Drag Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '06
Drag Slicks
I what to get not DOT approved slicks for drag racing.
M/T ET Drag? Hoosier?
What is the smallest tire that will fit my 2005 MN6 Z51? I’ve been told 17”. And 17” bias ply slicks are hard to find.
What are you running?
M/T ET Drag? Hoosier?
What is the smallest tire that will fit my 2005 MN6 Z51? I’ve been told 17”. And 17” bias ply slicks are hard to find.
What are you running?
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Not sure about Hoosier though, I know they do make a drag radial slick.
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One piece of advice. You don't want a bigger, stickier tire than the power of your car/clutch call for. Bigger is not better. Right size is what you want.
So pay attention to the advice you receive from owner tracking cars with the same power/clutch/rear gear combo as you have.
Ranger
So pay attention to the advice you receive from owner tracking cars with the same power/clutch/rear gear combo as you have.
Ranger
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St. Jude Donor '06
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St. Jude Donor '06
One piece of advice. You don't want a bigger, stickier tire than the power of your car/clutch call for. Bigger is not better. Right size is what you want.
So pay attention to the advice you receive from owner tracking cars with the same power/clutch/rear gear combo as you have.
Ranger
So pay attention to the advice you receive from owner tracking cars with the same power/clutch/rear gear combo as you have.
Ranger
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From: Short Hills, NJ
The key is going to be getting the right rim to fit those 17" ET Streets (not as good as the 16" versions but the 17s fit the car better and they do still work very well), check out out member Joe G's (blue convertible) set up and even Jerry Muniz over in the drag racing section. CCW finally put something along the lines of their well respected 'Drag Pak' together for the C6 and he has it so you could give them a call as well for some lightweight rear rims to fit the 17" ET Streets.
Found Jerry's thread on his new set up,
look here:http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1704939
Last edited by LS1LT1; Jun 11, 2007 at 11:58 AM.
Melting Slicks
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I just picked up some 17x11 ZR1 knock offs in black for $234. The offsets will stick out a little but you can also fit more tire. I'll probably go with the ET Street Radial and just use the run flats for daily driving. I don't need drag radials on the street.
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