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Old 06-28-2016, 10:57 AM
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I plan on making about 750-800rwhp with my turbo rcsb Silverado and I already have a brand new set of MT ET Street S/S drag radials that are 255/50R16 which is a 26.4" tire. Am I going to have trouble hooking up with a shorter tire like this vs say a 28 inch tire? My rear gears are 3.42 and my converter is a Circle D 1B 2700 (more like 3400) stall.
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1/8th mile it will be fine, 1/4 you will probably run out of gear on the big end
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1/8th mile it will be fine, 1/4 you will probably run out of gear on the big end
Do you think I will have problems getting traction with the shorter tire?
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It will be harder to launch because you have more mechanical advantage with a shorter tire, same thing as running a more aggressive gear.
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Also shorter is less footprint for same width.
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