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Old Jan 5, 2010, 09:58 AM
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Question Which Drag Wheels & Tyres?

OK guys, considering the drag racing scene is much bigger in the USA than here in the UK I figured this is the best place to ask

To the successful drag evo boys: Most Wanted / AWD Motorsports / Buschur / AMS

What size drag wheel & tyre combo do you use? (Ideally DOT version tyres)

If 15" wheels do they clear the factory Brembos?


Thanks in advance
Old Jan 5, 2010, 05:20 PM
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Greetings!

15" wheels do not clear the stock Brembos.

There are some 16" wheel solutions that can clear the stock brakes and you can use MT ET Streets or Hoosier QTPs... I have seen (not on my car) 1.3 60fts from the QTPs...
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I am running a friendly 275/40/17 ET street. Love them
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Originally Posted by 4u2nvme
I am running a friendly 275/40/17 ET street. Love them
Do you want to share some pictures? What rims? Doyou know the weight of the tires?
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Originally Posted by kouzman
Do you want to share some pictures? What rims? Doyou know the weight of the tires?
+1 Those are some diesel tires Kouz
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FD RX-7 wheels and Hoosiers are a combo that alot of the shop cars are running!
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Basically if you need a 15" rim to fit you have to go to a smaller front brake set-up and depending on what rim you go with you may need to run a front spacer as well.

Main reason for the 15" is if you prefer to have a larger selection of "non-dot" tires.......full slicks.


The MT ET Street "RADIALS" are what the other guy is saying he runs. I'm betting he has c/o's and possibly had to massage the fenders to get them to fit as they rec'd to run them on 8-9in width wheels as i ran those on my 03 Cobra a few years ago. I may be wrong so maybe he can let us know if they are a direect bolt-on w/o issues.........they will be a very tall tire which may actually help some people depending on your trans gearing.

If you take alook as Ali Afshar's (sp?) STI he runs the same 275/40 17 MT but not sure if he switched or not.

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Originally Posted by kouzman
Greetings!

15" wheels do not clear the stock Brembos.

There are some 16" wheel solutions that can clear the stock brakes and you can use MT ET Streets or Hoosier QTPs... I have seen (not on my car) 1.3 60fts from the QTPs...
Which 16in wheels are know to clear the stock brakes?
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CCW's and 93-95 RX7 wheels with 20mm spacers. There has to be more somewhere?
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Originally Posted by warp9
CCW's and 93-95 RX7 wheels with 20mm spacers. There has to be more somewhere?
Damn that is a big spacer. Is that safe to run with a space that big?
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Originally Posted by FL_SilverEvo8
Damn that is a big spacer. Is that safe to run with a space that big?
If you run a style similar to the H&R's and have extended studs you'll be fine.
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I really like the te37 volk setup that STM runs but that is like 2700-2800 w/ tires. what happened to all the motegi traklites?
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Originally Posted by FL_SilverEvo8
Damn that is a big spacer. Is that safe to run with a space that big?
Dont want this to happen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm9AkdLS9cM
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Originally Posted by Gordian79
Was that due to a spacer issue, sheared the studs, or plain forgot to tighten the lug nuts
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Originally Posted by PATRICK B.
Was that due to a spacer issue, sheared the studs, or plain forgot to tighten the lug nuts
I couldn't tell you exactly because i was racing in the other lane but my old man told me the car had like 6 spacers on it with extend studs.




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