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May 21, 2010 | 10:41 AM

cdubbzz

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275/60 tire guys

So who out there is running a 275/60 tire (15" rim) and how fast are ya running?
It seems to be a good gauge on which cars have their suspension dialed in and
your experience will help me figure out what I might be leaving on the table.

My ride is 3500lb Z/28 6spd shooting for low 10's on spray (goes 11.0's n/a on 17's)
~470rwhp/480rwtq w/ all susp goodies

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May 21, 2010 | 11:11 AM

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Mine went the time below on bone stock stamped steel suspension components and 59,XXX thousand mile DeCarbons. This was through a TH400 though.

May 21, 2010 | 08:20 PM

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alot of guys running 7s and 8s on this tire. that said they're also running some kickass ignition systems, and datalogging suspension travel, wheelspeed, driveshaft acceleration/etc to get the cars dialed it. They're also all running an automatic trans! Get a 28x10.5S from M/T or hoosier, it'll be tons more consistant with that six speed.

May 21, 2010 | 08:43 PM

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From: Gainesville, Florida # of drag strips runs: ?!?!?

I've been 1.395 in my Nova on a 10.10 spray pass, but as mentioned auto trans cars do better on a radial versus a stick. With suspension tuning you could make it work but a slick is more forgiving.

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May 21, 2010 | 09:27 PM

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You won't run those times with a six speed and a radial... Put a slick on the car and let it eat!

May 21, 2010 | 09:43 PM

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we run 275 60 15 mt drag radials on our mustang.1.26 sixty foot with fti converter(thanks greg).that also spraying two stages of nitrous.15 lbs in tires.car hooks all the time.

May 23, 2010 | 08:32 PM

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appreciate the info guys
The odds are against me with a stick but I've had it for 11yrs and don't plan on changing
Slicks are a sure hook but I can't run them on the street so worse case scenario
I'll bump up to the 295/55's