i need some help finding drag slicks for my tc i still need them to fit on the factory 18" rims and if possible i would like to run non-radials.....can anyone help?

and i am not running lowering springs so i still have that factory wheel well room

 

Well, you find any slicks for 18 inch rims.

 

I may be selling my 17 inch MT Slicks with Fast Rims

Give ya a good deal

 

yea but will the 17's even fit over the factory turbocharged brembo brake calipers?

 

Not all, but there are a few that do work

 

The setup i have clears the factory setup without issue

 

please enlighten me my friend 8D

 

look up the sticky for wheels that fit the SS/TC.

SS/2.4L & HHR wheels have been proven to fit.

what you're looking for is actually called a "drag radial"

to be a true slick you need alot more than a 35~45 series sidewall

245 Drag radials mounted on SS/SC wheels with spacers;

 

Slick > Drag Radials

 

oh, I totally agree, but this guy wants to keep the brembos;

on the other hand there's these options;

or

 

i want the slicks to bad and i know the difference between the two. thats y i specified what i was trying to find in my initial post. I will just run these goodyear 18" dot leagals. ill just call my man benny at goodyear and see if he can custom oreder me a special compound instead of the regualr gay **** like hes done for my supra.

 

https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/part...adials-261735/

 

like I said, it comes down to the sidewall;
a real slick needs more sidewall, and needs the ability to flex in ways that regular street (especially the smaller aspect ratio) tires cannot do becasue of the steel reinforcement...

a "dot legal" tire just means it passes the bare minimum to be driven on the streets;
a true drag radial tire uses the same compound as a slick...

 

I believe a member named AcesNEights is selling exactly what you want on stock tc rims. PM him

 

Drag Radials do not use the same compound as a real slick, the sidewalls are much stiffer and hard on the drivetrain. You cannot compare a Slick with anything called a Radial

You can clear Brembos with Slicks (Me, Cmiller8006, Beast10007) will all confirm this

Clears the Brembos



Car at track

 

Just an FYI 17" ion redline wheels also clear the brembos.

 

A drag radial is a combination of a street tire construction with a competition tire's rubber;
the smaller side wall requires more plies inbetween the layers of said sidewall;
the strength in the sidewall is what allows the 40-ish series sidewall to begin with...

Stepping back for a moment here, maybe you and I have a different concept or understanding of the word "slick";

It's just come to my attention that some people call any dedicated competition/track tire which has no tread pattern a "slick" ~ where as in my mind's eye;
(source: wikpiedia)

I am by no means the kind of guy who gets his lingo or knowledge from the internet ~ most of it is first hand... like my old neighbors who introduced me to drag racing

Both of my sets of drag radials use what seems to be the same rubber compound as the slicks I have - so maybe when I used the word "compound" you thought I was meaning "construction"??

I seem to recall that last year I was reading of Cmiller doing the brake swap to run a 15" rim with a dedicated slick... or maybe it was a 16" rim??
I am certain I recall seeing him shave the outward lip off the caliper for clearance...

I looked on Mickey Thompson's site and could not find any 17" slick-type, err, tread-absent tire... those are Mickey Thompsons right?

I actually haven't got a clue where to find a slick for anything larger than a 15" rim right now... and to the best of my knowledge to run a 15" rim, the Brembos have to go.

 

drag radials suck, i have nt05s and still light up 2nd rolling in from 50

 

At first I did have a 17 and keep the brembos. But the best and only way to do it in my eyes now is the swap to lsj brakes and 15 inch wheels.

 

Are the NT05's considered a drag radial?! I didn't think they were.

 

There is a NT05 R now which is a Drag Radial
There is also a NT555 R which is a Drag Radial

I am going to be swapping my brakes over for track days and going with a 15" slick from now on

If anyone is interested in my 17" Rim and Drag Slick setup let me know, nicely broken in

 

i have heard bike slicks work great.

 

Yup they do work awesome

I just want to run a 15" slick without the Brembos

Good deal i will give anyone who wants these

 

i had nto1's and they dont hold at all. i got bfg's coming for the 18's and ill order a set of rims and slicks for when the bfg's burn out

 

The NT01 is not a Drag Radial its more of a AutoX tire

If you want a good deal on a set of Full Slicks and Rims i will give you a good price