…and enter your vehicle's year, make and model you'll see what wheels are available by clicking the "wheels" arrow. The Upgrade Garage is also a fantastic place to check out other performance upgrades for your car. Wheels and tires are only the beginning. You can also find an assortment…
…balance-related. This system utilizes a "road roller" which applies up to 1,400 pounds (635 kg) of force against the wheel and tire assembly to measure their combined uniformity. This simulated road force test helps verify if the assembly is "round" when rolling under load. The GSP9700 Vibration…
…Accent The SR is one of their newest and most affordable cast aluminum monobloc wheels, made using one-piece counter pressure cast technology and optimized by FEM analysis. Using FEM analysis and computer simulations, wheel properties are determined and optimized during the design stage. Prototypes…
…Ventus S1 noble2. Developed for the drivers of sports cars, sporty coupes and performance sedans, the tire is being released in a myriad of sizes and wheel diameters. This includes sizes between 16" and 20" diameters and widths ranging from 205mm up to 275mm. At the time of this post, many…
…O.Z.'s licensed Sparco wheels are TUV certified and tested using the LBF biaxial test. This rigorous testing procedure runs each wheel through a 15,000 km stress test simulating the driving conditions of the Nurburgring circuit to ensure quality and safety is built into every Sparco wheel.
…balance-related. This system utilizes a "road roller" which applies up to 1,400 pounds (635 kg) of force against the wheel and tire assembly to measure their combined uniformity. This simulated road force test helps verify if the assembly is "round" when rolling under load. The GSP9700 Vibration…
…configurations for both single rear wheel and dually trucks. WORX 802 Havoc and 805 Tyrant wheels have a rugged off-road appearance with a simulated bead-lock look. The WORX 803 Beast has a more classic and clean looking design with six-split spokes. To see which WORX wheels are available for your…
So, now that we have tires and wheels installed, it’s time to find out how much quicker around our test track this combination is versus the O.E. tires and wheels. To simulate the total lap time of a typical national level autocross event, we combined 2 flying laps of our standard test course.…
…clearcoat, four spoke finishes with a polished lip. Apache II wheels feature simulated assembly bolts to give the illusion of a multi-piece wheel but with a more cost-effective, one-piece design. Be sure to check out all the wheels in Enkei's Classic line to see if one is a good fit for your…
…as well as a chance to get some experience in wet braking and emergency lane changes. Students will also have the opportunity to get behind the wheel of a Honda skid car which simulates driving in wet or icy conditions. If you miss out on this event, Tire Rack also sponsors Street Survival.
…that apply a load during the balance cycle. This simulates the conditions the tire will operate under once installed on the vehicle versus just spinning in the air. Tire Rack does the mount and balance for free when purchasing a Tire & Wheel Package. We also provide all required hardware for…
…spotter of course to handle the jack while you are observing. This simulates compressing your suspension, so you can get an accurate indication of how much travel you have and how that affects the wheel tire clearance in the wheel well. 5. Know your car! Find out what outside diameter maximums your…
…into this force variation technique and make machines that can find the wheels run out and high force point on their own. Their Road Force Balancers mount the tire to the wheel and push it against an attached drum simulating the pavement and feel for that high force point. This way the technician…
…of 35.1 feet (34% improvement). Their 18.5 feet shorter stopping distance was over a car length improvement compared to the all-season tires. To simulate turning at a slippery intersection, our team also drove each tire around a 90-degree right-hand corner marked by traffic cones that represented…
…set was newly installed and had mold release, therefore we took it pretty easy on the drive. All factors building my excitement to get behind the wheel. Testing on a 6.6 mile loop of highway and county roads that includes smooth and coarse concrete, as well as new and patched asphalt that we drive…
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