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Old 02-03-2006, 01:05 PM
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Default HELP! what slicks and drag wheels?

i know nothing about them :wall:

ok im gonna run a 15" wheel (have to grind i know)

the car is lowered
i assume i can only run a 26" tall tire.
what slicks do yall recomend?
i was looking at et streets
i see
26'' x 10.5'' - 15''LT
and
26'' x 11.5'' - 15''LT

can i fit the 11.5 on a lowered car?
what size wheels? what offset?
what drag wheels are the lightest or most popular?

also
what about the fronts i want to run skinnys on drags, maybe a 3 or 4" rim? what offset? will i need spacers? what size tire?
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i like the hoosiers 26x10x15 they have a 10 inch tread. I couldn't break them loose if i tried.
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can i stuff the 11.5 under a lower car
what backspacing?
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I know a 26x10.5x15 on a 15x8 with a 5.5 inch backspace, that should be plenty for what your running ... and i'd opt to go for the et drag over the streets since they are going to be a deticated track only set up
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yes, I have a 26x11.50 on my car with bmr springs in the rear. Here is a pic
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Originally Posted by lsevenl
yes, I have a 26x11.50 on my car with bmr springs in the rear. Here is a pic
http://www.stang.cc/tmcaalbums/album27/DSC_0098.jpg
nice!
do you have 6.5 or 7.5 backspacing?

the bmr are only 1" right?

did u roll your lips and beat in the inner fenders? (i had to do this for my 18s with 295s....)

also ive been told ill run out of gear with the 4.10 and 26s and should run 28s and that lots of lowered guys are running them, they just require more clearancing.....
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7.5 bs

yes, about 1''.

The lips of the inner fenders have been rolled

And I have 4.10s and no you don't run out of gear. I pass the traps through the top of 4th gear
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Originally Posted by STANG KILLA SS 2
can i stuff the 11.5 under a lower car
what backspacing?
Im going to put an 11.5 inch tire ( quick time pro) on my 8 inch rim. its a 5.5 inch backspace. If your asking what tire I vote hoosiers. I had et streets and they dont hook on the street. They hook good on the track though.
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mine are gonna be for track use only.

btw lsevenl what kinda power you putting down?
im 475 plus a 250 shot. i dont want to have to shift to 5th
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Originally Posted by lsevenl
yes, I have a 26x11.50 on my car with bmr springs in the rear. Here is a pic
nice car you have budd
what are the specs for ur front wheels ? what tire profile ?

thank you,
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I'm planning to run 26x11.5 on a 15x8.5 5"bs Convo Pro. My car is lowered with the Eibach Pro-Kit and I've got 4.11 gears (8.8" Hybrid).

Does this sound like a bad idea for some reason?
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Originally Posted by OOOJOHN
Im going to put an 11.5 inch tire ( quick time pro) on my 8 inch rim. its a 5.5 inch backspace. If your asking what tire I vote hoosiers. I had et streets and they dont hook on the street. They hook good on the track though.
Thats what I just mounted 27/11.5 on 15*8's

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Originally Posted by Dyrti Byrd 2k2
I'm planning to run 26x11.5 on a 15x8.5 5"bs Convo Pro. My car is lowered with the Eibach Pro-Kit and I've got 4.11 gears (8.8" Hybrid).

Does this sound like a bad idea for some reason?

This is the exact question I'm looking to have answered. I have the eibach kit, 4.10's, and plan to run 15x8" rims in the back with a 26" tall tire. Can I fit the 11.5 or should I play it safe and go with 10.5? Is a 5.5" backspace good enough for either?




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