Just wondering what people are running for rims and tires for track drag applications?
Im stuck with 17" because of my brakes, so im looking for those sizes?
Im looking for the widest possible application, and I already have 13mm spacers for more clearance.
3mm between hub and rotor, and 10mm between rotor and rim.
Im going to need a set of these soon, once my tune is done.
I already have traction issues at 12 psi on street tires.
Kind Of Rim?
Width Of Rim?
Offset Of Rim?
Tire Profile?
Tire Brand?
Thanks
I have to run 17" wheels as well becuase of my 13" brakes.
im running 17x 7.5" Focal f-5's with a 5mm spacer with extended wheel studs. I am using open lug nuts as well for the track.
Tires are BFGoodrich drag radials, 225/45's
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what brake kit do you have?
my wilwoods just showed up today and im running the wheels I bought off of fetter that clear. They are 16" wheels that fit over the wilwood 12.2" big brake kit.
the wheels are Maxxim Advances I think. and discontinued as well as TOUGH to find.
Brake kit is in my profile. Its custom.
16" might fit but I dont have any doners that I can use to test it.
It would be awesome if I could run the LS wheels, but Cody (Z's Z) already tried and they dont fit with the brakes
so basically you have the wilwood big brake kit with subaru rotors? not all that custom. and i have the wilwood kit too and my 16's clear.
tracklites? Heliums? whatever lightweight wheel you can find.
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Measure the distance from the center of the axle to the farthest point of your caliper (greatest distance).
Odds are you can get a 15" wheel to clear if you go with Bogarts or a similar wheel company that specializes in drag rims.
Fetter got Kiezers (sp) 15's made that clear his big brake kit.
I got 13" Bogarts made that clear my stock brakes.
Otherwise you are pretty much screwed in terms of good drag tires in the 16" and 17" sizes, you are pretty much stuck with drag radials.
MT is coming out with a 26/7.0-17 slick shortly that would probabaly be your best bet...even tho a 26" slick is too tall for what you need, its better than drag radials IMO.
Realistically, you should scrap your big brakes, run a 13" or a 15" rim with a set of 24.5\8.0 tires and you would be laughing.
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thats what is in your profile, and thats what comes with the wilwood brake kits for our cars. how big is the rotor you are using?
Not the same caliper, did you look at my pics?
The kits use the Forged Billet Dynapro, a 4 piston with 3.54 sq in of piston area.
Im using the Forged Superlite International, a 4 piston with 4.80 sq in of piston area.
Its a much bigger caliper.
As for the rotor, the kit comes with a 12.19 x 0.81 rotor.
The ones im using are 12.84 x 1.25.
This is why im looking for a 17" rim and tire setup.
No i didnt look at your pics because im not going to go through all that trouble of you saying tee hee look at my big custom brake kit.
Did you look at tire rack? they have wheels too. they also have tires.
we hav people on here who can get 15" wheels to clear the wilwood 12.2" brake kit, so there are ways for you to get 16's to fit, youre not STUCK with 17" wheels.
I'm running the stock steelies with the BFGoodrich G-force radials. I haven't had a chance to go to the track but i have heard good things
I bet you could get diamond race wheels to make you custom 16"s that will fit over the brakes. Just give them the measurements they ask for on their site and they'll tell you.
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All that money into brakes and engine modes and you're using cheap crappy springs and struts...
These guys know what they're talking about though.
Paying someone to install parts and bragging about it being fast, is like watching someone bang your wife and being proud to raise their kids.
Transporter7220 wrote:All that money into brakes and engine modes and you're using cheap crappy springs and struts...
These guys know what they're talking about though.
My suspesion setup is fine, handle's well with no complaints.
Transporter7220 wrote:All that money into brakes and engine modes and you're using cheap crappy springs and struts...
These guys know what they're talking about though.
Agreed.
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Bobby Higgins wrote:Transporter7220 wrote:All that money into brakes and engine modes and you're using cheap crappy springs and struts...
These guys know what they're talking about though.
My suspesion setup is fine, handle's well with no complaints.
Your stock brakes and engine were fine, your suspension is terrible.
Paying someone to install parts and bragging about it being fast, is like watching someone bang your wife and being proud to raise their kids.
Bobby Higgins wrote:Transporter7220 wrote:All that money into brakes and engine modes and you're using cheap crappy springs and struts...
These guys know what they're talking about though.
My suspesion setup is fine, handle's well with no complaints.
Says the guy with a brake kit that only uses the outer 2 inches of a rotor that does nothing but fill up those 17's... but man your calipers are huge... you must be super cereal!
Here is a trick, since your so into custom setups... maybe put an 11" rotor on it... use the entire face of the rotor, never lose any surface area from where your at now... and while your at it realize that there is no point for any more piston surface area than on a stock wilwood setup to stop a car that weighs less than 3200lbs...
Than imagine that... you can run a 15" wheel and have your hearts desire worth of tire choices!
I never understood what the point of having a giant rotor on a brake setup if your not going to use the entire surface area. Some of the SSBC setups I have seen do it... looks like @!#$ to me... I don't see why you would'nt downsize the rotor, and move the caliper in further. It's not like anyone here is stopping the space shuttle with our cars...
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Alex Richards wrote:Bobby Higgins wrote:Transporter7220 wrote:All that money into brakes and engine modes and you're using cheap crappy springs and struts...
These guys know what they're talking about though.
My suspesion setup is fine, handle's well with no complaints.
Says the guy with a brake kit that only uses the outer 2 inches of a rotor that does nothing but fill up those 17's... but man your calipers are huge... you must be super cereal!
Here is a trick, since your so into custom setups... maybe put an 11" rotor on it... use the entire face of the rotor, never lose any surface area from where your at now... and while your at it realize that there is no point for any more piston surface area than on a stock wilwood setup to stop a car that weighs less than 3200lbs...
Than imagine that... you can run a 15" wheel and have your hearts desire worth of tire choices!
I never understood what the point of having a giant rotor on a brake setup if your not going to use the entire surface area. Some of the SSBC setups I have seen do it... looks like @!#$ to me... I don't see why you would'nt downsize the rotor, and move the caliper in further. It's not like anyone here is stopping the space shuttle with our cars...
Very good point.
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