Re: Need wheel and tire recommendation for my A body
[Re: Racer68]
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Drag race only front wheel widths are traditionally 3.5"-4". Tire diameter will affect your reaction times a bit. All else done equally, a shorter tire will provide slightly faster RT and a slightly slower ET. Taller tires provide slightly slower RT but slighter faster ET! Try to figure out what size will help in the direction you need. In bracket racing, RT's are more important that max ET. It looks better to fill the wheelwells, front & rear, but very short tires don't always look good. 28"+ front tires may cause clearance issues with the front fenders at the lower front and/or insides. Brand? I've always tried to use the same brand front & rear tires (Hoosier). Race front tires are lighter. But if your watching your nickels & dimes, any similar needed sized brand of race or street tires will work. But stay away from radial fronts. Depending on the car and set-up, radial fronts can cause handling issues. For best results, rear wheel width should be around the same width as the tire tread. It usually allows you to run slightly higher air pressure while still maintaining a flatter footprint and extend tire life by reducing sidewall flex. (i.e: I run 10" wide wheels with Hoosier 9" radial rear slicks.) My wheel brand choice is Holeshot Wheels. Good combination of weight & strength with a wide variety of offsets & styles available. Holeshot Wheels
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Re: Need wheel and tire recommendation for my A body
[Re: Racer68]
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12/22/19 04:35 PM
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Finally finishing up my 68 Cuda build. Can you recommend a drag race only front tire for the car, brand and size. I'm running a 32x15 in the back. What diameter would be right for the front? Also what width wheel should I use? I'd really appreciate the advise. Depends on how heavy the front of the car is, how fast you'll be going and what size brakes you have. I used a Weld 17 inch rim on the front of my Duster since I needed to clear the 13 inch diameter front brake rotors.
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Re: Need wheel and tire recommendation for my A body
[Re: BigBlockGTS]
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12/22/19 11:50 PM
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I use to race NHRA stock class, I've seen many early, pre 1970, A body with front tires and rims form 24 inch tall on 3.5 wide rims to those with 4.0 wide rims and 760x15 front tires(about 29.0 inches tall) It is your car so you need to like what you get If I was drag racing the car foot braking it I would go tall on the front tires
Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)
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Re: Need wheel and tire recommendation for my A body
[Re: Cab_Burge]
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12/23/19 05:50 AM
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So a bit of a noob question to throw in here Would the aspect of the wheel not affect the F/R weight distribution a small amount?
Aerodynamics would be pretty adversely affected by too nose up or down as well?
Last edited by Alchemi; 12/23/19 05:51 AM.
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Re: Need wheel and tire recommendation for my A body
[Re: Alchemi]
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12/23/19 10:09 AM
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So a bit of a noob question to throw in here Would the aspect of the wheel not affect the F/R weight distribution a small amount?
Aerodynamics would be pretty adversely affected by too nose up or down as well? Weight distribution and weight transfer would be affected little, if any. As for aerodynamics, torsion bars or coil-overs can be adjusted to compensate and achieve a level or slightly nose-down stance.
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Re: Need wheel and tire recommendation for my A body
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12/23/19 10:24 AM
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Browse through some catalogs and websites for wheels, pick something affordable that grabs your attention. If you currently have wheels, double check the fitment to see if you need to make a backspacing adjustment on the new set of wheels. A-bodies have a tendency to track too wide in the front so that the front tires stick out near or past the fenders and don't look quite right, so depending on your front brakes and suspension you may need a front wheel with more backspacing such as 2 1/4".
26" tall front tire is what you want for an A-body. Any taller may rub the fender and anything shorter doesn't usually look as good.
1970 Challenger, all aluminum 528 Hemi, HDK suspension, Tremec 5 speed manual
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Re: Need wheel and tire recommendation for my A body
[Re: ProSport]
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12/23/19 10:28 AM
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On my old '69 Dart I had a 15x3.5" or 15x4" Billet Specialty wheel with 1.75" backspacing, I bought the Hoosier 26" drag tires because they had the narrowest sidewall and kept the tire from rubbing the fender.
1970 Challenger, all aluminum 528 Hemi, HDK suspension, Tremec 5 speed manual
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Re: Need wheel and tire recommendation for my A body
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12/23/19 01:57 PM
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26x4.5 on a 15x3.5 with 2 1/4 backspace, that’s key imop as like said above I’m super picky, I don’t like my wheels in the front spaced any more out than needed.
Last edited by greendart408; 12/23/19 01:59 PM.
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