Is it smart???
Bill, what tires you have? 2.76 rear works fine for me right now. I even run the 741 case w/ the small u-joint. 26" tall MT's
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Ryan,
I bought a pair of Hoosier bias-ply 9" wide drag slicks, 26" tall and have them installed on a pair of steel wheels that are 8" wide, with (custom) 5-1/2" back spacing. We had to roll the fender lip flat to keep the from rubbing, and we haven't got the engine running yet, so I can't say how they work.
But, that was the widest tire I could fit in the fender well.
I have a friend who, up until recently, raced a '69 Camaro 425HP/427 TurboHydro-equipped A/SA car in NHRA's stock Eliminator. His car had about the same HP/LB that your car does because it (like your car) ran pretty consistent 127-MPH trap speed.
But that car hooked amazingly well, and with a 6,000-RPM stall speed, would run 10.19 ET's with consistency.
He's limited to a 9" tire by the rules, but his were 29" tall.
Our car is going to be almost a thousand pounds lighter than his, with the same width tire. Is there any reason why it shouldn't 60-foot as well as his??? (1.31-seconds was his usual.)
What do you think? This was a pure race car, of course; never on the street.