I know questions about wheel/tire sizes have been asked many times before. And I am working my way through the archives trying to figure out the answer. But I have a little twist on the usual question so please bear with me...
After talking to a few people and reading posts here by UNGN and others, I have decided to move up from 26" ET Streets to 28" ET Drags on my GN for the track. Given that the stock steel wheels are sooo heavy relative to most any aftermarket wheel, I'd like to run different wheels on the street as well. Here's the kicker though...I'd like to run the same style of wheels on the street as I do at the track. Ideally I'd like to run a 28 X 12.5 ET Drag on a 15 X 10 rim with 4.5" BS (according to my research thus far
). I'd prefer to run 16" rims on the street for better handling as the stock rim/ET Streets at 20 psi are not to my liking when trying to make quick lane changes on the street. It looks like Torq-Thrusts come in 15" and 16" rims, but Convo Pros are 15" only. Any other recommendations on wheels?
I'm also contemplating GNX flares down the road and wonder how a tire that stuffs the stock rear wheel well would look on a car with the flares.
Finally, how does staying with the 15" rims limit choices for aftermarket brake systems? Are there still some decent ones available?
Sorry for all the questions. I'm just trying to build a car that can march down the 1320' and still take a corner on the way home. Thanks guys.
After talking to a few people and reading posts here by UNGN and others, I have decided to move up from 26" ET Streets to 28" ET Drags on my GN for the track. Given that the stock steel wheels are sooo heavy relative to most any aftermarket wheel, I'd like to run different wheels on the street as well. Here's the kicker though...I'd like to run the same style of wheels on the street as I do at the track. Ideally I'd like to run a 28 X 12.5 ET Drag on a 15 X 10 rim with 4.5" BS (according to my research thus far
). I'd prefer to run 16" rims on the street for better handling as the stock rim/ET Streets at 20 psi are not to my liking when trying to make quick lane changes on the street. It looks like Torq-Thrusts come in 15" and 16" rims, but Convo Pros are 15" only. Any other recommendations on wheels? I'm also contemplating GNX flares down the road and wonder how a tire that stuffs the stock rear wheel well would look on a car with the flares.
Finally, how does staying with the 15" rims limit choices for aftermarket brake systems? Are there still some decent ones available?
Sorry for all the questions. I'm just trying to build a car that can march down the 1320' and still take a corner on the way home. Thanks guys.
