 DRAG RACING WHEELS |
 Mar 28, 2012 - 12:32 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Nov 15, '10 From ABERDEEN WA Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%)  |
HI I'M LOOKING TO CHANGE MY WHEELS AROUND TO THE SMALLEST RIM SIZE POSSIBLE FOR THE FRONT, I HAVE A 1994 CELICA GT, I WANT TO KNOW IF ANY BODY HAS GOT A 13 INCH RIM TO CLEAR THE BRAKE CALIPER?
OR HAS ANY BODY GOT A 14 INCH TO CLEAR THE CALIPER? MY CALIPER ARE STOCK AND HAVE NOT BEEN CHANGED AROUND. MY CAR CURRENTLY HAS A 15 INCH RIM. BEFORE I GO AND BUY 2 WHEELS I'D LIKE TO KNOW SO I DONT HAVE TO HASSEL WITH RETURNING THEM. BECAUSE EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT A 5X100 IS RARE. THE REASON I'D LIKE TO GET THE SMALLEST RIM IS BECAUSE I DO DRAG RACING AND I THINK IF YOU CAN GET A BIGGER SIDEWALL THE MORE THE TIRE CAN WRINKLE AND AND AID TO THE TAKE OFF AT THE DRAG STRIP. THE COMPANY THAT I FOUND THAT HAS GOOD WHEELS IS http://www.bassettwheel.com/steel.html THEY MAKE 5X100 WHEELS IN ALL SIZES AND THEY MAKE THEM IN MUCH WIDER WHEELS SO THAT I CAN PUT A FATTER SLICK. I NEED A FATTER SLICK BECAUSE I HAVE A 3SGTE SWAP AND I'M RUNNING A 7 INCH WIDE SLICK NOW BUT I'M JUST SPINNING 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. MY FASTEST TIME DOWN THE 1/4 WAS 13.22 SECONDS |
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Apr 7, 2012 - 5:30 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 29, '11 From Haltom City, Texas Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
I dont see the beed for a rear srtut bar unless he is making monsterous amounts of torque. All of the torque is going to try to twist the front end on a fwd, not the rear although the rear strut bar probably would hurt. You are gonna want the rear suspension to be as stiff as possible short of welding the rear hubs to the chassis. The front would benefit from sitting low and the rear will do better sitting high.
You also want a shock up front that is stiffer. The front wheels are going to try to jump and skip across the pavement so you gotta keep them firmly planted but you also dont want the front end to stand up off the ground because this would transfer precious weight and traction to your useless rear tires. Maybe get some coil spring expanders ( they are metal or rubber and are usually for a collapsed spring) jack up the rear end and insert as many of the little basterds as you can to raise and stiffen the rear end. It will make your ride quality like crap but you 1/4 mile times will definately see an improvement |
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toy8490 DRAG RACING WHEELS Mar 28, 2012 - 12:32 PM
Culpable04 the ST trim comes with 14 inch steeling, and I thi... Mar 28, 2012 - 1:08 PM
toy8490 my suspension is stock, i do plan on changing that... Mar 28, 2012 - 1:40 PM kurt95gt 15 is as small as you can go on the front
been th... Mar 28, 2012 - 1:18 PM Culpable04 hmm, before investing on custom wheels, you should... Mar 28, 2012 - 1:48 PM toy8490 QUOTE (Culpable04 @ Mar 28, 2012 - 2... Mar 28, 2012 - 2:12 PM czwalga I have a rear set of hotbits for sale real cheap, ... Mar 28, 2012 - 4:17 PM Special_Edy You should try to find a strut/coilover that has t... Apr 1, 2012 - 6:48 PM Ted95 ^ think you mean parallel?
Do you have a strut ba... Apr 2, 2012 - 4:08 PM toy8490 QUOTE (Ted95 @ Apr 2, 2012 - 4:08 PM... Apr 6, 2012 - 7:19 PM Ted95 QUOTE (toy8490 @ Apr 6, 2012 - 8:19 ... Apr 7, 2012 - 11:37 AM toy8490 QUOTE (Ted95 @ Apr 7, 2012 - 11:37 A... Apr 9, 2012 - 10:04 AM toy8490 No body has really told me anything about the rim ... Apr 10, 2012 - 1:10 PM Culpable04 QUOTE (toy8490 @ Apr 10, 2012 - 1:10... Apr 10, 2012 - 1:16 PM kurt95gt 15 is as small as you can go on a gt Apr 10, 2012 - 6:58 PM Culpable04 QUOTE (kurt95gt @ Apr 10, 2012 - 6:5... Apr 10, 2012 - 7:00 PM kurt95gt Might depend on thevrim them i tried a 14 steelie ... Apr 13, 2012 - 10:17 PM Ted95 QUOTE (kurt95gt @ Apr 13, 2012 - 11... Apr 15, 2012 - 6:21 PM |
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