Recent content by 949Racing

Our next small production run will be 18's. 19's and 20's will be next year.

That is our preference too. For two reasons.. On the customer end it allows them to rotate the tires which helps in getting every last bit of useful rubber out of each set. On our end it's one fitment, which allows to produce more, insure we have full sets in stock and keep spares. The...

Working on it !

One thing to note on the S550 is that the ideal offset for 11" square set ups is different front and rear. On a 10" we can run a +35 to +38 without issues. For the 11's the front needs a lower offset than rear. That means either making two different offsets are just the higher rear offset and...

19" leading 18" GT350/R crew checking in

I'd politely ask that we take that debate elsewhere. Much appreciated!

Lets set the wheel size debate aside. Great subject for a new thread. Meanwhile, vote in the poll if you are shopping for wheels :) Thanks!

You might have misunderstood my earlier post. Widest is indeed, not always the answer. IOW, we agree on this :)

The poll is meant to give us an idea of what you folks are shopping for. Not intended as a debate on what the "best" size is. But since we're debating it anyways :) There is absolutely a finite maximum optimal width depending on use case. i.e, there is a such a thing as too wide Radials will...

Added option. Surprised I forgot that as that's what we ran our our GT350. oops

Yup, wide 18's coming first. Actually, hub rings serve no function once the wheel is torqued down. They do make installation a bit easier. Round wheels that are concentric with the the BCD eliminate vibration, not hub rings. All 949 Racing wheels use common hub center bores and can accept...

We don't current offer and 18-19-20". We have 18" going into production soon and have plans for 19-20" early next year. We're quite aware of Apex and they are definitely aware of us :) They formed their company a year or two after we incorporated and have followed a similar path. We branched out...

Added some more 20" options. Some class regulations may limit wheel width. For others that are more casual HPDE drivers, 11-12" might not be the answer. But yes, for autocross specifically, the widest wheel is usually fastest. Contact patch to weight ratio wins autocross but isn't always the...

We are curious to see what wheel sizes you all are looking for for your S550/S650 for competition style driving. If the wheel size you are looking for isn't in the poll options, add it in a reply. All the options assume adequate clearance for whatever brake system you are running and correct...

18" 6UL's are coming! We are planning our first production run of the new gen 5 6UL Tilt Cast & Flow Formed wheels for this summer. For those not familiar with 949 Racing, we are a small company based in California and have been making race wheels for about 20 years. All 15 and 17". These are...