et drop w/slicks and skinnies
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et drop w/slicks and skinnies
I'm putting on convo pros w/165r15 up front and 26x10x15 et drags on back,what can I expect going from nittos and stock chrome 17" ten spokes.Thanks.
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how much power are you putting down?
I gained ~.2 on my 60' but I could also launch higher in the rpm band (6600 vs 5000) and I still think there is more.
A friend of mine has a consistant car, A4 , and saw a gain of .1 with skinnies up front and no other changes.
.02, results may vary
I gained ~.2 on my 60' but I could also launch higher in the rpm band (6600 vs 5000) and I still think there is more.
A friend of mine has a consistant car, A4 , and saw a gain of .1 with skinnies up front and no other changes.
.02, results may vary
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I went from 12.7 at sea level to 12.0 at 5000 feet with just 26x10.5r16 ET streets and a 9" ( stock gearing ). My street tire time at 5000 feet was high 13's at 111. This was with about 460rwhp.
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Never weighed the difference from my front skinnies but I can tell you this about the back wheels/tires.....
Previous was 26" ET Streets mounted on 16" Firebird wheels. Switched to 26" ET Drags mounted on 15x8 Prostars and lost almost 6lbs. per tire/wheel.
I'd say close to 10-12lbs. per wheel/tire for the front 3.5" skinnies.
Previous was 26" ET Streets mounted on 16" Firebird wheels. Switched to 26" ET Drags mounted on 15x8 Prostars and lost almost 6lbs. per tire/wheel.
I'd say close to 10-12lbs. per wheel/tire for the front 3.5" skinnies.
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You should lose almost 60 lbs. going from stock 17x9" SS wheels and Goodyear F1's to 15" Convo-Pro skinny-slick combo. That's 15x4" and 15x7.5" w/165Rx15 tire and 26-8.5x15" ET Drag.....WJ