74SwingerA
Active Member
First off - sorry if this has been asked before, I did do a search but I am not seeing anything for my specific needs.
I am not really looking to make this a straight line beast but more an occasional track day/daily driver - I have my suspension set up chosen but I am a little confused if I should modify my wheel wells or not to fit fatter tires. I know wider rear tires = more grip = better hookup for drag racing but for track racing I am assuming that there comes a happy medium - fat tires offer better grip and breaking yet they can also create more weight, lessen turning radius, more road noise and you can hydroplane easier. Plus I am sure there is a lot of modification to the axles/suspension which means more added costs.
Knowing this, I know I will never reach full potential without choosing one path or another - daily driver or track car - but I would like to reach a happy medium. Should I tub the rear/front and install fatter tires or do you think something along the lines of 255's would work well for this application? I don't think so but I am novice and am trying to learn.
The engine is complete and will be running about 575 HP/537 FT LBS, a 440 relatively mildly built with no stroke or excessive cam lift. It has 11'' Wilwood disks and a hotchkins TVS upgrade coming in soon.
Well guys, give suggestions on rim/tire set-ups that work well for you.
Thank you,
Cody
Quick Edit - This is NOT for drag racing, I am from San Francisco and we have Laguna Seca and Sonoma Raceway nearby - I have a tuner (91 Supra Turbo, 420HP lots of mods) I run some days there but this is my first American Muscle car that will run track days.
I am not really looking to make this a straight line beast but more an occasional track day/daily driver - I have my suspension set up chosen but I am a little confused if I should modify my wheel wells or not to fit fatter tires. I know wider rear tires = more grip = better hookup for drag racing but for track racing I am assuming that there comes a happy medium - fat tires offer better grip and breaking yet they can also create more weight, lessen turning radius, more road noise and you can hydroplane easier. Plus I am sure there is a lot of modification to the axles/suspension which means more added costs.
Knowing this, I know I will never reach full potential without choosing one path or another - daily driver or track car - but I would like to reach a happy medium. Should I tub the rear/front and install fatter tires or do you think something along the lines of 255's would work well for this application? I don't think so but I am novice and am trying to learn.
The engine is complete and will be running about 575 HP/537 FT LBS, a 440 relatively mildly built with no stroke or excessive cam lift. It has 11'' Wilwood disks and a hotchkins TVS upgrade coming in soon.
Well guys, give suggestions on rim/tire set-ups that work well for you.
Thank you,
Cody
Quick Edit - This is NOT for drag racing, I am from San Francisco and we have Laguna Seca and Sonoma Raceway nearby - I have a tuner (91 Supra Turbo, 420HP lots of mods) I run some days there but this is my first American Muscle car that will run track days.
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