RomanNYC

For anyone running these number @ the wheels, how are you dealing with traction on the street?

Dave concrete

With a good tire you are good. You can't dump it, but you can leave good, and once rollin lay into it. You will want to go to a R compound tire to have fun.

RomanNYC

yeah i was reading alot of people going with the toyo r888. which tire did you choose?

lilryan

When my car made 500 it hooked fine on the street with a drag radial from a 20mph roll. My car is an auto.

RomanNYC

mickey thompson?

lilryan

BFG DRs

Evil-Twin

Down force, coefficient of friction, area of contact.
A big fat sticky tire, nothing better than a 13 inch wide contact patch of stick tire,on a car with a 50:50 weight distribution. With an aspect ratio taller than 40.this lage sidewall allows for more potential energy to be turned not kinetic energy applied to the ground.
Bill aka Et

Dave concrete

I run Michelin Sport cup 345 30 19. Not a drag radial but a Tire that does it all but more oriented for handling. If you want more straight line fun M/T ET radial SS.

RomanNYC

did you mini-tub or wide fenders?

Sydwayz

514-crank/460wheel, running Bridgestones. It's not an issue unless I make it an issue; 100% streetable with an LS7 clutch.

Dave concrete

L-5's

Dave concrete

No more stripes on wheels.

RomanNYC

that looks great!!

ssmoke-u

All depends on throttle management. I can be all over the road and have zero traction or I can hook and book no traction problems at all. Just depends on throttle modulation.

RomanNYC

what size tires are you running?

Quickshift_C5

Just as Dave mentioned, with the right tire you can roll into it. Once you're moving and the suspension is loaded up, drop the hammer and let 'er rip. I run Toyo R888's and have no issues putting down 638rwhp without even warming up the tires.

Here is the car at a 1/2 mile event on a dirty runway surface, no prep and no burnout. A quick roll into first then stood on it.

The Chev

Continental Extreme Contacts here.

Leave the TC on and you are fine. I can kick sideways from a stop is I feel like scaring the passenger, but under most fun driving situations you won't be spinning.

Turn the TC off and you can spin out nice and quick.

Quickshift_C5

Leave TC on? That defeats the whole point of getting a tire that has enough grip.

1Willy1

agreed

I'm on some dinky 295's made in china and ive never had traction issues or lost control

Its more of a driver thing then a tire thing in my opinion

skydiven4fun

Toyo R888's are very grippy & corner great.