Slicks or Drag Radials?

[97stanger]

I have 275/60/15 ET Street Radials, I'll let you know how they hook with 600rwhp

 

[MustangMoser]

I would say dont eve waste the money on drs, get slicks.

I was spinning bfg drags through the 330.... and my cars not thast fast

how hot were you getting them? ever seen the 275 drag radial class run? the slick cars have nothing on them.

 

[justinschmidt1]

I would say dont eve waste the money on drs, get slicks.

I was spinning bfg drags through the 330.... and my cars not thast fast

how hot were you getting them? ever seen the 275 drag radial class run? the slick cars have nothing on them.

Hot enough, I have shitty suspension and it was a cold ass hell track but im just saying, its probably a better idea to go with slicks IMO

 

[Tbuck07]

I cant find slicks to fit the pony rims..the pony rims are 16" arent they? Everything I'm finding is for 15". Links?

 

[duff daddy]

26x8.5x15 MT et slick 150 each, i have over 60 passes on this current set and not even a hint of being worn yet. still cut 1.62's on it and never ONCE did i lose traction. I have gone from a 3500 to a 4500 soft launch then to a 5500 dump and run. this next yea will be differnt helloooooo 6600 + launches

 

[Lee12609]

26x8.5x15 MT et slick 150 each, i have over 60 passes on this current set and not even a hint of being worn yet. still cut 1.62's on it and never ONCE did i lose traction. I have gone from a 3500 to a 4500 soft launch then to a 5500 dump and run. this next yea will be differnt helloooooo 6600 + launches

you coming to zmax this year?

 

[duff daddy]

i will try work will be the killer as it was last year. I should be at the Superbowl @ joliet though..

 

[Tbuck07]

Anyone?

 

[duff daddy]

dump the 16's they are a waste of space, but you can run mt et street's which are dot slicks...

 

[Tbuck07]

I just bought them for a steal..Ill just end up running the nitto 555r's..Heard good things and some bad..but I dont want to have to buy another set of rims and then slicks

 

[duff daddy]

the 555r's are ok for street and at the track they need to be cooked high rpm 2nd gear burn out...

 

[Lee12609]

Duff, Joliet is too far for me, but i do want to eventually make it out to E-town......

Tbuck, dont waste the money on Nittos if they are going to be track only tires... the problem is the pony wheels are only 7" wide, so no tires will work well on it. better off getting some light stock 17" wheels and going with a MT et street....

 

[duff daddy]

ok fine lee, ill rock z max, tuten's home track haha

 

[Lee12609]

ok fine lee, ill rock z max, tuten's home track haha

LOL, do yall run the same class even? hell i dont even know zmax schedule this season, been too busy....

 

[Tbuck07]

the 555r's are ok for street and at the track they need to be cooked high rpm 2nd gear burn out...

This sucks..bought these pony rims and noone makes anything in a 16"..the only thing I can find thatll fit that doesnt break the bank is this..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-NEW-245-50-16-Nitto-NT-555R-Drag-Tires-50R16-R16-50R-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem2c546240e2QQitemZ190394286306QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

Better than some fuzion zr1 z rated tires i'd imagine?

 

[ReplicaR]

I can't believe that no one has asked this yet, but what kind of gears are you running? There is such a thing as too much traction, especially on what is a mostly stock engine?

 

[Hoseitdown]

^^ right. with WORE OUT bfg drag radials, I mean DRYROTTED and cracked, 5500 launch in my car with P heads and gt40 intake, stock cam and 1.7 rockers, and full exhaust, my car almost STALLED. (with stock gears.)

 

[Lee12609]

Too much traction?

You mean not enough power right? J/K

Yeah if you don't have the power or gear to get the car moving you need to feather the clutch on the launch.

I would never buy crappy tires because of bog. Buy the best tires you can afford and change launch style if you bog or spin.....

 

[travis00]

The car is an auto and Im going to install 3.73's this weekend. Traction is killing me i can't spray untill 2nd which Im sure is killing my et. Ran a 14.86 @ 101 with completely stock car except 100 shot and flowmaster mufflers. How much time can i expect to shave with gears and drag radials?

 

[Lee12609]

you ran the 14.86 with the 100 shot??? what 60'?

you have the mph for mid 13s if you get the 60' low enough...