Well, next spring/summer/fall im looking to really get into racing at the track and i would like to purchase some drag radital tires. I currently have a cobalt LS sedan 5spd. By spring my turbo will be installed and im looking to get some 15" rims. Would this be too small of a rim or the smaller the better. Also im lowered on SSC springs so not sure how that affects my choices of tires. Please anyone with some info help me out. Im new to tire sizes and all. Thanks

BTW heres a pic of my car lowered if that will help determine the size tire i need

 

talk to Poppagun... he has some DRs....

 

the smaller the rim the better. the more sidewall you have with drag tires the better. the sidewall is soft and able to flex, and the flex softens the shock on the tire when you launch, helping keep traction.

 

get some et streets or some nitto 555rs both are awesome. i get some rub with my 16s with 245 55 on my nittos not too bad though.

 

DO NOT get Nitto 555's for drag tires. they are not even drag radials. in fact they are the hardest compound tire i have ever had.

hold on I will search for the thred and post it for you. there are really cheap steelies that match with mickey thompsons for like 500 or 600 dollars total. I'll look for it now. and i think they are 15 in wheels.

https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/wheels-tires-96/where-get-steeelies-39894/
thats a sticky in the wheels and tires section. and just find some drag slicks or radials to fit those. you will have no problem fitting any tire you buy under stock ss springs im sure

 

well i DONT have stock ss/sc springs. i have SSC springs from zzp. Dropped me about 2 inchs. My question is what SIZE tire would be best in my situation.

 

i didnt say 555s i said 555Rs big diff there partner. and you should be able to run what ive got which is the 245 55 16s i am also dropped on the ssc springs. i get very little rub with them.

 

i have 26 x 10.50 x 16 and have the same springs as you and my DRs are f**king huge... biggest tire you could possibly fit on the cobalt and they clear everything by 1/2" but rub in reverse with the wheel turned all the way, only in reverse though so i wouldent reccomend anything bigger

 

what do you 60ft with those tires

 

well havent been to the track since stage 2 and they were 2.2 with stock tires right now only thing i have to go off of is my scanforce and it says 1.8 but im not sure if the tires are spinning just a tiny bit when i first drop the clutch so that would make it off by a little it also says im doing the 1/4 in 13.48 wich i would say is right on