[Shotimes] RE: drag racing and no traction !!

[Carl Prochilo]

Will wonders never cease.  I guess Tirerack must have gotten tired of
answering weight questions and they now post the info on their website. 
According the TR, 20lbs is considered "lightweight".
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
1992 Ultra Red Crimson

Hrinsin, John said:
> Some where around 19.5 to 20.0 lbs.  Not too bad, but not very light either.
> MarkN seems to like them for his track rims, until he steps up to a set of
> 8.0" wide units ;-)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carl Prochilo [mailto:gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 5:19 PM
> To: john.hrinsin@mrgasket.com
> Subject: RE: drag racing and no traction !!
>
>
> do you happen to know how much those wheels weigh?
> --
> Cheers,
> Carl Prochilo
> 1992 Ultra Red Crimson
>
> John Hrinsin said:
>> The only real drag tires that will fit an Taurus are the;
>>
>> 235/60-15 BFG drag TA's on a 7.0" wide rim
>> 245/50-16 or 245/45-17 Nitto 555R drag radial, on a 7.5" or 8.0" rim
>> 26.0/8.5-15 Mickey Thompson ET drag slick (not DOT approved) on a 8.0"
>> rim
>>
>> Depending on your front brake size, possible rim selections are slim.
>> If you would go with say the 245/50-16 Nitto 555R and the ASA JS5 16 x
>> 7.5" rim that the Tire Rack has the on sale for $109 each.   That would
>> probably be a nice combo, I know that MarkN has a set of those rims.
>> You could also squeeze those tires on a set of T-bird Super Coupe or
>> Continental 16 x 7.0" rims, if you were on a really tight budget.
>>
>> Sergio Perfetti wrote:
>>>
>>> Look at what kind of tires NHRA dragsters use. Tall sidewalls. So liike
>>> Ian said, ditch those autox tires for a 225-60-15 tire/wheel combo at
>>> 20psi.
>>>
>>> Sergio
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> John Hrinsin
>> '95 MTX with a few more mods
>>
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