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General => General Technical => Wheels & Tyres, Suspension & Brakes => Topic started by: RX rich on April 21, 2004, 12:09:58 PM

Title: drag rim size and tyres
Post by: RX rich on April 21, 2004, 12:09:58 PM
im tryin to find out what is the best wheel and tyre size of drag racing is for my T2 and what tyre type should i use, ive been lookin at Hoosier tyres look quite good has any used them before? are they any good or is their a better brand?
Title: drag rim size and tyres
Post by: MikeLMR on April 21, 2004, 12:31:01 PM
for steet legal ones I seem to remember somthing about  Nitto drag radials being a good street legal drag tyre.

these guys now more about drag racing tyres so it might be worth an ask in their forum http://www.ukstreetracers.co.uk/index2.html
Title: drag rim size and tyres
Post by: gilbert on April 22, 2004, 12:22:06 AM
If you are going for just strip use the use a 15"rim ? with the Hoosier tyres i know these work well cause i have run them on a old VW and i know guys that use them all the time. You want a good side wall and then just play with the tyre pressures untill you have a good balance.
Title: drag rim size and tyres
Post by: 20B_boy on April 22, 2004, 12:37:32 AM
Tim and co are running 15" hoosiers at pod soon. Should be interesting :)
Title: drag rim size and tyres
Post by: richrx on April 22, 2004, 12:40:11 AM
i think robbie was trying to get street legal drag tyres, havent heard about it for a while though(maybe cause i wasnt interested:D)


rik
Title: drag rim size and tyres
Post by: 20B_boy on April 22, 2004, 12:42:19 AM
I think Nitos blew him a raspberry. Muppets :(
Title: drag rim size and tyres
Post by: richrx on April 22, 2004, 12:52:20 AM
well there loss. Im sure they\'d have got good buisness


:confused:
Title: drag rim size and tyres
Post by: 20B_boy on April 22, 2004, 01:01:19 AM
Thats what we concluded. Just werent interested?
Title: drag rim size and tyres
Post by: Robertio on April 22, 2004, 01:39:01 AM
Yep, Nitto weren\'t interested in selling their tyres in the UK :(  Am in the process of trying to get them through other channels...