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Old Mar 6, 2002 | 05:18 AM
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What kind of slicks are you using? Brand and Size...
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Old Mar 6, 2002 | 06:32 AM
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26x10.5x16 m/t
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Old Mar 6, 2002 | 06:40 AM
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Micke Thompson ET DRAG 29.5 X 13.5 x 15" on 15 x 12" weld wheels But I wouldnt say that I am using them

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Old Mar 6, 2002 | 11:01 AM
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Greg!
Give them to me! I'll use it for you!

On a FC 26X8.5 M/T slicks or 26X10.5 M/T Street Et's.
On a FD 26X10 M/T slicks!

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Old Mar 6, 2002 | 03:50 PM
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im sure you would, then that 9.20 can be a 8.20
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Old Mar 6, 2002 | 10:58 PM
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Where are you getting your 26 x 10 x 16" M/T slicks?
I went to there web site and also summit racing and they don't show that size..

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Old Mar 7, 2002 | 06:38 AM
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I don think they make the 16" tire anymore but you can get the MT 26 X 10 X 15" Here
http://www.jegs.com/cgi-bin/ncommerc...112&prmenbr=76
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Old Mar 7, 2002 | 07:04 PM
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They still do make 16" tires for ET streets:
http://www.mickeythompsontires.com/d..._etstreet.html
You can get 35x22.5-16, 26x11.5-16 or 26x10.5-16
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Old Mar 7, 2002 | 08:11 PM
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26x8x15 American Racers
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Old Mar 7, 2002 | 08:43 PM
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Dragon: are you going to Nago this weekend?

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Old Mar 7, 2002 | 09:18 PM
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From: Where there's only two seasons, hot and wet! I love Okinawa
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Dragon: are you going to Nago this weekend?

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...and me, and Bret, and Rutt, and Igy, and Scott...should be a good race...


...for 150 m
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Old Mar 8, 2002 | 03:43 AM
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how can you get 29's to fit in I can bearly fit the 28's 10.5 had to set my coilover all the way to the top.

im looking for some 26 x 10 and wheels

I have never bought wheels for slicks before what is the the right size and offset and that stuff for an FC that is not tub'd out.

im looking on here
http://www.jegs.com/cgi-bin/ncommerc...br=76&lastcat=

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Old Mar 8, 2002 | 04:45 AM
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What size and off set in inches for the FD as well... The Japanese use a diffrent method of calculating offset...

Thanks,
Chris

Originally posted by 87GTR
how can you get 29's to fit in I can bearly fit the 28's 10.5 had to set my coilover all the way to the top.

im looking for some 26 x 10 and wheels

I have never bought wheels for slicks before what is the the right size and offset and that stuff for an FC that is not tub'd out.

im looking on here
http://www.jegs.com/cgi-bin/ncommerc...br=76&lastcat=
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Old Mar 8, 2002 | 05:29 AM
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Originally posted by 87GTR
how can you get 29's to fit in I can bearly fit the 28's 10.5 had to set my coilover all the way to the top.
The chassis from behind the seat to the far rear of the car is being replace with tubular chromoly AKA its getting Tubbed out!
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Old Mar 9, 2002 | 03:26 AM
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whats the biggest you can shove in a FC and not have them rub rub rub
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Old Mar 9, 2002 | 11:36 AM
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the biggest i had was 28 10.5 on fd wheels
they where a set of Ari's old ones.



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Old Mar 10, 2002 | 08:04 PM
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spacers

what size spacer you had on those 3 rd gen rims for them not to touch
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Old Mar 12, 2002 | 05:44 AM
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H&R 25mm but if you going to do alot of drag racing i would just get wheels that fit with out spacers.

once I get some slicks and wheels that are the right size then I will take off my spacer.
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