Consolidating Classes

[Dennis P Chapman]

Originally Posted by GarysZ24

I might have to consider it Dennis, but like someone else said, I like these tires because they fit my lightweight Cragar (14" X 8") wheels. I'll have to buy bigger or smaller wheels in order to use those sizes that Billy spoke of here, and I'm not ready to do that yet. So I'll wear these out, and go from there.

However, one reason I'm lookin forward to the different sized tires is by going at least 2" taller, I'll be able to stop having to change over from taller trailer fitting tires, to being able to go to the races ready to unload the car, and head right to tech...at 52 I;m not much of a spring chicken anymore...lol!!!

Gary I am 57 I know what you mean Lol

[Michael Beard]

Anybody got any 4x100mm 15x4-ish rims? I'd really like to ditch the steel-belted radials I have on the back of the Turismo in favor of some M/T front-runners.

[art leong]

Originally Posted by Michael Beard

Anybody got any 4x100mm 15x4-ish rims? I'd really like to ditch the steel-belted radials I have on the back of the Turismo in favor of some M/T front-runners.

Mike I think the Honda guys use a 4x100mm bolt pattern Try there websites.
You will have to steam the rice off them though. LOL

[art leong]

If the 14" tires are not available anymore It will slow me down a bunch It will be like switching from a 3.73 gear to a 3.0 gear. I guess I'll have to go over on the crybaby side and beg for a softer index.
Nah!!!! only fooling LOL I'll never go over. LOL


I know there are circle track tires that are 20" tall but don't know how they'll hook.

[Chad Rhodes]

Originally Posted by art leong

If the 14" tires are not available anymore It will slow me down a bunch It will be like switching from a 3.73 gear to a 3.0 gear. I guess I'll have to go over on the crybaby side and beg for a softer index.
Nah!!!! only fooling LOL I'll never go over. LOL


I know there are circle track tires that are 20" tall but don't know how they'll hook.

is there a short drag radial availalbe? maybe a M/T ET Drag for a bike?

[art leong]

Originally Posted by Chad Rhodes

is there a short drag radial availalbe? maybe a M/T ET Drag for a bike?

I tried drag radials a ways back they were still 22" tall and were not any good in the traction dept. Remember there is not much we can do to help traction, weight transfer is our enemy.

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Michael Beard

Anybody got any 4x100mm 15x4-ish rims? I'd really like to ditch the steel-belted radials I have on the back of the Turismo in favor of some M/T front-runners.

No you don't!

[BobUnkefer]

Originally Posted by Michael Beard

Anybody got any 4x100mm 15x4-ish rims? I'd really like to ditch the steel-belted radials I have on the back of the Turismo in favor of some M/T front-runners.

Mike,
get to be good friends with your local recycling/salvage yard and ask to look at their Hollander wheel book. With some studying you would be surprised to find what is readily available.... and I would think someone already has a 4x100 15" wheel

Unk

[Bobby Fazio]

I love people who petition to have autos and sticks combined when they have never driven or tried to maintain a stick car. Ya let's do that so the remaining 5 stick cars in super stock (Hemis aside) will surely convert to automatic.

Take off your skirt and build a stick combo if you feel stick cars are unfairly getting a class win here and there. I double dog dare ya! As for clutchless, nope I don't have one, I know how to whack a clutch, rip a 30 year old Doug Nash, and still be consistent.

Here is a suggestion that I don't know if it has ever been proposed or tried in the past: To eliminate all the single runs that everyone is so upset with.. why not be more strict on car classification? At your first divisional of the year, choose the class your car will run (either natural, up one, or down one) and you must run it for all the divisional events. As for nationals, whatever class you put down on your online registration the day you pay your $270 is the class you must run when you arrive at the gate. Haven't they been letting cars switch when they get to tech?

[GarysZ24]

Originally Posted by Michael Beard

At least according to the website, I got the last two 20x8-14's in existence off the garage sale site, back in January. Evidently, there must've been a couple more hiding in the back room! Might've been hidden inside somebody's Pro Mod tire. LOL They checked the date code on the ones we took off.... they were 14 years old! One of them was dead (cracked sidewall), but the other is actually still fine and has plenty of dot left on it. Kept as a spare.

Eventually, may have to buy new wheels and taller slicks. (22x8-15's or 22x8-13's for more sidewall) Wonder if it might help more than hurt? Ever play with them, Dennis?

No you were right on buying the last pair of 20x8"x14" slicks...the pair I bought were part of the last three 20x6x14's that they had. Thank GOD I kept my factory mags, because my Cragar's are too wide for those skinny things, and when my 1yr old 8" slicks wear out, that's when I'm going to have to use the DOT slicks, or else buy some smaller/larger wheels that'll allow me to use those other tires that Dennis spoke of. However, after the races I attended in Sept. where I didn't do burnouts for a change, I think I may be alright with those taller tires in the future...heck if Mustangs can run 8-9sec quarters with them, my 15sec ride should be able to hook good with 'em given that they're a taller tire than those slicks are???