fasteddi

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Will a set of 26x10.5 Et slicks on 15 inch rims fit in my stock wheel wells??? Its a 1991 Camaro Rs. Thanks for any help!

DIGGLER

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yes, as long as the wheels have the correct offset.
i would recommend 26x11.5x16 et streets on some iroc wheels. (16x8)

fasteddi

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I dont have rims yet as the slick are coming to me cheep. So im in need of 8'' wide rims... Did thirdgens come with 15" rims so the off sets the same?

project89

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i dont rember what the rs wheels are but i dont think they were 8inch wide

if somone knows the correct offset offhand u can just goto pepboys and buy 2 cheap steel wheels to put them on

on my car i had a weld draglite 15x8 with 5.5 bs and had to use a 1/4 inch spacer to get a 28x10.5x15 to clear good .

im sure the 26x10.5 will clear much easier though

AlkyIROC

Not sure on the f-body factory rims but the majority of them are either 6 or 7" wide. Other than specialty rims like from a Corvette or something like that, it's unlikely a factory rim will be 8" wide.

fasteddi

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Ok thanks for the tips... yea dave there 2 inches shorter so Im hoping there gonna fit. 8'' wide is ok for a width on the rim to fit the tire though right???

project89

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yeah i belive 8" is the minum recomended rim for that tire the shorter tire will have less sidewall buldge, and thats the reason i had to use a 1/4 spacer on mine even fater hannering the bumpstop back and hammering a tiny bit of the inner fender

xpndbl3

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I'd buy a 10" rim regardless if you're running slicks and don't own the rims yet. In 5.5bs or if you feel like cutting and hammering a bunch a 6.5bs will tuck the tire more.

project89

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id have him stay at 8 inch wide , only reason he will be running the 10.5 tire is beacause hes getting them super super cheap. down the road the car only needs a 26x9 tire. its all my car ever needed and he dont plan on going as fast as i do.

so the bigger heavier tire is just going to hurt the thing out of the hole anyways

my car goes 1.84 60 on a street tire and 1.7 60 on the 28x10.5 tire im sure it would go 1.6 or better on the 26x9

if he had a stick is say go with the 10inch wide rim and keep the 10.5w tire on it but stock converter and auto trans isnt going to need anything more then a 9inch tire hell i bet a 8inch wide tire would get the job done with launches under 14 psi

mw66nova

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15x10. then he can put a 26x8.5 on the wheel when he buys new....look awesome stretched over that wide wheel:

DIGGLER

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a 26x10.5 et street is pretty dang skinny. its like a 26x8.5 et drag. it will work on a 8" rim easily.

project89

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do the sizes between the et street and drag really differ that much?
the tires i ran were 28x10.5w et drags and man they were big
28x10.5w

compared to my 26x9 hoosier

xpndbl3

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yes it's a huge difference in tire size

mw66nova

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and a "W" is even wider...

AlkyIROC

A drag tire width is measured across the tread area. A 10.5 will have approximately 10.5" of rubber width. It depends on the actual tire specs. The W tires are really a lie. They generally have 1/2" or 1" more width and many 10.5 classes have banned the W tires. Depending on the rim width the tire is mounted on, a 10.5" slick could be up to 12" wide across the section of the tire.

A DOT tire, the 10.5" width is the section width. The tread of a 10.5 DOT tire is closer to 8".

Figuring out how well a tire will fit under the fenders isn't just about the rim width and backspace. The DOT and drag slick will require different clearances if the same spec tire is used. A 10.5 DOT tire fits roughly the same as a 9" slick.

fasteddi

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Ok thanks for the info and tips. I do know that the tires arent much wider then 8inches. Thats why my friends basically giving them to me, since hes going up to 26X10.5 slicks. Those 26X10.5 ET slicks arent nearly as wide. I looked it up and saw that 7.5-8.5 inch rims are reccomended for these Micky-T ET slicks. So hopefully I can find a set of cheep rims that will work for what I need. Weight doesnt bother me of the rims, or the sprun weight. Im just trying to get a faster car that still some what consistant and hope that I can still cut a .0xx light with these new mods.


I dont need too much tire, I just wana save the wear on my street tires and launch better. I had problems launching sometimes last fall when my car was running 16's in is N/A form, Now that Ive added the turbo set up and hopefully can run a 13-14's second pass. I need to make sure that I can spool up the turbo a little at the line and not just fry my street radials.

Track opens in April up here in Ohio, can wait to see what this little V6 will do with 250-275Hp weighing in at 3250 with me in the car... probly more like 3300 with me in the car since I added the turbo and other things that weight it down a little.

Im definitly the only idiot with a turboed V6 thirdgen at that track so its definitly a rare set up that will catch a eye or 2, only if I can make a good time though. I definitly hope to if all goes as planed.

TB2

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I've been running a 26x10 slick on 15 x 8 old vette wheels with no clearance issues at all. Cars been 11.3et with a 1.56 60 foot on them.

fasteddi

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Will 15x8'' rims with a bolt patternt of 5x4 3/4 with 0 off set work??

mw66nova

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get 15x8 with a 4.5" backspacing and roll.

five7kid

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26-10.0x15 MT ET Drags on 15x8 on 4.5" BS rims.



Are you sure about the 10.5 part?

project89

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yeah if ur refering to be they were 28x10.5w on a 15x8 weld rim the night picture does make them look a lil bigger i think i have one other shot of them on the car i can post up

mw66nova

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i think five7 is talking about the 26x10.5 as the 26" mt tire is a 26x10.0

project89

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yeah im a lil slow tongiht i caught that after i posted

fasteddi

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Yea 26x10.5 Micky. Tom. ET street slicks for 15'' rims. But I could have been told wrong. Friend just sent me a pic/told me the size really quick(I might have rembered wrong) and said I could come over and pick them up for cheep since hes gettin 10.5W slicks.

So a 0' offset wont work though??? 4.5" BS is what ill need regardless?

mw66nova

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0 offset will be 4" backspacing, and will be out too far (in my opinion)

xpndbl3

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ET STREET can be 10.5 IIRC
ET drag is 26x10.0

mw66nova

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ah, that would be the discrepency

xpndbl3

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but the 26x10.5 ET street is like a 26x8.5 ET drag in actual size

JesasaurusRex

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if you're going to get a 10" wide wheel, do the 6.5bs..or that sh*t will look ugly as *****

get a 9" wheel with 5.5bs, that way you can be lazy like me and not have an ugly car

xpndbl3

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hey jesse

JesasaurusRex

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miss me?

project89

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thats the perfect size tire for his car, though he might run into a few traction issues if he decides to really crank the boost, but i dont think hes looking to run 11's with it

five7kid

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Missed your post before I posted mine. That's exactly the rims I'm running. Kind of heavy, but cheaper than buying new ones.

fasteddi

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Well i got a shot at getting some 15x8 with 0 offset(4" backspacing) free...Im hoping those will get the job done as im so broke it hurts after that turbo build I just completed.

xpndbl3

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they will stick out a bit IMO

JesasaurusRex

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they'll stick out 1/2" less than a 10" wheel with 5.5bs

OP this is how you wanna do it

x8" wheel = 4.5bs
x9" wheel = 5.5bs
x10" wheel = 6.5bs

all of these will provide the same amount of stick out, any less back spacing on any of these sizes will push the wheel more out of the wheel well

fasteddi

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Ok thanks every one for the help on the slicks/rim sizes!
Got to datalog today and measured 10-90MPH in 12.5 seconds on 11psi of boost.(Im not sure how accurate tunerpro Rt is at timing but its a idea I guess) . Not bad for a V6....Cant wait to see how it does at the track. I know launching is going to be alot different as Ive never raced a turboed car at the track before.

I hope my tranny doesnt go boom or the rear end at that matter.....easy launches might be slower but wont gernade my lil 10 bolt.

83 Crossfire TA

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I know that this is about 2 months late, but 4" bs is not 0 offset on an 8" wheel, 4.5" is.

PhoenixFirebird

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2 months and a year

Ironic though, because he was looking for slicks yesterday at the season opener in Norwalk. I think the ones he got last year half-used are about done lol. Mark, what about Nate's slicks? If I remember correctly, wasn't he buying new slicks this year? He mentioned giving you his old ones.

project89

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hopefully he gets a good set this year as tires are going to make or break his car this year

fasteddi

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Anderew, nate couldnt afford new ones..lol Beacuase of the new motorhome.

Im looking into going to summit in 2 weeks and picking up a slick, rim combo.

project89

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as in summit racing?
if ur going for new slicks get something wider then 9.5 in a full slick
id say go get a 26 or 28x9 but i dont know how well they will hookup when u launch that thing off the 2 step, with ur fairly stock suspension

if u can get a 10 inch wide slick in 26 inch that would be pretty nice, the 28x10.5's on my car were pretty dang heavy ( rotational wieght)

mw66nova

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it's not my car, and not my place, but if my opinion means anything, i think that for a budget wheel, these look super slick on thirdgens

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/su...s/media/images

project89

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those are damn nice and cheap, might have to pick myself up a set depnding on what sizes i can get the fronts in
edit just checked and i can get 15x4's for the fronts , but is 1.75 inch backspace right?

mw66nova

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yes, 1.75" backspacing on the fronts is correct for our cars. i'd love to get a set for the street for my car.

mw66nova

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fwiw, i used a 29x9 hoosier on my car and went bottom 1.5x 60's so a 9" wide tire will probably be ok on his car. but a m/t 26x10S would probably work well too.

project89

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i never really got a chance ot try out the 26x9 with antilag and a full power launch on my car so its card to say

i could on the other hand get the 28x10.5's to break loose launching on the antilag , which at full boost were talking over 450ftlbs on launch , but they were also used slicks so didnt hook as good as they should of

fasteddi

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I hope some 28x10's won't hurt me too bad. I got my eyes set on picking up a pair of hos. ones this weekend. One season on them and there 50 bucks from a friend. Those should hold me off for a season. But now I just need to get rims that make is so they fit in the wells good.

project89

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for 50 bucks i guess u cant go wrong a 28x10 will be ok but ur going to have to launch with the boost up as to not slow down off the line with them
if ur going to get new rims get somethng in 9-10inch wide

what i have found with used slicks that have sat during the off season is that they need a really good burnout or 2 before they really work well.
something about the rubber compound getting harder when it sits in the off season

fasteddi

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Ok dave.

Im looking to get some 9inch wide rims with a 5.5 inch back space.