tires

[mustanglx89]

i was wondering whats the widest tire i can run with out rolling the lip on the fender? and what kind of tires do you guys recommend? my dad has the dot approved slicks the ones with just 2 tread lines on them on his fairlane and they hook real good... the tired that i have on my car now suck.. i had to leave off an idle or i would just spin, when i came off an idle my 60ft times were like 2.6-2.8 and when i launched it they were like 3.4 or so... i was just trying to see what people run and how they work... thanks

 

[AdirondackFox08]

I hear the M/Ts are good, but expensive.... I'm not quite sure what is the biggest tire you can run is, possibly 275s without rolling the lip? Nitto released a new d/r called the NT05Rs and its much better than the NT555Rs, and are cheaper than the M/Ts. It depends what you want them for. Is your car just for the strip, or for the street too?

 

[Black Dragon]

what size wheels you got?

 

[mustanglx89]

its for the street and strip but im prolly going to have 2 sets of wheels so i dont ruin the drag tires, i have 15s on there now... i will prolly use 15s for the track and i want to get cobra rs for the street but im taking that shock that goes from the rear end to the frame thats suposed to eliminate wheel hop so i think i should be able to go atleast a little wider...

 

[AdirondackFox08]

Sometimes when guys remove the quad shock it doesn't hook as well, and they don't recommend doing it, but others have removed it and not had any problems.

If you do remove them, I'm still not sure what size tires you can fit... maybe someone else will chime in.

 

[mustanglx89]

well i bought lakewood upper control arms and i have ssm lift bars for the lower so im hoping they will make it hook good and i wont need those shocks

 

[sbeachstang]

Need to know width and backspacing of the rims to know recommend tire size. You can ditch the quad shocks with aftermarket control arms.

 

[mustanglx89]

ok i wasnt sure about the quad shocks, i heard alot of people say you dont need them but some people say that their car wheel hops without them, thanks... but ill see what the back spacing and everything is on the wheels i have on my car now because i will probly use thoes as my track wheels for now... i think they look nasty so i wanna get a diffrent set once i get some money.