street/strip wheel and tire combo
08-14-2013, 10:52 AM
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street/strip wheel and tire combo
Hey All,
I'm looking for some tire options for my stock Denali 17's that I will use at the track. I don't plan to use them much outside of that. The only drag radial I can find for the 17's are either way too wide for that wheel, or are only 27" tall, which would be too small I think. My goal is to trap about 115 MPH and cross in 3rd gear, I dont think the 27 would allow for that with 4.10 gears.
Who races on stock 17" wheels and what do you have for tires?
At this point I am leaning toward something like this:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes
I would get the 275/60r17. A little wider than stock, about an inch and a half shorter, and only 32# according to a couple sites I've been on. Sounds like it would be a pretty light combo(not sure what the denali 17x7.5's weigh). That's also the tire that they use on the police Tahoes (in a slightly smaller 265/60r17), so I would think its a pretty good tire. Question is... will it be good for what I want it to do?
I'm looking for some tire options for my stock Denali 17's that I will use at the track. I don't plan to use them much outside of that. The only drag radial I can find for the 17's are either way too wide for that wheel, or are only 27" tall, which would be too small I think. My goal is to trap about 115 MPH and cross in 3rd gear, I dont think the 27 would allow for that with 4.10 gears.
Who races on stock 17" wheels and what do you have for tires?
At this point I am leaning toward something like this:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes
I would get the 275/60r17. A little wider than stock, about an inch and a half shorter, and only 32# according to a couple sites I've been on. Sounds like it would be a pretty light combo(not sure what the denali 17x7.5's weigh). That's also the tire that they use on the police Tahoes (in a slightly smaller 265/60r17), so I would think its a pretty good tire. Question is... will it be good for what I want it to do?
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08-14-2013, 12:38 PM
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If I were going to have a track only wheel set I would not use those tires, I would try and find a Drag Radial, otherwise to me it won't make much sense.
