Re: New wheels, what Diameter are you guys going?
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05/25/16 01:04 PM
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For fronts, either 15" or 17"...you can get skinny tires in either size.
For rears, 15" has a way bigger tire selection and will hook better than the bigger sizes anyway. Unless you're talking pro mod size tires using the 16" rims.
A lot of the newer cars can't fit a 15" rim due to the brakes like you said. They run the big diameter stuff for a while. Eventually when they get enough power, they make the necessary changes and use 15" wheels.
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Re: New wheels, what Diameter are you guys going?
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05/25/16 05:25 PM
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I wont tell you what I think of those BIG wheels on the street... but I have a name for them but wont say it... stick with the 15" unless your going pro mod.. you could also put some 22" rims on it with some rubber bands as tires for the true look ![wave wave](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/wave.gif)
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Re: New wheels, what Diameter are you guys going?
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Im thinking I didn't get my point across clearly. While looking through the selections/ options of Wheels and Tires in the "DRAG" categories, I am having to filter out the 16" and 17" and bigger wheel sizes, I was curious if this is a trend with Real Race cars or is it wheel selection for modern cars.
I am Needing 5" backspace to run a 315 or 325 on a 10" rim. I have Weld draglites with a 4.5 backspace and they are tight to the outside of the wheelwell. or I go to a 295 tire.
Not that the extra 1/2 inch of rubber is gonna make a difference anyway.
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Re: New wheels, what Diameter are you guys going?
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You could roll the lip on the quarters... I'm running the 295/55/15 on my Rampage.. I run a 14x31x15 on the drag car.. I'm still playing with pressures and the ladder bars and shocks on the Rampage.. Radials are new to me ![wave wave](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/wave.gif)
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Re: New wheels, what Diameter are you guys going?
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I wont tell you what I think of those BIG wheels on the street... but I have a name for them but wont say it... stick with the 15" unless your going pro mod.. you could also put some 22" rims on it with some rubber bands as tires for the true look mr. p, i think i have the same name for those goofy big wheels as you do ! ![biggrin biggrin](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/biggrin.gif) and if i wanted to see gum band fork lift tires, i would go back to work. ![beer beer](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/beer.gif)
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Re: New wheels, what Diameter are you guys going?
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05/26/16 09:11 AM
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If you're running a tall tire, the only choices are 15" IIRC...
Swap between 315/60 and 325/50 on this:
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