Street tyres for drag racing

[neil101]

Just want some ideas on what you guys are using, I'm running my car at wsid on the 25th I've got some stockies to put on the back just need some tyres nothing to dear as there only going to end up torched.

Neil

[eb six on boost]

mate i ran some nankangs on my eb, didnt wheelspin too bad.
size was 195/65/15, they are cheap as ($85) they also come in 225/15.
your car manual or auto??

[OED666]

i have used RE92 225/65/14's and got heaps of wheelspin (even hitting the limiter), still ran a 14.8. My quickest run has been with my 235/45/17's, still too much wheelspin.

[SpoolMan]

Best street rubber i have seen at Calder is Dunlop sp 3000's....Geea Done A 11.99 sec pass on them in his xr6t, seen a few good 60 foot times on them also.

[neil101]

It's manual I'll hopefully have the lsd in by then so I shouldn't get too much wheelspin.
Thanks for the suggestions so far.

Neil

[jonbays]

good luck at WSID Neil.

I reckon you're going to go really well.

The car looks a treat and has the power to do well if you get it to the ground.

I raced loxxr6 at WSID who was about 5rwkw over you at the dyno day in Granville the other day when he was only running 141 rwkw and getting 14.7-14.9 over the 400m. I think you will be carrying less weight so it will be interesting to see how you go.

[xbcoupe302]

grab yourself a set of retreads they will cost u maybe $40 each if u warm them they will be better than any street tyre.

[SpoolMan]

not to sure if you want to go 100 mph on street retreads, at best there rated to 140 kmh, if that retread peels off at around 80 to 90 mph I would not like to be steering the car..
While retreads may have improved over years, I wouldn’t put retreads on my family's car.
There is a tyre company that specializes in remoulded slick drag rubber in Toowoomba, these guy’s have cars running 11 sec pass’s on these tyres.
But you need front runners to use them properly.

[eb six on boost]

cant run retreads at wisd

[neil101]

Thanks jonbays I'm hoping for a 14.6 see how I go though

Neil

[jonbays]

Neil 14.6 is on the cards loxxr6 ran a 14.67 I think best on the day and he had 141rwkw on Sprio's dyno at the time. You should be lighter which will help overall but traction could be the problem. Its all in the 60' on the strip. I am running 2.36 and loxxr6 was running 2.10 now that was good.

[T_Terror]

Nittos and MT street-legal drag radials seem to be runnig on alot of the recordholding cars.

[ebxr8240]

Lower profile tyres don't grip as well as higher profile tyres...

[neil101]

Yeah I know I've got some 15 inch rims to go on the back they have tyres on them there just a hard compond don't think there going to be any good for the drags. I can't find anyone in sydney who sells nagkangs for under 110 I really dont want to spend more than 160 for the 2 seeing as there only going to be used when I drag hte car.

Neil

[xbcoupe302]

i use to go just over 100mph in my wagon which was 2 tonne of car so i cant complain about retreads never let me down in the 6 years i have been using them on the back of the car.

thats strange your not allowed to run them at wsid seen as there was a article in street machine last year about them saying how ppl were running quicker times with them.

[Kenaz]

I'm just using the stock EL Ghia rims with Bridgestone G'Grid 215/60R15. They actually grip quite well if you give them a good bake.

[OED666]

Rollin did his 14.5 of G'Grid's... they definitely need to be baked well, and Rollin makes sure of that...

[neil101]

I ordered nagkangs today 90 each 215/60/15 hopefully be okay, just hope I can get enough money together to buy the lsd cones and get my centre put in before the 25th fingers crossed.

Neil

[xdclevo]

Originally Posted by neil101

I ordered nagkangs today 90 each 215/60/15 hopefully be okay, just hope I can get enough money together to buy the lsd cones and get my centre put in before the 25th fingers crossed.

Neil

Do they still make them? I just ordered some 127/60/15? Nankangs for my front runners, and they were hard to get. Apparently the last of old stock. Anyone heard that about the nankangs??

[neil101]

May just be for that size you ordered.

Neil

[xdclevo]

Originally Posted by xdclevo

Do they still make them? I just ordered some 127/60/15? Nankangs for my front runners, and they were hard to get. Apparently the last of old stock. Anyone heard that about the nankangs??

Got let down today. I cant get them anywhere in Australia. No longer availl.
Back to the drawing board!!

Originally Posted by xbcoupe302

grab yourself a set of retreads they will cost u maybe $40 each if u warm them they will be better than any street tyre.

Retreads are banned for use at ANDRA affiliated drag strips.

Whatever you do, dont take something like 18s. I did and ran a 14.62 and 2.97 60ft on em. Ran 13.50 and 2.19 60ft on street semi slicks. Next I'm trying a full slick and 6000rpm clutch dump

I just hope she holds together!

[Tornado]

I think the smallest rim I can use on my car is a 17", what tyres would be good in a 17". The 18" factory Dunlops worked OK when I was at Heathcote but they are very expensive.