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hwoods

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Drag Radials
« on: March 27, 2020, 03:40:09 PM »
is there an advantage to wheel size when running drag radials?  15" or 17" wheel diameter?   Thanks
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TomP

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Re: Drag Radials
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2020, 01:10:44 PM »
Pretty much everyone runs 15's on the fast cars, even when using 17" fronts and on late model cars that came with big wheels. I think the 17's shorter sidewall will work against you unless they are 32" tall.
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Re: Drag Radials
« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2020, 11:17:33 AM »
Echo what Tom said.  15" for racing, 17" for styling.  Sidewalls do a lot of work on the drag strip.
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