Plans for the beast
More tire = more rolling weight.
Plenry of guys on this tire in the 8's and running a 1.3 or less 60.
Less tire means= less rolling weight.
If you can manage a 1.2-1.3 60 on a 8.5 tire on a stock style suspension then Id say you don't need a wider tire
Plenry of guys on this tire in the 8's and running a 1.3 or less 60.
Less tire means= less rolling weight.
If you can manage a 1.2-1.3 60 on a 8.5 tire on a stock style suspension then Id say you don't need a wider tire
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If the suspension is perfect and you're hooking....THEN, you're, well, HOOKING. And the 60' aint gettin' any better. It can be done on a well tuned suspension. I have seen cars from Burkhart Chassis on small tires. They 60' with those little back tires. So therefore, all that bigger tire would do is slow the car down unless on a poorly prepped track.
If the suspension is perfect and you're hooking....THEN, you're, well, HOOKING. And the 60' aint gettin' any better. It can be done on a well tuned suspension. I have seen cars from Burkhart Chassis on small tires. They 60' with those little back tires. So therefore, all that bigger tire would do is slow the car down unless on a poorly prepped track.
I will go wider later but not now.
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The '86 in my sig I helped build a couple years ago(spec'd out ALL of the parts on the car) with a friend of my grandpa's. Now I am buying it with a couple of large payments for a whopping $6200!...about 18-20K invested and only about 50 1/8 passes on the whole car!
Anyway, it has 26x10.5 MT's on it and has had a best spinning 1.42 60' with SSM lift bar kit. I plan to remove the lift bars and use Chromoly control arms, panhard, and torque. I think I can get it to hook consistently on these little tires. I dont want to go any taller if I dont have to because it looks so damn good with the short tires on it.
Anyway, it has 26x10.5 MT's on it and has had a best spinning 1.42 60' with SSM lift bar kit. I plan to remove the lift bars and use Chromoly control arms, panhard, and torque. I think I can get it to hook consistently on these little tires. I dont want to go any taller if I dont have to because it looks so damn good with the short tires on it.
