Guys,
It's time to go drag racing and I need some slicks. Found these on Craigslist in Atlanta and they are 2 miles from me. it seems that 5 inches of backspace is about right and these might fit. is 26x10 the right size for some friday night drags at Atlanta Motor Speedway or Atlanta dragway?

I have adjustable rear springs so I can jack them up to get enough clearance.

what say you? I was thinking of offering him $250 cash money.

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/pts/3192287598.html

 

5" BS 10" wheel will stick out from the fenders.

 

its an 8.5" wheel apparently, i think that will be pretty good as far as fitment.

 

Hmmm, I clearly don't know the size convention for drag slicks.

Agreed, that fitment sounds good on a 8.5" wheel.

 

I don't know if you have run slicks before but if not you might want to think about a support cover.
= http://www.jegs.com/i/LPW/619/301-7.5G/10002/-1

 

The add clearly says they are 8.5" wheels, no gypsy magic here, lol.

 

Yup, got it. I read the 26x10 dimension in the OP's message as the required wheel width. I guess that is the tread width. I didn't bother to read the ad.

 

What back spacing would he need to get a 10" wheel with a 10" wide slick in his wheel well. 6.5"?

 

6.0 - 6.5" should work well. I went with around 6 3/8".

 

Great is your wheel width 10"?

 

Yes. That would be a silly BS for anything but a 10.

 

the diameter of the wheel has great imortance here. A 18 or 19" wheel for instance will almost fit 6.5" of bs without anymore than a few taps with a hammer. a 15 or 16 is a different story all together and 6.5" of bs will need a lot more work to fit.

a 15x10 with 6" of bs is a pretty good fit, but its not a common offset

 

Phil you are on your game as usual.

Good point. It also depends on ride height. At my ride height with 19's the bump stop actually rides inside the wheel. Not the case with smaller wheels or a much higher ride height. I don't recall, there may be other things in the way as well. I can grab a picture of my empty wheel well tonight.

 

I am pretty sure there will be some cutting and welding.

 

As pointed out it will really depend on a number of factors.

Wheel size
Backspace
Ride height