Draglite wheels - ? the deal
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Draglite wheels - ? the deal 1 - does anyone have the Weld Draglite XP wheels (the 16" ones, if they exist yet) comments?
2 - how much work is it to make 15 skinnies work in the front?
2 - how much work is it to make 15 skinnies work in the front?
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Re: Draglite wheels - ? the deal I think PSJ is or was running XP's on his car, so maybe he'll chime in here... The XP's aren't really any lighter than the stock wheels, so the only thing you really gain from them is the "look" of a racing wheel. You could run a 15" XP, and have a wider selection of race tires available, but you still have the weight issue.
The skinnies on the front are easy. You can either run a 5/16" spacer, which should prevent you from having to do any grinding, or you can do some grinding (mostly on the front, flat part of the caliper) and fit them with no spacer at all...
IMHO, if you want lightweight racing wheels on the car, don't mess around with the XP's. Buy a set of regular Draglites. The rear require a little work to make them fit, but it's not really bad. Some careful grinding and a small spacer work wonders. <img src="images/icons/smile.gif" border="0">
In case anyone's wondering, I run 15x10's(7.5" bs) on the rear, with 28x10.5x15" ET Drags. Up front are 15x3.5's with 26x4.5x15" ET Fronts. I have Wilwood disk brakes on the rear, but still have to run a very thin spacer for caliper clearance.
The skinnies on the front are easy. You can either run a 5/16" spacer, which should prevent you from having to do any grinding, or you can do some grinding (mostly on the front, flat part of the caliper) and fit them with no spacer at all...
IMHO, if you want lightweight racing wheels on the car, don't mess around with the XP's. Buy a set of regular Draglites. The rear require a little work to make them fit, but it's not really bad. Some careful grinding and a small spacer work wonders. <img src="images/icons/smile.gif" border="0">
In case anyone's wondering, I run 15x10's(7.5" bs) on the rear, with 28x10.5x15" ET Drags. Up front are 15x3.5's with 26x4.5x15" ET Fronts. I have Wilwood disk brakes on the rear, but still have to run a very thin spacer for caliper clearance.
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Re: Draglite wheels - ? the deal [quote]Originally posted by horsepower:
<strong>thanks georgec-
does anyone have the weight of one of the 16x9 weld draglite xps handy?
[ November 19, 2001: Message edited by: horsepower ]</strong><hr></blockquote>
the stock firebird wheels are 19.5#, are the draglites any better than 19.5# ?
<strong>thanks georgec-
does anyone have the weight of one of the 16x9 weld draglite xps handy?
[ November 19, 2001: Message edited by: horsepower ]</strong><hr></blockquote>
the stock firebird wheels are 19.5#, are the draglites any better than 19.5# ?
Re: Draglite wheels - ? the deal My first setup included some 16x9/6.5 offset Draglite XP's. I think they were around 21-22 lbs. They have a much thicker center section. I got them to get that DRAG look and to get a 9" wide wheel. XP's use a different lug than regular draglite TRADITIONALS. Traditional draglites are about 12.7 lbs.
1-800-788-WELD
In this pic I have the 16x9/6.5 offset XP's with 26x11.5x16 ET Streets:
1-800-788-WELD
In this pic I have the 16x9/6.5 offset XP's with 26x11.5x16 ET Streets:
