[Tenfive]

Has anyone tried a 305 35 r 20 nitto on a stock rim , or is the 275 40 r 20 a safer bet ?

Or all cards on the table put a set of 18 or 16 inch rims with larger sidewall Drag radials for street strip duty ? Your thoughts....


My experience with the slicks on my gen 1 not withstanding .

[JFM-jr]

Best setup with the stock brakes (4 piston) is a 17" rim and a MT ET Street R in a 305

[Tenfive]

Originally Posted by JFM-jr

Best setup with the stock brakes (4 piston) is a 17" rim and a MT ET Street R in a 305

Im looking at your specs do you guys pick up that much off running e85 and header swap ?
11.60s vs 11.00 those are good numbers .

And thanks for the tip on the 17 inch rims , im wondering if I can squeeze a 305 nitto on a stock ss rim

[JFM-jr]

Originally Posted by Tenfive

Im looking at your specs do you guys pick up that much off running e85 and header swap ?
11.60s vs 11.00 those are good numbers .

And thanks for the tip on the 17 inch rims , im wondering if I can squeeze a 305 nitto on a stock ss rim

Yes those 2 mods were worth about 45 rear wheel (412/400 vs 455/440). There are guys that have gone 11.0 with the factory exhaust on E85 .There are plenty of guys running a 305 on the stock 20's the only thing is there is a wire harness on the drivers side under the liner that needs to be relocated to prevent rubbing. Straight forward easy job to do

[Snowblind]

Trying to find a "best of both worlds" tire is going to leave you a little disappointed, especially down the 1320. Once you start upping the power then it becomes even trickier on a hybrid DR.

I couldn't fully hit the tire on my 20" setup so I am taking JFM's advice and stepping up to the 17" MT-R for next year. Sweet 1st gen btw

[parish8]

I think the best drag radials are the Mickey Thompson ones no matter the size of rim.

I ran a 6.48 at 113 with a 1.60 60’ on a 305/35/20 on stock wheels and there was some left in that 60’. That is likely a 9sec pass.

Next I will be stepping up to 325/50/15’s

You have To decide how hard you want to push it and choose to stick with 20’s or run 17’s or do the brake kit and run some 15’s

[DFW1LE]

I've heard that the 275/40/17 MT ET Street Rs will hook pretty well even if you have mods. It is also a 26" tire, so it gives you a lower effective gear ratio.

However, unlike the Street S/S, the ET Street Rs do not come in 20".

[Tenfive]

Great advice guys . Im thinking of probably buying a 2nd or even a third set of wheels .

Thanks again. I'll keep you updated. Friday night I went 1.8 50 ft ( 12.2 quarter ) on walmart special Nextel su1 tires which are worse than Goodyear run flats in my convertible .

[atomicfusion]

We do tons of Mickey Street R Tires on these cars 305/45/17 Part number 3572


seems to hook up real well!

[Tenfive]

Originally Posted by Snowblind

Trying to find a "best of both worlds" tire is going to leave you a little disappointed, especially down the 1320. Once you start upping the power then it becomes even trickier on a hybrid DR.

I couldn't fully hit the tire on my 20" setup so I am taking JFM's advice and stepping up to the 17" MT-R for next year. Sweet 1st gen btw

Thanks buddy I've gone 7.50s @ 185 with a BBC on 3 systems in my first gen camaro
I think Im leaning towards the 17 inch rim with a good Ultra Drag radial on it for my 6gen