best wheel tire setup?
Burning Brakes
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From: 10.54 @ 129 346 N/A A4 Record 9.78 @ 139+ on 150 shot
i went with m/t 275 40 17 drag radials ... i have 3:73 in an a4 hook great, i tried my friends nitto 555r 295 18's at the end of last year @ the track and spun real bad first run, did long burn out second and still spun. i see alot of guys with bfg's but i am big fan of m/t
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From: 10.54 @ 129 346 N/A A4 Record 9.78 @ 139+ on 150 shot
well you can but then you need a wider rim., i have ronals 18"/19" set up for the street . I used my stock front rims which are 17x8.5 so a 275 tire is about as wide as you can go... you can use the stock rear wheels 18x9.5 and go with a 295 tire but honestly they are 100 bucks more a tire i went with the 17s and love them.. my friend put a set of 315 30 18s on his stock rear z06 rims at the track was ok, but driving home rubed the inner wheel well a few times.
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Originally Posted by motomafia
What is the best REAR wheel tire setup for drag racing, , on a 99 frc that is NOT TUBBED..... .. one that will assure traction?
Let me know if you might be interested
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Originally Posted by 2000whitec5
well you can but then you need a wider rim., i have ronals 18"/19" set up for the street . I used my stock front rims which are 17x8.5 so a 275 tire is about as wide as you can go... you can use the stock rear wheels 18x9.5 and go with a 295 tire but honestly they are 100 bucks more a tire i went with the 17s and love them.. my friend put a set of 315 30 18s on his stock rear z06 rims at the track was ok, but driving home rubed the inner wheel well a few times.
Why not pick up a set of 17x11 C4 GS rear wheels and you can use 315s easy or even 335 will fit on the wheel (not sure if it'll fit w/o rubbing)
note: ZR-1 & GS wheels are the same shape, but have different backspacing. The ZR-1 backspacing (36mm I THINK) will make the wheels stick out a bit, but the GS backspacing works fine (50mm). You can get the ZR-1 replica wheels with GS backspacing
