285 -35-19 on Beyern Multi 9.5's
I FINALLY GOT MY 285's installed on a staggered set of Beyern Multi 19's.
The 285 Bridgestone 050A's are 11.7" wide with a 10.9" tread turning 780 times per mi. This compares with our stock 245 050A's that are 9.4" wide with a 8.8" tread turning 777. If you wish to use a 275 050A, they are 10.9" wide, with a 10.2" tread width, turning 785 per mi. Less than 1% variation between the three...
HOW DO YOU LIKE MY OLD FOGIE WHEELS????? "not sick!"
Finally figured out why I bought this design.... Remind me of my 66 Vette with the knock-offs...
The rear shot above shows how much the fenders stick out beyond the tires. So far no rubbing. I have not loaded the trunk, though on the way home, there was nearly 200 lbs of wheels and tires, with little if any deflection, and no rubbing.
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More shots of the rear fender
Front wheel.
There is slightly more lip to the 45 offset rear wheels, maybe 1/2 " more than the 40 offset fronts.
Now for the interesting details:
The stock 19" wheels and tires weigh 54 lbs. My scale showed both wheel and tire weighed 27 lbs, though Bridgestone says 28 lbs on tire. Stock wheels are Enkei and are made in Thailand.
The 19 x 8.5 Beyern Multi's w/ tire ALSO weighed 54 lbs! Beyerns are TSW and are made in China.
The rear 19 x 9.5" Beyern w/tire weighed 58 lbs. Bridgestone shows the 285's weigh 31 lbs, so the wheels would be 28 lbs, or 1-2 lbs more than the fronts.
FOR COMPARISON: My Shuk WR-1 GTO wheels weigh considerably less!
17 x 8 w/ 245-45-17 Bridgestone 750's are 44lbs. They are 9.6" wide with a tread of 9.0" and turn 811 rev. per mile. This is 4 % smaller than the G8 19" front. If you used this tire on the G8, it would be about 3 mph optimistic at 60. The stock tires are almost exact GPS vs. Digital Speedo.
17 x 9 w/275-40-17 Bridgestone 750's are 46 lbs. They are 10.9" wide with a tread of 10.0" and turn 811.
If you are trying to save weight when racing, you would be savings 44 lbs by using these light weight wheels and 17" tires. Both custom sets of wheels have a hub diameter from a BMW 72MM.
TPMS re-calibration was a snap!!!! worked correctly the first time, even with 2 inflated stock TPMS wheels in trunk..... (wondered why rears showed they were working on way home!)
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Originally Posted by RichsGreyGT
