Thread: what are the best wheels for stage rally and rallycross

im going turn my ser into a rally car. i bought some enkei rally wheels but they are 16" im guessing that is way to big.

I just squeezed some 14" bmw bottle caps on mine. Just cleared the nx brakes.

What chassis? B13? B15?

Assuming B13:

Rally tires are primarily available in 15" and to a lesser degree 14" (it is possible to get 13" and 16" but you pretty much have to ship them from Europe yourself and be willing to pay a ton).

For a B13, you won't be able to run 15" rally tires (they are only available with large sidewall ratios) without significant suspension changes, and they're heavy and will really hurt your final drive ratio.

You're pretty much going to be running 14" wheels.

What is your goal with the car? So much of what you should do depends on the end goal.

yeah sorry i have a b13 and my goal is a group 2 rally car and i wanna make it a full on stage rally car

Ok, one more question then. What part of the country are you in? In the east, especially the southeast, most rallys are put on by NASA, and you'd want to build to their rules. Most of the rest of the country is Rally-America. Rules between the two organizations are similar, but not identical.

Wheels should be the last thing you worry about, honestly. You'll want something 14", alloy, and decently strong, but cheap. Stock SE-R and NX2000 wheels are perfect.

Below is a list I pulled from the forums at Specialstage North American Rally Resource that do a pretty good job of listing what you need to have to compete in a stage rally. The items in bold are not requirements, but are considered to be fairly necessary by most competitors.



If I haven't scared you away yet... Before you start building a cage, or having one built, make sure that the rules for building the cage are understood, and ideally the plans have been run by a scrutineer from your sanctioning body of choice. A lot of people have gone off, built a cage and then found out that it has to be completely cut out and replaced to meet requirements. Rally cages are quite a bit different than most other cages in the US (though they are generally based on FIA 253 specs, and so correspond with the cages in use in most international competition).

Also, look up rallyser on here. He's selling a set of Hotbits rally coilovers for a b13. Really rally suspension is about the #1 thing you can do to make your car faster in rally.

i live in north east New Hampshire to be exact. i had decided on hotbits for suspension and was doing research on a cage. some of the things on that list i have never even heard of. you haven't scared me away yet i knew from the start building a rally car was nut going to be an easy task.

You're in NH? Hell, get your ass down to Team O'Neil Rally School & Car Control Center in Dalton! Even a 1-day "Rally Experience" will let you talk with the instructors and get a good idea of what you need to do learning and car-wise to be effective.

I did the 4-day course (before they offered a 5-day) and it was the best "upgrade" I've ever done.

Anything that doesn't make sense on that last, feel free to ask. Also, go over to that site and browse some of the stickies in the car construction area.

yeah i was planning on it just gotta save up the money. i know they also build cars for people but i have a feeling i would be paying out the ass for them to do it