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  1. drabe

    drabe Karting

    May 29, 2010
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    Who sells these wheels in North America?
    Taz, are you running the 255 front and 355 rears?
    thanx
     
  2. tazandjan

    tazandjan Three Time F1 World Champ
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    #2 tazandjan, Jul 21, 2010
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    Abe- I bought mine from our sponsor Exotica Motorsports.

    Exotica Motorsports
    Phone: (360)607-0709
    Fax: +49 / (0) 82 61 / 73 88 20
    E-mail: [email protected]
    Internet: www.exotica-motorsports.com

    Jason Godsil made the deal for me and he sometimes gives an FChat discount. He orders them from Germany and they are delivered directly to you.

    I am running 255/35 19s on the front and 355/25 19s on the rear. 25 mm spacers are required for the rear wheels only. I used Hill Engineering spacers, but the bolts for the Type 2 spacers interfered with the wheels and would have had to be turned down slightly (shortened) except we had a spare set of bolts from another application that fit. OEM center caps fit.

    Taz
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  3. gsjohnson

    gsjohnson Formula 3

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    Absolutely gorgeous Taz
     
  4. DomesticMuscle

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    I agree but they beg for a larger brake package to fill the inside of the wheel better.
     
  5. tazandjan

    tazandjan Three Time F1 World Champ
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    #5 tazandjan, Jul 21, 2010
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    Michael- I have Mov'It ceramic brakes with billet Modena Yellow calipers in the works. 396 mm F and 362 mm rear. Should be big enough. Black "Ferrari" script with small red "Billet Mov'It Ceramic" underneath. First street Ferrari In the States to be getting them. Second photo shows first generation rotors on a 360. They are up to third generation rotors now, drilled and vented, shown in the first photo.

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  6. dakharris

    dakharris Two Time F1 World Champ

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    The downside is choice in tires....none.
     
  7. tazandjan

    tazandjan Three Time F1 World Champ
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    Dave- Affirmative. P Zero Rossos or nothing for the rear.

    Taz
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  8. darth550

    darth550 Six Time F1 World Champ
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    How are they over 100?

    I have heard that both 550's and 360's w/Novitecs can get squirrely at speed.
     
  9. Driftracer3

    Driftracer3 Formula Junior

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    You can use a 345/30/19 Michelin in the rear. The 355/25/19 was a super elusive tire for a long time, and Novitec was about the only place on the planet that had them. Luckily, they are easier to get these days, but the Michelin still works.
     
  10. dakharris

    dakharris Two Time F1 World Champ

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    Why would that be? I would expect that a wider track and more rubber contacting pavement would have an opposite effect.

    I have been 120 (indicated) and survived. I was traveling in a straight line, wanted to do so and stayed that way. Solid. Have not taken any turns in excess of 100. Probably why I am able to write this.
     
  11. tazandjan

    tazandjan Three Time F1 World Champ
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    Darth- Absolutely untrue based on my experience. Why would they get any more squirelly than any other wheel?

    Taz
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  12. darth550

    darth550 Six Time F1 World Champ
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    Dunno. It's just something I heard about both cars, owned by different people.
     
  13. oss117

    oss117 F1 Rookie

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    Careful Terry, I saw a spec of dirt on your car
     
  14. tazandjan

    tazandjan Three Time F1 World Champ
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    DR3- A 345/30 19 tire is over an inch bigger in diameter (27.15") than the stock 295 35 18s (26.13") and pushing the 4-5% limit (3.9%) before ABS problems. Have you tried them on a 550 or 575M?

    Taz
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  15. Driftracer3

    Driftracer3 Formula Junior

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    I havent personally, but Ive recommended them before and the had no issues. I agree the 355 is a better choice, but there are other options (Nitto Invo is another).
     
  16. tazandjan

    tazandjan Three Time F1 World Champ
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    Might be worth trying, then. I compared rear tires with a Viper owner the other day and he had that size Michelins. He was very surprised to find a Ferrari had wider tires than his Viper did.

    Taz
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  17. Auraraptor

    Auraraptor F1 World Champ
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    Soft compound not seating well under high torque. I had that problem with both 295 and 305 size PS2 tires (VERY soft) on my Mercedes....under heavy load when the turbos kicked it the rear would get very twitchy... I switched to a harder compound RE11 and all is well.

    IIRC, the Rossa is not a super soft tire, so you should be fine.
     
  18. Mark456M

    Mark456M Formula Junior

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    #18 Mark456M, Sep 23, 2010
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  19. Stefan_009

    Stefan_009 Formula Junior

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    Definitely one of the better looking 456s, cool gallardo aswell
     

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