Lookin' at a set of Weld Pro-Stars for the T2!
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Originally Posted by vosko' post='874763' date='Jun 11 2007, 11:35 PM
get some 5zigen 17x9's they are $150 each new! and run 275/40/17 drag radials
Hmmmm! Tell me more!
Where to buy? What offset? Fit without spacers?
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Originally Posted by j9fd3s' post='874859' date='Jun 12 2007, 05:23 PM
mustang wheels weren't light though, but they do fit really well
Yeah, I recently passed on a set of the 16 x 8's from the '96 GT. I figured they were heavy, and they don't look all that hot, so I'm like, what's the point. I need to see more pics of FC's with the Weld wheels though, 'cause the one pic I did see didn't look so good.
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Originally Posted by TYSON' post='874931' date='Jun 13 2007, 09:27 AM
compared to hitting potholes, curbs on a racetrack and general g-force sideloading with a R-compound or slick, launching at the strip with a proper drag tire is nothing.
That makes sense. Good to hear it!
Well, the cheapskate in me won out. I just this morning ordered two Hoosier drag radials in 225/50R16. I figure these will hook great, since the old 205/50R15 BFG's did fine. At least I won't be running out of 4th gear at the finish line. O.D. on the Hoosiers is like 24.6 inches--about the same as stock.
I'd love to get a pretty set of wheels for the car someday, but with two kids and thoughts of buying a new house, it's tough to drop over a grand on what amounts to an infrequently-played-with toy.
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I've had a set of those exact tires sitting around here for two years without being used. Keep breaking the damn motor first.
You're going to be surprised how soft the sidewalls are compared to the BFG drag radials if you haven't already checked them out.
You're going to be surprised how soft the sidewalls are compared to the BFG drag radials if you haven't already checked them out.
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Originally Posted by TYSON' post='874933' date='Jun 13 2007, 10:14 AM
I've had a set of those exact tires sitting around here for two years without being used. Keep breaking the damn motor first.
You're going to be surprised how soft the sidewalls are compared to the BFG drag radials if you haven't already checked them out.
That soft, eh? Nope. Never laid eyes on one.
So they're going to corner like a set of marshmallows? Not that that's going to matter much. I was just always reasonably impressed with how the BFG's cornered, for a drag radial, I didn't think they drove bad at all.