They got away with 17" wheels on the lib because they found it had been homogated with 17" wheels for track racing..

as for the RA, it probably has a larger homolgated wheel, like an 18" but the cost of the rubber for those wheels becomes a problem..

given you can stick a 330mm rotor and good calliper behind a 16" wheel, its easier to head that way and easier to comply to the rules than dicking around trying to find old homolgation specs for the car

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Also I was talking about Targa Tasmania. I think the rules for Targa west are somewhat more lax.

I figured that if Michael South and Tony Sullens could not work it out then I should probably not bother.

Other advantage with 16's are that they reduce the unsprung weight ovre 17 & 18's.

Brendon

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I figured that if Michael South and Tony Sullens could not work it out then I should probably not bother.

Other advantage with 16's are that they reduce the unsprung weight ovre 17 & 18's.

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Running a 17" rim should not make a difference in Targa West. Wheels & tyres are open in all classes as long as they are road legal?? Tony Sullens squezed V8 supercar brakes into his GC8 for targa tas which = 1st place

I would not worry about the weight difference. I know Jamie Lister is a big fan of the 16" X 8 but then you have to deal with tyres and if you dammage one they are as rare as rocking horse shit!!!

+1 for the DS2500's with no ABS.
I rekon the Ferodo FS3000 are a bit too excessive with Subaru 4 pots and DBA 4000/5000's.

J

good ol dukey!

This is interesting.

I should have looked at the colour markers on mine last night. I found my DBA4000 / Ferodo 2500 combination crap at Collie. Fine for a couple of laps only. When I came into a corner at nearly the top of 4th and the brake pedal did nothing, it was quite a brown moment. (Must say I haven't done long track for a while, so I was braking more than normal on the first few laps which cooked the brakes early in the day). Because of this, I was looking at the 3000's.

Interesting that the 3000's were braking fine, but chewing rotors. Guess its a compromise one must take.

Is there an alternative rotor to the DBA that might hold up better?

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Project MU?

brembo ap?

Have you upgraded your fluid?

Fluid changes are happening shortly (as I can't remember whats in there at the moment ). To be honest, I think that played some part in it, but pulling into the pits with the brakes smoking away makes me think I cooked them early on.

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