So what should I be better off doing? Keeping my stock 16 inch 5 spokes and putting a beefier tire on those for the rear?

Or get a different rim altogether for the rear and thinner rim/tire combo for the front?

 

how is that time right on with others? I have a 97 trans am and I ran a 13.97 bone stock and on street tires.

 

What is your elevation? That effects e/t and mph...that's what they are talking about being "right on with others".

Joe

 

I run Drag-lites with MT ET streets....skinnies up front, 26's in the back

 

when i ran that 13.97 i was in Baytown Tx dont know the elevation there. i know that the ocean aint far from there, but dont know what the elevation is there.

 

Well chances are you're pretty darn close to sea level then Bandit

At 3500 ft above, it has effects on the performance of your car...

Dupont - 26s?!?!

 

yep....26's

 

The reasons 18s will slow you down are:

1. Weight

2. Sidewall - generally too thin, making it more difficult to hook

3. 18s move the rotating mass of the wheel further from the center, making the wheel harder to turn

 

So should I get a set of drag radials for my old stockers or should I go get a cheap wide rim and throw drag radials on that?

Are the stock 5 spoke 16s wide enough for what I'm looking for?

 

ttt for my last question...

 

hey man. it is totally up to what you think looks better there are
about 10 or so f-bodys at the track we race every weekend. that run stock rims and drag radials and hit 11.00-13.80. et's
if you have less than 500 ponies i would put a good set of
bf drag radials or a set of nittos on your stock rims. if you have more than that a set of slicks on a 15 inch rim would be best.

drag radails should give you plenty of traction sometimes they will still spin on take off but as long as the track preps the line right. you should'nt have a problem.

scott

 

Cool, I think the tires I had on my stock rims were like 255 60 16 i think. I think that was the biggest tire I could go with.

Comes down to nitto of BF drag radials now.

 

After talking to a shop today who also ran vehicles on the same night, they informed me that the track is indeed 3500 ft above sea level but with the temps there it could have been well above that...

Something about air density or something? The higher the temps or the air condition adds feet to the feet above sea level... So I don't feel so bad now