MikeR397
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Given (1) uneven wear on fronts vs rears and R vs L side (2) multi - day events (3) not having a touchless machine near a track to mount spare tires during a track session (4) inability to dial in exactly when Cup 2's are going to chord because the outside half goes completely slick with no wear indicators around 50% wear, I'm finding it to be a major headach guessing and not prematurely changing tires on my 17 R before track events, particularly ones further away and across multiple days. I've chorded half way through 2 events in 2 years now and getting annoyed. So, I'm looking for options and what others are doing?
First off, I found a local set of R oem carbon wheels with 6k street miles (presumably excellent shape wheels) and 50% tread Cup 2's asking for $6,000. This seems like a pretty solid deal right off the bat, but it drives me nuts to spend that much on wheels period (I know what silly retail price is, but also that has come down and new sets seem to be closer to $10k-$12k). A plus is they will probably hold their value quite well for another 5-6 years and can be resold without much (any?) loss? It would also let me bring the full set in the car (1 in trunk, 2 in back, 1 in passenger side) and simply swap tires (usually front or rear pairs) as they chord and are actually used up, and then it's more liesurely to drop worn wheels with new tires at the dealer to mount vs going there all the damn time.
I'm not against getting aftermarket wheels, but they seem too expensive and depreciate a lot and I can't just add an aftermarket wheel with my oem R wheels and would have to swap the whole set. Perhaps a set of oem GT350 base wheels, but will they fit the R right with existing lug nuts or spacers/mods? I believe they are a more narrow wheel.
Otherwise, I'm stuck just guessing when tires need to be changed, either changing them out prematurely or guessing wrong and ruining track events when I chord, and regardless this is a lot of trip schlepping in a couple wheels and tires to mount as fronts and rears wear quite differently (I have camber plates on front at -3, driver front seems to last 4 or 5 days if I rotate front wheels, passenger front 5-6 days, and rears seem to last 8-10 days is my best guess).
Thoughts on the spare set of R wheels, vs oem gt350 wheels vs some other aftermarket option? I want to stick with Cup 2 tires or slicks. Thanks!
First off, I found a local set of R oem carbon wheels with 6k street miles (presumably excellent shape wheels) and 50% tread Cup 2's asking for $6,000. This seems like a pretty solid deal right off the bat, but it drives me nuts to spend that much on wheels period (I know what silly retail price is, but also that has come down and new sets seem to be closer to $10k-$12k). A plus is they will probably hold their value quite well for another 5-6 years and can be resold without much (any?) loss? It would also let me bring the full set in the car (1 in trunk, 2 in back, 1 in passenger side) and simply swap tires (usually front or rear pairs) as they chord and are actually used up, and then it's more liesurely to drop worn wheels with new tires at the dealer to mount vs going there all the damn time.
I'm not against getting aftermarket wheels, but they seem too expensive and depreciate a lot and I can't just add an aftermarket wheel with my oem R wheels and would have to swap the whole set. Perhaps a set of oem GT350 base wheels, but will they fit the R right with existing lug nuts or spacers/mods? I believe they are a more narrow wheel.
Otherwise, I'm stuck just guessing when tires need to be changed, either changing them out prematurely or guessing wrong and ruining track events when I chord, and regardless this is a lot of trip schlepping in a couple wheels and tires to mount as fronts and rears wear quite differently (I have camber plates on front at -3, driver front seems to last 4 or 5 days if I rotate front wheels, passenger front 5-6 days, and rears seem to last 8-10 days is my best guess).
Thoughts on the spare set of R wheels, vs oem gt350 wheels vs some other aftermarket option? I want to stick with Cup 2 tires or slicks. Thanks!
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