not sure where to put this thread. but i need to know what kind of drags tires can i run on stock rims? i have 17s but i will buy 2 more rims if i know what offset work with my truck.

i think the AWD will not hold up and it will torque steer bad, is there a way to fix this. i was thinking to lower the back and turn down the front and put some limiter straps? what will work?

 

When i am in 4wd I have no traction issues, a little torque steer yes.

 

how much torque steer is it. with the turbo it torque steer a little put it was not out the hole, it was out about 30 or 40 ft before it got a little wild. i am getting it dyno tomm. think it will make 600 or so. i was looking for a good tire that would be good for the power and what everyone is using. and what rims to use. i have 17 on there now.

 

My torque steer is pretty bad, but I have my t-bars cranked still because I used to have 285's. I think im gonna de-crank and see if that helps. I do hard 4wd launch's everytime i race and I havent had any problems at all so far. I am running 265/70/17 bfg all terrains and I dont have traction problems in 4wd. My back tires are getting pretty bald though.

 

If the front is low (level tie rod arms or close to it), they don't torque steer too bad, it when the t-bars are cranked that you get bad torque steer and the hopity hops.

 

Take a look at the M&H RaceMaster DOT Drag Radials. We have a set of the 390/40x17's on this SSR and they hook like a monster even on the street.

They have some 275/50x17's that may work on the 7"-8" stock wheels. I have some Mickey Thompson 295/45x17's on 8" rims for the TrailBlazer SS.

http://www.mandhtires.com/store.php?...mode=cat_click

http://www.mickeythompsontires.com/s...ETStreetRadial

 

NeverEnough told me to get some 390s MH but it will not fit a stock rim. and finding a rim with the right off s!et 12in wide is going to be hard at a good price. i going to put the awd back in this week.

i would think cranking down the t-bars would make it unload the tires and hop bad. but it you put the t-bars down and level the truck out and put some tie down, it would help transfer the load....i think!


those tires are bad *** JOE!!

 

Actually it's the opposite. What happens is when the t-bars are cranked, the tie rods are angled down so when you launch and it comes up even more, it makes the wheels tow in even more. The severe tow-in makes it want to slip one, then transfer weight to the other and slip it going back and forth and you get some nasty hopping as the tires slip and grab and slip and grab.

With the front end low and the tie rod level, the rise in the front from weight transfer does not affect the toe nearly as much because of the geometry. Keeping the tires more in-line, greatly improver their traction and reduces the tire slip and hoping.

My truck is low in the front, and I leave with 10lbs of boost with 1.7x 60's, and the most I ever get is a little slip of the right rear and left front (I don't have a posi) and it hooks and goes.

 

I'm sure you know this....

Keep in mind that with an AWD or 4WD, you need to have the same diameter tires front and rear. They can be different size tires, 17/18's, just so the tire diameter is the same.

 

I have definately experienced the hopity hops. Looks like cranking down the t-bars is gonna be on my agenda when I get home.