 81°37'50.21W

mikeybc

• Feb 6, 2013

• #10

Hyperspeed

Same here mikey. I'm at 9.781

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seanneedscar

I got good news for you, looks like the Chevelle is culprit to this as well

I know we have the same time on this car. Lets get to-it

Havent even touched tranny yet and its shaved off .010

Going to update the OP

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Changed wheels on the Cuda, didnt touch tune one bit, now runs 9.775

I'll try the chevelle later today. I usually try different wheels on my cars but was hoping they didn't have an effect on the muscle cars, they look horrible with aftermarket wheels.

 

Maccer_42

1,049

England

• Feb 6, 2013

• #11

Someone else made a thread about this ages ago, but he got banned https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=255021&highlight=wheels
You can add the Premium Mazda RX-7 Spirit R '02 to the list of cars faster with stock wheels
And the Standard Toyota Supra RZ '97 to the list of cars faster with aftermarket wheels.

 

Mikeybc

3,155

49°16'43.22"N 81°37'50.21W

mikeybc

• Feb 6, 2013

• #12

Maccer_42

Someone else made a thread about this ages ago, but he got banned https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=255021&highlight=wheels
You can add the Premium Mazda RX-7 Spirit R '02 to the list of cars faster with stock wheels
And the Standard Toyota Supra RZ '97 to the list of cars faster with aftermarket wheels.

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Yeah. I remember that thread, I was too damn lazy to go hunting for it

 

seanneedscar

1,899

• Feb 6, 2013

• #13

Thanks for the info guys, I merged the threads, though I left out the ones that were speculated on (which was most, lol)

 

Aaron1795

44

Raleigh, NC

NISMO_TG

• Feb 7, 2013

• #14

Damn I didnt know wheels mattered

 

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andrew911

(Banned)

578

Halifax,NS

andrew91133

• Feb 7, 2013

• #15

Camaro IROC-Z Concept '88 .003 faster with Aftermarket rims

 

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kingking

(Banned)

1,031

Auckland

Aussie_chimp

• Aug 23, 2013

• #16

All skylines R32 and R33 Premium and standard quicker with aftermarket wheels,

 

c-losk

2,340

Wilbraham, MA

C-losk

• Aug 23, 2013

• #17

Nice find...

 

KraigA

497

Scotland

KraigA

• Aug 23, 2013

• #18

kingking

All skylines R32 and R33 Premium and standard quicker with aftermarket wheels,

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Which rims in particular? And will switching rims cause a tranny reset?

 

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kingking

(Banned)

1,031

Auckland

Aussie_chimp

• Aug 24, 2013

• #19

On standards it dosent matter, Rays BBS, any Rims bigger than stockies its gonna Reset, on Premo all Rims ok as long is not smaller than stockies, test them back to back, some will have slower 0 - 60 or 0 - 100 but they get same times ,....