I was talking with hoosier about tires for the tc. The guy I talked to said they are currently testing a 225/45-17 in their dot radial. He said that however being a radial it has a wrinkle wall side wall and is only dot approved for dot classes at the strip, not street use. He also said it should be released within a couple months.

 

there are only working on a 17.

 

Yes at this time.

 

I'd take a 17" tire, just aslong as I can find a cheap, lightweight 17" rim to fit over the Brembos.

 

I the this car with mods is way to powerful for a 225. Nitto has a 245/45/17 DR that would be better than that. I think if you are planning on staying stock then the 225 might be ok.

I want this aswell.

 

No the 225 will break your axles probably. The dot radial that hoosier makes is a slick compound not a drag radial compound.

http://summitracing.com/parts/HOO-17317/

here is what the tire will be like. I have a set of 17 inch wheels that only weigh 17 lbs. I have to run a spacer but.

 

I know there are some 17" wheels out there that will fit over the Brembos without spacers, just have to find them.

 

Yeah there are, but they also have a price to. The ones I got were 100 a piece and 17 lbs.

 

^^^ whats the wheel and how big of a spacer are you runing?

 

So it's basically a cheater slick. There's a couple people around here that run those on the streets.

 

Well the wheels are sport tuning from tire rack. As far as spacer size I am still working on it a little.

Yeah that is what they are pretty much. they are bias ply just like a slick.

 

mickey thompson 245 45 18's work like a charm on the street on an 18x8 rim. Should work on your stock rims./

 

True, but I dont wanna have to worry about buying another set of stock rims, or having to swap back and forth from the Conti's to the MT's.

Pretty cheap, but how much are the spacers and what size?

Once I get my damn take home Patrol car I wont mind getting a cheater slick and using it on the street. Pretty much the only time I'm gonna drive the car is if I need to or if I'm going to the track.

 

Pretty cheap, but how much are the spacers and what size?

Yeah I had bought the rims already and cant return them. I dont advise going with this wheel it is causing some trouble but its what I have to work with now.

 

I understand that it is basically a slick but I still feel that it is to skinny for the power that most of these car are making with just even a tune.

 

Well I guess theres only one way to find out. I know the slicks I am going to run are 7 inches wide.

 

ive cut 1.89 60 fts on nitto nt01's in 60 degree weather...i dont necessarily think id trust our axles with full out slicks tho...but thats just me

 

You dont have to launch hard all the time, if the clutch starts slipping, dont launch as hard. I want the slicks for a easy 1.7-1.8 60 foot and then when you bang second to hook.

 

BINGO! Just because you can doesn't mean you have to.

 

I see it as might as well get them now, so when I build up the car I already have them.

 

That 60' is good enough to get you into the 12's with just a tune. Hell with that 60' I'd be running 8.4-8.5 in the 1/8 mile. I might need to look into the nt01's, LOL.

 

yeah dude those nt01's are the ****... my best run is an 8.67 (lets just call it an 8.7 for arguments sake lol) i know on a warmer track i could easily get a low 1.8 and possibly run a low(er) 8.6x...im not heating the tires up like a john force burnout either just a quick heater to get the stones off...im still stock(ish) just have the airbox mod and a custom 3" catback...i wanted to see what i could get the car to do on a stock tune before i went ***** out with a custom HPtuners toon

 

yeah dude those nt01's are the ****... my best run is an 8.67 (lets just call it an 8.7 for arguments sake lol) i know on a warmer track i could easily get a low 1.8 and possibly run a low(er) 8.6x...im not heating the tires up like a john force burnout either just a quick heater to get the stones off...im still stock(ish) just have the airbox mod and a custom 3" catback...i wanted to see what i could get the car to do on a stock tune before i went ***** out with a custom HPtuners toon

 

Aren't the nt01 primarily for road course use over drag racing? You would yeild much better results from a NT 555R.