Hi, I currently have 17 inch oz super leggras on the 5. But when I take it to the pod I was looking for some advice of a different wheel to put on to give me a quicker time.
Also what type of slicks work best... Hard soft?
Cheers scott
Hi, I currently have 17 inch oz super leggras on the 5. But when I take it to the pod I was looking for some advice of a different wheel to put on to give me a quicker time.
Also what type of slicks work best... Hard soft?
Cheers scott
You need proper drag radials on the drag strip, mickey thompson, M&H etc
Proper drag slicks are the only slicks you want to use at the drag strip
The big power boys run around 22-24.5" tall tyres on 13" rims but if you only doing it occasionally then I would use some smaller 20" tyres that fit on 14" rims. Many of us use to use these years ago before buying bigger tyres and they worked well, helped a lot of people into the 12's
If you can I would also work out the correct tire size you need for your personal gear ratios/ final drive, you don't want to be crossing the line in fifth or just changed in to fourth, this handy gear calculator will help.
http://www.teammfactory.com/gear-calculator
http://www.trackstuff.co.uk/Mickey%2...g%20Slicks.htm
Thanks for the reply guys...
Is the link above what your talking about.
I take it 20 is the height 8 is the width and the 14 is the size??
If the 8 is the width, do these fit on lowered 5's
If I'm talking crap please excuse me.
There the size a few of us have used in the past, should do you
Yeah they fit under the arch's of a lowered 5
Spot on...
Any recommend alloys ?
Get a pair of renault 14" steelies, i think laguna or earlier clios have 14". Cheap as chips from scrapyard
So you can fit the 8 inch width tyre on those? I didn't think they were that wide?
Yeah i think 8" will mount on them, some of the lads used to run the 8" back in the day
Is that a I think or I know think?
So still on the alloys... I take it then you need to get the alloy wheel cut and an insert added to take the extra tyre width as I just can't see how you fit 8 inch wheels on a smaller width rim??
Any help on this is appreciated.
I'd rather invest my money once on this project
They will fit fine on laguna steelies trust me i think they are 6j
im using 10j tyres on 5.1/2j rims~13" there not drag tryes they are track tyres but are treated with grip juice they have masive grip of the line and they get taller as they get faster. 8 to 10 psi puts a big foot print down
http://s274.photobucket.com/user/stu...07009.mp4.html
http://s274.photobucket.com/user/stu...re108.mp4.html
I have some 6 inch wide MT slicks and 14inch steeliness forsale in the classifieds 😃
Cheers guys
I used some 6" wide vw steels years ago then I found some 14" 6j alloys, the slicks will fit on
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/renault-5-...item27d28ea41b
Hey guys... The tyres aren't prolific as mentioned earlier in the thread but what do you guys think
Or should I just get the 20 inch 6j from the other link and some steelees as already advised?
Those won't do the job, not on the drag strip anyway, take a look at the ones ron's got for sale above they were on the money for a second hand set, expect to pay upwards of 300 for new ones
Go for the 20" bud it's what the profs use
Speaking of track..
Anyone doing any runs soon? I was thinking 1st of June at pod?
Yeah, thanks for that tony