Slicks or DR's?
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Melting Slicks
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Slicks or DR's?
Who's running what and what are your results?
The issue for me is that the DR's will fit right in, no rims to buy, no backspacing issues. But, will the slicks yield much of a difference at the track?
If so, I would be looking at buying 15 x 10 rims and 26 x 10.5 x 15
or 28 x 11.5 x 15 depending on what I can stuff under the fenderwells.
The issue for me is that the DR's will fit right in, no rims to buy, no backspacing issues. But, will the slicks yield much of a difference at the track?
If so, I would be looking at buying 15 x 10 rims and 26 x 10.5 x 15
or 28 x 11.5 x 15 depending on what I can stuff under the fenderwells.
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Re: Slicks or DR's? (black_89_vette)
The 15 x 10's will fit, but you'll need the longer studs, a 5/16 spacer and you have to grind down the caliper a little.
I'm in the process of doing this now.
I'm in the process of doing this now.
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Re: Slicks or DR's? (black_89_vette)
If you have a set of extra rims, you might as well go with all out slicks, but it all depends on the size of the rim as well. A friend of mine had a set of E.T. Streets on 16 inch firebird wheels. They fit perfectly on my car. They are a hair taller, which allowed me to hold out 3rd gear.
I can tell you this much, I WAS impressed. I was able to do a moderate burnout and get these things so sticky that my motor would bog down from a 4500 rpm dump. That's a LOT of holding power.
Obviously you make more power, but I think they would hold for you. By some miracle I didn't break anything :)
I can tell you this much, I WAS impressed. I was able to do a moderate burnout and get these things so sticky that my motor would bog down from a 4500 rpm dump. That's a LOT of holding power.
Obviously you make more power, but I think they would hold for you. By some miracle I didn't break anything :)
