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Old 09-09-2006, 07:33 PM
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This is to the guys runnin the 15" Drag rims, and DR/Slicks. What size Rim and Tire are you runnin with? I am tryin to find a setup that I can run on mine without tearing the wheel wells apart, and still have some wide tires.
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I can't help much on sizing for an f-body but I went from ET Drags to Quick Time Pros and LOVE the QTPs a wider tire fits on a narrower rim PROPERLY and they drive a whole lot better on the bigend. I have little suspension work a preloaded rear swaybar and Airlifts with offset pressure and this heavy pig does 1.7s leaving from idle.

I am using 27x11.50s on a 15x8 rim the ET drags were 28x10.50 and sidewall to sidewall they were as wide as the 11.50 QTP.
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28.5 10.5 et drag

dunno what drag radials will fit a 15. i just use them on 17s
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If anyone knows one that will fit on a 16X8 rim and still on a F-body without hitting it, let me know..
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Originally Posted by 96capricemgr
I can't help much on sizing for an f-body but I went from ET Drags to Quick Time Pros and LOVE the QTPs a wider tire fits on a narrower rim PROPERLY and they drive a whole lot better on the bigend. I have little suspension work a preloaded rear swaybar and Airlifts with offset pressure and this heavy pig does 1.7s leaving from idle.

I am using 27x11.50s on a 15x8 rim the ET drags were 28x10.50 and sidewall to sidewall they were as wide as the 11.50 QTP.

yeah dwayne those ET drags you and spartus picked up were weird. They were almost way to wide. He picked up a shorter set of ET streets wit the same width measurment and they're a whole lot narrower..

Im running 26x10.5x15 ET Drags Now Havent been to the strip yet wit them :0
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I have 26 11.5 15 ET streets on the back of mine with 15x10 wheels.

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What kind of tail-light covers do you have ? Car looks mean
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What kind of tail-light covers do you have ? Car looks mean
all my blackouts are made by AVS (auto vent shade) tail lights fog lights and front turns are from them, my third brake light and rear markers I used night shades spray on tint.
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With a 10-bolt and any decent power I'd stick with radials. Unless of course you had full rear suspension, which would be another story. That sticky of a tire would bust a 10-bolt wide open after a few hard passes.
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not an 8.5" 10 bolt!
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Originally Posted by the_merv
If anyone knows one that will fit on a 16X8 rim and still on a F-body without hitting it, let me know..
Get the M/T DRs in the 255 50 R16s...I ran them on my 95 with the stock 16x8s and they 1.55'd to 60' all day long...Ride nice, too...Now I have 15x10 Bogarts with 275 50 R15s (M/T DRs) and they clear nice, too...

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does anybody know if its safe to run the 26 10.5 16 m/t et street (not the radial) on a factory rearend????
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Originally Posted by the_merv
This is to the guys runnin the 15" Drag rims, and DR/Slicks. What size Rim and Tire are you runnin with? I am tryin to find a setup that I can run on mine without tearing the wheel wells apart, and still have some wide tires.
If you're not stalled just get some 555r's, anything beyond that would be a waste, unless you plan on getting a stall or spray sometime soon.
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Quick Time Pros on Centerline 15x8s. I love em!

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Originally Posted by the_merv
This is to the guys runnin the 15" Drag rims, and DR/Slicks. What size Rim and Tire are you runnin with? I am tryin to find a setup that I can run on mine without tearing the wheel wells apart, and still have some wide tires.
definitely slicks for the track on 15" tires for wrinkle ..aka more grip..yada yada....just not fore the street man.
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Originally Posted by speed_demon24
If you're not stalled just get some 555r's, anything beyond that would be a waste, unless you plan on getting a stall or spray sometime soon.
I have heard a few things about them Nitto's, but I already am tearing up tires like crazy, so I would eat them quick. I am thinking about putting a little stall in it soon.
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had great luck w/ nitto drags (245/60/16) dipping into 1.6 sixty times (bolt ons only)

had 26x10.5x16 et street on salad shooters as well

I don't think your hp level is to the point of eating a 10bolt so easily . . . especially w/ an a4

oh, don't worry about tearing up the nittos so easily, they last so much longer than other dr's do, even if you do longer burnouts
and they actually handle a little rain which none of the others can claim

anyone have any luck w/ the mt drag radials?
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Originally Posted by the_merv
I have heard a few things about them Nitto's, but I already am tearing up tires like crazy, so I would eat them quick. I am thinking about putting a little stall in it soon.
Nitto's will last you the longest out of any dr/slick out there. If you're asking about a tire for a daily driver, get the 555r's, or a track only, get the m/t dr's.
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BFG drs work in the rain just fine. I had both 555rs and BFG DRs. both in the 275/50/15 size. BFGS hooked a lot better. Im only running slicks now because they came with my new rims.

Slicks can hook on the street, but not very well. They suck on the highway. You'd want an ET street over an Et drag for street use...



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