Running small, wide slicks....

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  1. 72MAVGRABHER

    72MAVGRABHER Maverick Mechanic

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    I'm looking to get an edge over my friend running 4.10 gears with slicks on his s-10 thats supercharged. I am running 3.70 gears and am wanting to get a little more acceleration on the 1/8th.... I found a set of 22" x 8.5" drag radials, since my street tire is a 26" tall, the 4" drop according to math calculations should put me at a 4.30 or so gear ratio. The question is, do they have full out slicks with those dimensions or similar, being so small, the tires will make my car sit like a gasser which is convinient for my purpose of bolting them on just for the track. Since they are so short, and i have a rake to the car, i could fit wider tires on it, pending them sticking out past the wheel wells....

    would look goofy, but just so long as i am out front....
     
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    MT carries 22x8.......thats the smallest I think they carry in a rear slick.
    They also have 24.5x8.

    Terry beat me too it!

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