Drag Racing with 18"???

[Venom55]

Just wondering , im going to the strip tonight to test my new mods but I was wondering if I should go with my daily driven O.Z 18" or put my winter stellies with 14" tires on them??

Will it make a big difference if i put the 14" incher or shoud i just keep my 18?

Thanks guys

 

[97gsxboy]

It all depends on the weight of the 14's and 18's and what tires you will use. The lighter the rim and tire combo the less weight your car has to carry around so the performance would be just a little bit better with lighter rims, but tires matter too. You can run the lightest rim in the world but if your tires suck then your times will be bad, so it all sums up to what you think is best. If you feel more confortable on 18's go for it and plus i heard those OZ rims are very light. Please anyone correct me if im wrong.

 

[herostar]

I know lots of people who race w/ 18's... including myself.

 

[rdeterman]

Id take the 18's just for the fact that im sure they have alot wider tires on them!

 

[Toshiro]

Assuming you're FWD, you could probably put the 18s with wider tires up front and the lighter 14s in the back for the track, right?

 

[slow_talon]

just try to borrow some slicks or what tires do you have on the 18's even though it might kill you trans ni a hard launch

 

[Kookykrispy]

What matters the most is traction... your car will hook better with sticky slicks regardless of what the rim diameter is.. if you're running radials, it probably won't matter because you'll have so mauch wheelspin that the difference in size will be a non-issue. If you are able to score some slicks then another good trick I heard of for FWD is to get those little hard rubber thingies that wedge in between the coils of your springs (they're sold at pep boys to help old cars that are sagging) and put a bunch of those in the rear only so the weight transfer is reduced. The goal here is to make the rear as stiff as possible so the front of the car is not un-weighted as much at launch. And my last tip is don't lift!