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9"? What are you putting them on? A Mustang? LOL With small light roadsters there is such a thing as too much grip
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I hope to see the SCCA slot the new Fiat 124 next to it's brother ND Miata in STR Class, where the standard is 17x9 wheels....and it will need that much to compete with it's lighter brother. That classification may not happen, lot of politics in the process, but assuming SSM instead of STR it would need at least 17x9 to compete. It is not too much grip, it does go faster with more grip IF you add the suspension roll stiffness and spring rates to match. Also got some racing customers considering the Fiat124 for Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge Series and those guys would need 17x9 and likely 255mm tires.
Our Fiat 124 with HyperGram 17x9 Race Bronze with 245/40
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Our Fiat 124 with HyperGram 17x9 Race Bronze with 245/40
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That Hypergram 17x9 is 17.05 pounds, at $169 each about the best deal going for a flow formed wheel (both light and strong).
We have even lighter choices but the cost goes up as the weight goes down. For example 17x9 6UL Racing Wheels below on our ND LE, just 15.4 pounds.
Click the links provided for details....and more pictures.
My daily driver combo on our Fiat 124 is Tungsten 17x8 6UL wheels, just 14.8 pounds!
Possibly one of the first configurators to include the 124...
http://www.wheelwright.co.uk/search/wheels/results
http://www.wheelwright.co.uk/search/wheels/results
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The site that I use for wheels and tires is: www.tirerack.com.
There you can not only see a multitude of wheels and tires, you can see how they look on your car, sort of. They show up on a Miata.
I'm looking at evo corsas for my white & black abarth, but I'm thinking of having them powder coated in that flat rough red of Ferrari valve covers. I'm just a little concerned about having too much red since I ordered with brembos & those are also red.
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Wheel and tyre configurators the world over show the MX-5; that wasn't my point...
As an aside, Jax Tyres here in Australia are currently working on adding the 124 to their pictorial configurator guide.
The BBS RG-R would get my vote. Its more refined design matches the character of the 124 more so than the others.
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That wasn't my point either. My point was that TireRack might offer you more choices than the U.K. sight. It shouldn't be any more difficult to get wheels from the U.S. than the U.K. Just trying to help, not start another debate.
Mine are coming off Monday. Will try to get an accurate weight and post if I get it.
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One more Photoshop playing:
BBS CS4 8x18 ET38 - with EibachPro Kit
And a real Abarth with EibachSportline springs and H&R spacers (front 30mm and rear 40mm)
BBS CS4 8x18 ET38 - with EibachPro Kit
And a real Abarth with EibachSportline springs and H&R spacers (front 30mm and rear 40mm)
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I am partial to Italian wheels. I am running Evo Corse Ran Remo wheels which are an actual rally car wheel, not a look alike, and I have H&R springs which I love. They give the ride height I want, improved handling and only a minor decrease in ride quality (meaning wife hasn't noticed).
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Here is the factory 124 Abarth Rally car. Different wheels, coil overs, but similar.
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Here is the factory 124 Abarth Rally car. Different wheels, coil overs, but similar.
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Agree. They'd be my pick too. But I guess it depends which "look" you are going for. None of them look "bad" to me. They'd all be a pr1ck to clean!
Actually, that's one nice thing about the standard Abarth wheel. Easiest wheel to clean I had in quite a while.
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