Drag Radial and wheels
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Drag Radial and wheels
Does anybody out there have any ideas of what tires and wheels to use for drag racing I have a 2016 z51 package ARH long tubes no cats E85 sensor magnusum supercharger new fuel system for high and low fuel and tune.
Tried 305/35/20 don't fit off by 1inch in height . Please help ready to go to the track but cant until this tire problem is figured out.
Thank You for what help you offer.
Tried 305/35/20 don't fit off by 1inch in height . Please help ready to go to the track but cant until this tire problem is figured out.
Thank You for what help you offer.
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Best rim & tire for the track would be a 15 inch lite weight bead lock rim with a 275x15 non dot MT tire that I have had on the car. With the rear brakes on the c7 I would look at a 18 inch rim with a hoosier DR dot tire on it very soft side wall. Robert
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I too am running a similar setup with NO issues. Im on light weight TSW Interlaggos in matte black (18x10.5) with MT drag radials (315/30/18).
These same tires hooked pretty good on my 10 sec c6 Z06. My C7 Z51 likes the shorter tire (it's 2" shorter than stock).
These same tires hooked pretty good on my 10 sec c6 Z06. My C7 Z51 likes the shorter tire (it's 2" shorter than stock).
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what is the offset on those TSWs? Thanks!
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I am running 2004 Speedline wheels. 18x10.5, doesn't stick out at all. Tires are MT ET Street S/S drag radials in 285/40R18. Car is fully lowered on stock bolts and no rubbing, thing hooks like crazy at the track and I am at 785whp.
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I got them sprayed in a a material similar to plasti-dip, but stronger and more durable. Made them gloss black and they turned out quite nice IMO. Guy called them wheel skinz, idk. Was $100 and these are just track wheels.