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choosing correct size slick #1534360
11/17/13 01:45 PM 11/17/13 01:45 PM
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68 dart stroked 440 1150 holley,680 roller 12.5 flat top,8' 5500 stall
had brand new 8 3/4 4.11 spool axles etc. 29 x9 hoosiers. 60fts. have been terrible 1.49's put new qa1 shocks in. best times 10.07@134mph 60 ft.1.44 had ladder bars adjusted by profesional,next time out blew the rear apart. (ring n pinion) putting dana in. how wide of slick should i use?

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Re: choosing correct size slick [Re: sixpacksteve] #1534361
11/17/13 04:23 PM 11/17/13 04:23 PM
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68 dart stroked 440 1150 holley,680 roller 12.5 flat top,8' 5500 stall
had brand new 8 3/4 4.11 spool axles etc. 29 x9 hoosiers. 60fts. have been terrible 1.49's put new qa1 shocks in. best times [Email]10.07@134mph[/Email] 60 ft.1.44 had ladder bars adjusted by profesional,next time out blew the rear apart. (ring n pinion) putting dana in. how wide of slick should i use?



As wide as you can fit in the wheelwell.

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Re: choosing correct size slick [Re: B G Racing] #1534362
11/17/13 04:35 PM 11/17/13 04:35 PM
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68 dart stroked 440 1150 holley,680 roller 12.5 flat top,8' 5500 stall
had brand new 8 3/4 4.11 spool axles etc. 29 x9 hoosiers. 60fts. have been terrible 1.49's put new qa1 shocks in. best times [Email]10.07@134mph[/Email] 60 ft.1.44 had ladder bars adjusted by profesional,next time out blew the rear apart. (ring n pinion) putting dana in. how wide of slick should i use?



As wide as you can fit in the wheelwell.

I redid my back half last winter and went from a 29.5 X11.5 phoenix to a 14.0X31 goodyear and car has never hooked this consistant, I also set the rear up so I can go to a 14X32W if the need ever arises.

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Re: choosing correct size slick [Re: dartman366] #1534363
11/17/13 05:33 PM 11/17/13 05:33 PM
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really! car is mini tubbed, i'm going to radius the quarters, so 14's is Not too much?

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Re: choosing correct size slick [Re: sixpacksteve] #1534364
11/17/13 05:41 PM 11/17/13 05:41 PM
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Mini tub dart should easily fit a 10.5 x 29 tire...11.5 if you trim wheel opening lip and get the offset perfect.
Re: choosing correct size slick [Re: 451Cuda] #1534365
11/17/13 05:46 PM 11/17/13 05:46 PM
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Mini tub dart should easily fit a 10.5 x 29 tire...11.5 if you trim wheel opening lip and get the offset perfect.

with the 29.5X11.5 I had to set the diff back 1.5 to get clearance at the front of the lip and my tubs were even with the stock frame rails.

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Re: choosing correct size slick [Re: dartman366] #1534366
11/17/13 08:17 PM 11/17/13 08:17 PM
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"60 ft.1.44 had ladder bars adjusted by profesional,next time out blew the rear apart."
I think your helper was on to something!
The fastest will be the lightest and narrow, but inconsistent. They may only be fastest on a very well prepped track. Big is best for consistancy, so if you want to win bracket events, go as big as you can.

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Re: choosing correct size slick [Re: B G Racing] #1534367
11/17/13 08:21 PM 11/17/13 08:21 PM
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68 dart stroked 440 1150 holley,680 roller 12.5 flat top,8' 5500 stall
had brand new 8 3/4 4.11 spool axles etc. 29 x9 hoosiers. 60fts. have been terrible 1.49's put new qa1 shocks in. best times [Email]10.07@134mph[/Email] 60 ft.1.44 had ladder bars adjusted by profesional,next time out blew the rear apart. (ring n pinion) putting dana in. how wide of slick should i use?



As wide as you can fit in the wheelwell.

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Re: choosing correct size slick [Re: Cab_Burge] #1534368
11/17/13 08:28 PM 11/17/13 08:28 PM
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I agree with Bob the biggest you can fit will be consistent at more venues. That being said I can run 9.30's w/o spin anywhere on a 10.5Wx31.
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Re: choosing correct size slick [Re: dvw] #1534369
11/17/13 09:31 PM 11/17/13 09:31 PM
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My Dart is a 68 also, I am running 14 x 32, I need to buy new slicks over the winter, but had considered 17 x 33, I launch around 6200 it's pretty hairy, I am looking for consistency
Re: choosing correct size slick [Re: Mopar-Al] #1534370
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32x14 stiff sidewalls, 4400 launch, my 60's are somewhere between 1.29 & 1.32.
Re: choosing correct size slick [Re: rebel] #1534371
11/18/13 04:20 AM 11/18/13 04:20 AM
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This topic reminds me of a customer I had in the NYC area some years ago. He had a nicely warmed-over 440 in a 70 Cuda(11.20 car iirc) using a 9 inch stock eliminator tire he got used from a bud he had. Well he wanted a steam roller look .., went the whole route ...spent 5k$ or something like that and SLOWED DOWN a bunch ! ......same gearing same weight .... Just pulling a big tire down the track ....
Re: choosing correct size slick [Re: dOrk !] #1534372
11/30/13 08:08 PM 11/30/13 08:08 PM
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change the gear for the taller tire
Re: choosing correct size slick [Re: BADDART] #1534373
12/01/13 10:48 AM 12/01/13 10:48 AM
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i'm in the process of modifying a dana 60 was going with 4.10's
going to see if a 30" or 31"will fit in wheel well, if so i'll go w/4.30's

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Re: choosing correct size slick [Re: sixpacksteve] #1534374
12/01/13 11:41 AM 12/01/13 11:41 AM
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68 dart stroked 440 1150 holley,680 roller 12.5 flat top,8' 5500 stall
had brand new 8 3/4 4.11 spool axles etc. 29 x9 hoosiers. 60fts. have been terrible 1.49's put new qa1 shocks in. best times [Email]10.07@134mph[/Email] 60 ft.1.44 had ladder bars adjusted by profesional,next time out blew the rear apart. (ring n pinion) putting dana in. how wide of slick should i use?



If bracket racing, the biggest and widest you can fit
in it... if its a heads up type then its a balancing
act to what size... wide tires are a drag going down
the track
Re: choosing correct size slick [Re: MR_P_BODY] #1534375
12/02/13 09:26 PM 12/02/13 09:26 PM
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i'm thinking 11.5 wide. how wide when its starts to hold me back?

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Re: choosing correct size slick [Re: sixpacksteve] #1534376
12/02/13 10:16 PM 12/02/13 10:16 PM
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i'm thinking 11.5 wide. how wide when its starts to hold me back?



Tires alone are a drag... but you have to have them...
look at the fronts we run.. tall skinny ones.. I would
say after about 10" wide they become a larger drag BUT
is that enough to hook on any track
Re: choosing correct size slick [Re: MR_P_BODY] #1534377
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last time out, went 3- 10.0's reset the ladder bars correctly and blew the new 8 3/4 rear. i know i'll see the 9's once the new dana is in. best, 60 ft. so far 1.44

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Re: choosing correct size slick [Re: sixpacksteve] #1534378
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last time out, went 3- 10.0's reset the ladder bars correctly and blew the new 8 3/4 rear. i know i'll see the 9's once the new dana is in. best, 60 ft. so far 1.44


Ya you'll need the dana for sure.I have a mini tub 67 cuda and have a MT 29.5x10.5W. Biggest tire i can fit under it.

Re: choosing correct size slick [Re: barracuda man] #1534379
12/05/13 07:31 PM 12/05/13 07:31 PM
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how fast are you going? and do you get wheel spin?

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