just as the title says, will a 275/50/15 fit? i know it WILL rub around sharp turns and what not. but its for a drag radial so it will be strait line only. will it fit in a cavi?
your gonna have tire WAY out side the fender fo it to fit
Its way to tall( 1 inch), It will throw your gear ratios off bad and not for the better. Even if it would fit, I wouldn't use them for that very reason. You would need to run a 15x8" wheel and it would stick out badly.
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Thats a whole lot of tire to stuff under your fender! You got the HP to turn em or are you planning to bog when you launch?
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do what you want, but i wouldnt do that!
more than likely, it will blow your trannt, or atleast mess it up nice.
Injection is nice but id rather be BLOWN!
Jackalope wrote:Thats a whole lot of tire to stuff under your fender! You got the HP to turn em or are you planning to bog when you launch?
He is shooting for 350-400fwhp. Like I said tho, I wouldn't use them.
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explain guys, why is it a bad choice?
i dont mind if they stick out a lil or alot.. im just concerned about it clearing on the inside.
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Its way to tall( 1 inch), It will throw your gear ratios off bad and not for the better. Even if it would fit, I wouldn't use them for that very reason. You would need to run a 15x8" wheel and it would stick out badly.
it would make my gearing a lil bit longer. which wouldnt be that much of a bad thing with that kind of power
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Thats a whole lot of tire to stuff under your fender! You got the HP to turn em or are you planning to bog when you launch
mods in profile. that will explain everything.
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your gonna have tire WAY out side the fender fo it to fit
im fine with that. as long as it clears the inside. i know i need an 8"-9" wide 15" wheel
as far as clearing on the inside , its all on the offset of the wheel , and im guessing your gonna have to get 1's made special to get the offset where you want it
i think when i was looking at tires , the tread width on the 1 you want is 10" which should put the sidewalls , in the 11-12" range
and thats alot of tire in a area where there isnt alot of room
You always want to use them smallest tire you can and still hook. Why don't you just run a full slick like a 24x8x15?
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cuz i want to be able to throw them on during the weekends and drive out. want a tire with atleast a couple thousand miles for life. (im not expceting more then 6000) thats why i want a drag radial
as far as running a 24x8x15. thats still 8" wide. and the 275/55/15 is for a 8"-10" so its still about the same.
bf goods also have a 235/50/15. but its only like 3 bucks a tire more for the 275's
My 205/55/16's rub a little at lock to lock. I can't imagine a 275/50/15's on a "daily driver" J
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just as the title says, will a 275/50/15 fit? i know it WILL rub around sharp turns and what not. but its for a drag radial so it will be strait line only. will it fit in a cavi?
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My 205/55/16's rub a little at lock to lock. I can't imagine a 275/50/15's on a "daily driver" J
their drag radials. they wont see a lock to lock. i just need to know if it will clear in a strait line. and if not, what is the widest that will? like i said. im not concerned if it sticks out a few inches. im worried about it clearning on the inside,
John H [Cavalierkid wrote:]cuz i want to be able to throw them on during the weekends and drive out. want a tire with atleast a couple thousand miles for life. (im not expceting more then 6000) thats why i want a drag radial
as far as running a 24x8x15. thats still 8" wide. and the 275/55/15 is for a 8"-10" so its still about the same.
bf goods also have a 235/50/15. but its only like 3 bucks a tire more for the 275's
Yes the tire is 8"s wide, not the rims. You would need alteast a 15x8" wheel to run the 275/50/16. That tire is 10"s wide, it would stick out atleast 5"s if you could even find wheels with the correct offset and back spacing. Look into the mickey thompson drag radial et streets, They will last longer than a full slick. I am not sure about the sizing tho, I never look at it. Even with the power you are planning for, I wouldn't use something thats 1" taller when you could probally use one thats 2"s shorter and still hook. I just don't understand why you think you are going to need this huge tire to hook, Do you even have a lsd?
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no i dont have an lsd. thats the problem. and i dont plan on forking 1300+ for one.
maybe its just because my stock tires suck that much ass. but i cant even launch above 3000rpms.. even with a semi slipping clutch.. and when i pussy foot it off the line.. as soon as i lay into in 2nd, it hooks up at 1st.. but as soon at 5k comes around.. they just start spinning.
i figure a wide street tire would hook better.. or a reall sticky hoosier or micki radial would work.
for my normal tires im going with a 225/50/16
You will not solve all of your traction problems with out an lsd. You spend thousands on your motor but you won't pay the money to get it to hook? HP means nothing if you can't put it to the ground. If you do hit your goal of 350-400whp without the lsd, you will still probably spin no matter what size/type of tire you run. You could run a slick to do it but, then you risk damaging something and no being able to drive on the street. Maybe you just want to be a dyno queen, idk.
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You will not solve all of your traction problems with out an lsd. You spend thousands on your motor but you won't pay the money to get it to hook? HP means nothing if you can't put it to the ground. If you do hit your goal of 350-400whp without the lsd, you will still probably spin no matter what size/type of tire you run. You could run a slick to do it but, then you risk damaging something and no being able to drive on the street. Maybe you just want to be a dyno queen, idk
cuz i cant justify 1300 just for a lil better traction. thats why im trying to help out a bit by getting a wider tire. yes i know a lsd would help, but for 1300 i think theres other places to spend the money. im not trying to run 10's.
and as far as the dyno queen comment, if thats all i wanted, then i wouldnt be asking how to fit a 8-10" drag radial in my car now would i.
just for the record, hahn is running a low 11 with a stock open dif.
btw, i wasnt trying to be dicked or anything. just looked over what i said and it kinded sounded bitchy, so dont take it that way.
drag radials. 260 for a pair shipped.
lsd 1300.
lol thats why im trying to run a wide tire.
Alright then, just get some nice sized drag radials. You don't need something as big as you think. One of my best friends has a 400rwhp ford lighting which had 295/40/18's out back and I told him to go with the 255/50/16 BFG drag radial. They are 2"s shorter than his stock tires and 40mm less wide and hooks 1000x better.
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