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06-29-2014, 02:37 PM
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Tire/Wheel combo
I'm in the process of switching over my street/strip car into strictly a drag car and blasting a big shot of nitrous (around 250-300) through it.
(Forged 355, bowl ported heads with 2.02"/1.6" valves, CC503, Holley 670 carb, GMP intake, TDP built T56). The car is being built for test & tune and Friday Night street legal races but my local track is pretty lenient with what they consider a street car... not really looking to fit into any specific class or bracket race.
The car currently has 17" replica C5 Z06 wheels on it with 275/40/17s and I am looking to shed some weight off the front tires with skinnies and running a rear tire with a little more sidewall and better compound.
I'm willing to run whatever size wheel will fit but I can't go much bigger than a 26" tall tire. I have LS1 front brake calipers and rear LCA relocation brackets. Can I clear a 15" or 16" tire and how wide can I go on what backspacing?
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06-29-2014, 04:32 PM
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15x8 wheel you need 5.5" bs, 15x10 you need 7.5"
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06-29-2014, 08:51 PM
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15x8 wheel you need 5.5" bs, 15x10 you need 7.5"
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Thanks. You wouldn't happen to know if I could fit a 12" wide slick on a 7.5" back spacing, would you?
Regardless of the stock ten bolt not handling the power, is a 12" slick overkill on a 200-250 shot?
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06-29-2014, 10:01 PM
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Thanks. You wouldn't happen to know if I could fit a 12" wide slick on a 7.5" back spacing, would you?
Regardless of the stock ten bolt not handling the power, is a 12" slick overkill on a 200-250 shot?
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a 28x10.5W in a stock fbody wheelwell is very tight. a 12" tireI would say is overkill... What gearing do you have?
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1999 Z28 Convertible. 6 speed swap, wide cowl hood, full hockey stripes, and a whining 10 bolt.
2008 Sierra Vortec Max. 6.2 swapped, headers, Magnaflow catback, GMPP CAI, NHT optioned tow package.
2006 GTO, 11.48 @ 118.3
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06-29-2014, 10:26 PM
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Why would you not want a 28 inch tire?
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06-30-2014, 04:57 PM
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a 28x10.5W in a stock fbody wheelwell is very tight. a 12" tireI would say is overkill... What gearing do you have?
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Kinda figured it would be but I'm new to slicks. Car is leaving the line on the full shot all at once if I can make that happen but giving it more thought, since I won't always be spraying it at the track I'm probably better off with the 10" tires.
I can't fit a 28" tire under my car because (unfortunately) somebody lowered the car about 3". I'm looking at the 26.4 x 10 Hoosiers for it. I haven't decided if I want to raise it back to stock height just yet or modify my trailer to make the car fit on it.
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...its cool to like diesels, cause that and pretending to be country is like, hip nowadays!!
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07-02-2014, 08:47 AM
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Kinda figured it would be but I'm new to slicks. Car is leaving the line on the full shot all at once if I can make that happen but giving it more thought, since I won't always be spraying it at the track I'm probably better off with the 10" tires.
I can't fit a 28" tire under my car because (unfortunately) somebody lowered the car about 3". I'm looking at the 26.4 x 10 Hoosiers for it. I haven't decided if I want to raise it back to stock height just yet or modify my trailer to make the car fit on it.
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Why not run a progressive? 300 hit coming out of the hole will probably shock alot of things.
Also, alot goes into what size tires you need, from trans to rear gear to converter...
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1999 Z28 Convertible. 6 speed swap, wide cowl hood, full hockey stripes, and a whining 10 bolt.
2008 Sierra Vortec Max. 6.2 swapped, headers, Magnaflow catback, GMPP CAI, NHT optioned tow package.
2006 GTO, 11.48 @ 118.3
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07-02-2014, 10:31 AM
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Mongo the Meet Coordinator
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Stock springs are prob able to be had for free, thats a horrible deal breaker for not running a proper size tire. IMO of course.
28s will give you much better chance of getting off the line with a large shot.
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07-02-2014, 10:38 AM
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I have a set of stock springs if needed. I have been trying to sell them for years lol. off my 96ws6. not sure what kind of car we are talking about
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07-03-2014, 05:38 PM
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Well it's aftermarket springs/struts about 2" front and rear.
Do they make struts specifically for lowered vehicles or can I possibly get away with just springs?
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07-04-2014, 08:22 AM
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Suspension matters a little bit on a drag car IMO especially with the power level you are at.
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07-04-2014, 12:47 PM
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Well I did some research. The struts/shocks that I have are for stock ride height anyway. Coils are cheap enough at $132 shipped for Moog 60114 and Moog CC635.
I'm very happy that I can return the car to stock height. It's a pain trying to get it up onto the trailer or even getting a jack under the car (I have to take the pad off the jack and have my buddy pick up on the fender; to get it onto my lift I have to jack it up first).
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...its cool to like diesels, cause that and pretending to be country is like, hip nowadays!!
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07-04-2014, 04:37 PM
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Bring it back to stock height and run the proper setup. Get yourself some cheap Competition Engineering 3-way shocks for the back if you don't have a lot of money to play with. I run a 15x10 with a M/T 28x11.5 ET Drag slick. It measures out 12.7in section width. I had to beat the living hell out of my inner fenders but I was able to make them fit
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07-04-2014, 07:51 PM
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For now the car has a set of single adjustment KYB struts and shocks... Not my first choice but for the time being I'm leaving them there.
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07-04-2014, 10:16 PM
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If you want stock springs you can have mine man. Off my 96
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