Need Drag Tire Recommendations??
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Need Drag Tire Recommendations?? I am about to order new drag wheels and tires and can't decide what would be best for my setup. My car is a full weight car with 3.42 gears i am thinking about going to 3.73 to run a 28" tire. I am not sure what to do, just looking for best combo for both NA and nitrous performance . Would you keep the 3.42 gears and run a 26" tire or step up to a 3.73 and 28 inch tire? I can run a W tire also because my car is mini tubbed to fit my 14" wide street tires. Its the car in the sig. It will have a 200 shot on it to start and spin it to about 6700-6800 rpm's. Before someone says use the search I have for about a week.
Thanks in advance, Shane
Thanks in advance, Shane
For a full weight car I'd go with the 325 50 15 MT drag radials or the 28x10.5 15 MT slicks with the stiff sidewall (not the W) or the Goodyear 28x11 15's with the D3 compound which I have personally went a best of 1.32 60' with.
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For a full weight car I'd go with the 325 50 15 MT drag radials or the 28x10.5 15 MT slicks with the stiff sidewall (not the W) or the Goodyear 28x11 15's with the D3 compound which I have personally went a best of 1.32 60' with.
So would step up to the 3.42 gears also?
If you're going up to a 200 shot, I would go with the 3:42's and the 28" tires. IMO, the 3:73's will be too steep for the nitrous passes.
If it were me I'd go with 4:10's initially and run N/A until I got the suspension dialed in just right, then I'd switch to the higher gears and gradually increase the shot to the 200 you want to run. That's just me, I'm sure some would disagree but I like taking baby steps.
If it were me I'd go with 4:10's initially and run N/A until I got the suspension dialed in just right, then I'd switch to the higher gears and gradually increase the shot to the 200 you want to run. That's just me, I'm sure some would disagree but I like taking baby steps.
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So I decided to go with a 28" tire, do you guys think I should go with a 325/50/15 MT drag radial or a 28" slick? Also do I keep the 3.42 or go with 3.73 with the 28" tire?
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