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PROJECT OEM+; New Summer Rims and Tires

ONLY 17lbs at 17X9   (Click for video)

Upcoming in depth review of the new Summer Rims and Tires will involve weight, video and specs. This will be debuting on the brand new platform that's currently under construction.

Today I purchased the Advanti Racing Storm S1 rims for my OEM+ project.

The rims are extremely lightweight for being a 17 X 9 ET35 wheel.

They're a classic 10 spoke racing design in a hyper silver finish with real racing pedigree. Advanti Racing was a partner of the Mercedes Benz racing team as well as the Redbull owned Scuderia Toro Rosso now named Scuderia Alpha Tauri.

Advanti Racing wheels are flow formed much like their cousin wheel companies Enkei, OZ, Konig (all owned by YHI).

The wheels will be paired with a great all around ultra high performance summer tire in the NITTO 555 sized 255/45/17.

The OEM specs for the Sline Audi TT Quattro was a set of 19 X 9 ET52 silver trip 5 spoke rims which weighed in 35-40lbs per rim. 
The tires that came with the car when purchased were 255/35/19 Ironman iMove Gen2 tires which weighed in at 29lbs a tire.

Currently a lot of Audi owners want bigger rims and thinner tires, the Mk3 comes with 20' rims as OEM kit. This might be great for the looks department but not the best for overall performance and let's be honest, pothole protection.

I stand to save approximately 15-20lbs of un-sprung weight from each wheel and tire combination. That's a massive amount of weight savings which will improve the 0-60 time , braking performance while also improving gas consumption.

The downsize of two inches along with the rim+ tire specs has allowed me to match the exact OEM 26' rolling spec with a massive weight savings. That's OEM+

STAY TUNED.

NITTO UHP TIRES (Click for Video)







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