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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 07:27 PM
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99 ta with 2500 stall 4.10 gears and various bolt ons with a 100 shot im on a 28 10.50 15 and im wondering if i would have a better et with a 26 inch tall tire. could anyone help me out maybe with a personal expierence or something any info would be appreciated thanks
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 07:35 PM
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No the 28 will be better especially with 4.10 in an auto. There's lot of info over in the drag racing section
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 07:40 PM
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If you can hold traction with a 26" it might help a tenth or 2. Problem is your running a 4:10 and i don't think its a good combo with 26" tire. Are you running 1/4 or 1/8 mile?

I know when i was running 26" with a 3:23 gear I was just shifting into 3rd at the 1/8th. Putting in 4:10s I would probably be in the middle to low part of 3rd gear.

Less shifting usually better e.t.
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 07:45 PM
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im running 1/8th mile btw
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How much rpm do you have let at the current setup at the traps?
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ill find out thursday for sure thats when our track opens..... im thinking ill be either at the end of second or begining of third more than likely ill be in third at the traps
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so yall are thinking 28 will work better than a 26
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 09:07 PM
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Im thinking 28 with that gear and auto.. What are you running Slick or Radial? A radial should be PLENTY in an auto car!
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i just got to tell ya bout my setup i love it. im on greg welds 15x3.5 from and 15x8 mt radials 28 10.50 rear thats another reason why i wanted to keep the 28s cause i thought they looked better than the 26
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