which tires equals better traction/acceleration for a launch?
02-23-05, 04:42 PM
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which tires equals better traction/acceleration for a launch?
hello all, i have a slight dilema on which rear wheer/tire combo to go with my first option is a 245/35/18 tire on a 8.5 wide rim, the second option is a 275/30/19 on 9.5 wide rim, now i realize with the low sidewalls of each option launching won't be great, and this is not my drag setup, its just a street setup, i won't be consistanly launching, just a few spirted launches every now and then, it makes since that the wider 9.5rim w/275tire should allow me to have better traction off the line but will the extra weight of a 19inch rim in the back hinder acceleration much more than with the 18inch rim?
for your info if i go with the 19s it will be a staggered setup running 18x8.5 in the front and 19x9.5 in the back 45 offset all around, also i should be somewhere around high 300s low 400s to the wheel.
-dj
for your info if i go with the 19s it will be a staggered setup running 18x8.5 in the front and 19x9.5 in the back 45 offset all around, also i should be somewhere around high 300s low 400s to the wheel.
-dj
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Originally Posted by showoff
hello all, i have a slight dilema on which rear wheer/tire combo to go with my first option is a 245/35/18 tire on a 8.5 wide rim, the second option is a 275/30/19 on 9.5 wide rim, now i realize with the low sidewalls of each option launching won't be great, and this is not my drag setup, its just a street setup, i won't be consistanly launching, just a few spirted launches every now and then, it makes since that the wider 9.5rim w/275tire should allow me to have better traction off the line but will the extra weight of a 19inch rim in the back hinder acceleration much more than with the 18inch rim?
-dj
-dj
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02-23-05, 08:59 PM
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Why don't you just get a wider 18" rear wheel? A 275/30 is WAY too short -- that little sidewall will not allow the flexibility needed for a drag-style launch.
Who launches on the street, anyway? It's unnecessarily hard on the drivetrain and you just spin through all of 1st gear anyway.
Who launches on the street, anyway? It's unnecessarily hard on the drivetrain and you just spin through all of 1st gear anyway.
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