Slicks vs. drag radials on lower classed car?

[art leong]

Originally Posted by Robert Swartz

I'm about to try my first set of DR's on the Achieva. Honestly, I would rather have slicks. I was kind of pigeon holed into the DR's. Needed a shorter tire. Most of the short slicks, there aren't many to begin with, are made for 13" rims. To do this for our car, requires you to do a lot of work converting the front brakes to smaller diameter discs. Hence, I went with the DR's to maintain the 14" stock wheels.

Probably be next week before we can see if they yield any positive results.

M/T has slicks. 15 x 8 x 22 M&H makes 15 x 7 x 23 and 15 x 8 x 23.
BF goodrich used to make a drag radial that was 22 inches tall for a 14" rim
If your bolt pattern is 5 X 100mm There are tons of cheap wheels out there both used and new. And some are pretty light 11 to 13 pounds.