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Scapegoat 12-28-2009 05:35 PM

i'm not too thrilled with the 3.5? fronts though lol... i'm hoping to run 6" up front and 8" in the back.

though, i really don't mind this car at all.
http://image.hotrod.com/f/9879337/hr...g+drag_car.jpg

i may look into a similar set up w/ some 5 spokes rears and 5 spokes up front. it may be tough to come up with something that looks good w/ the draglites in the back

HickRocket1258 12-28-2009 05:39 PM

Those look so nice, but are sooooooo expensive.

russiankid 12-28-2009 05:55 PM

These are the wheels I want to run on my car. Sadly, they are hard to find.

http://e34.de/copyright.php?bild=fot...5/TomM5-05.jpg

piku 12-28-2009 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Scapegoat (Post 1604734)
i'd totally eat some shrooms and bang her... she'd probably look like an oompla loompa while i'm tripping

:rotfl:

HaveBlue83 12-28-2009 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by HickRocket1258 (Post 1604790)

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Originally Posted by Scapegoat (Post 1604797)
sweet, cause that is the exact look i'm going for.

lol. yup. that or the next gen camaro. lol. it just screams ceicel county dragway to me....LOL.

i'm not into the all out drag cars.

HaveBlue83 12-28-2009 06:23 PM

speaking of big tires...my dad kinda has a problem.....

LOL

http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/5015/img1292kp.jpg

Sumitomo 315's for driving, BFG KD 315's for car shows, cornering. and MT 315 for the track.

and that's the rear sets. he has at LEAST two sets for the front with sumitomo's and KD's on them.

Scapegoat 12-28-2009 07:34 PM

i assume when someone mentioned "backspacing" in regards to a rim that they are talking about the off set?

sleeperSL2 12-28-2009 07:51 PM

I just made a list of needs/wants/plans for the saturn. it's long. haha

HaveBlue83 12-28-2009 07:54 PM

^^I have over $15K in my red focus......ugh.....

my mod list is 2 pages long i believe.

Scapegoat 12-28-2009 07:56 PM

i stumbled on a pair of 15x10 draglites for 150 shipped... now i'm hoping the bolt pattern is correct... if they are... they're mine

sleeperSL2 12-28-2009 07:56 PM

Oh boy! Love deals haha

Scapegoat 12-28-2009 07:57 PM

especially like that... these go for about $300 each new

2 much $mok3 12-28-2009 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by HaveBlue83 (Post 1604832)
speaking of big tires...my dad kinda has a problem.....

LOL

Sumitomo 315's for driving, BFG KD 315's for car shows, cornering. and MT 315 for the track.

and that's the rear sets. he has at LEAST two sets for the front with sumitomo's and KD's on them.

Rich muther****er

sleeperSL2 12-28-2009 08:00 PM

Yeah, i'm in save mode again after Christmas, broke as a joke haha. i have a somewhat steady job now so hopefully that'll help.

sleeperSL2 12-28-2009 08:25 PM

the wheels yours? haha

TROLL 12-28-2009 08:41 PM

scape... i'd research more and set a plan before buying anything. seems very strange for someone to be 50/50 on whether they want to go full on road race or full on drag... 2 totally different things there. and hopefully it will have 0 to do with looks.

when you run slicks you want skinnies up front, for your safety as well as for the weight savings. also if you dont have a fair amount of seat time drag racing then jumping right onto slicks could be dangerous... the car sways a lot on those soft tires and is more difficult to control, especially to those who are inexperienced. i'm holding off for the time being for this reason and just gonna go run street tires and be one of those 12 second Supras until i have some seat time.

sleeper15 12-28-2009 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by sleeperSL2 (Post 1604895)
Yeah, i'm in save mode again after Christmas, broke as a joke haha. i have a somewhat steady job now so hopefully that'll help.

i'm always in money savin mode.

HaveBlue83 12-28-2009 08:49 PM

****, we aint rich, but we sure do have some nice cars! LOL.


material goods make me happy :)

Scapegoat 12-28-2009 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by TROLL (Post 1604912)
scape... i'd research more and set a plan before buying anything. seems very strange for someone to be 50/50 on whether they want to go full on road race or full on drag... 2 totally different things there. and hopefully it will have 0 to do with looks.

i'm def weighing my options and doing research. i like both forms of racing, and either one would be a semi-competitive past time. ie: i'd like to be able to compete in either one... but neither would become something serious that i end up spending 10's of thousands of dollars to maintain. i guess more of a weekend warrior type of thing with a chance of placing every so often. but more to have fun and get to actually use the car for what it was built to do.

i don't think there is anything wrong with considering looks when taking into account which motorsport i want to focus building the car for. lets be honest, its going to be mediocre at either one b/c it isn't getting full blown built for either one because it'll remain a daily driven vehicle. so since it'll be daily driven and not a dedicated track car, its gotta look good.

i'd say a good portion of the people on this site consider looks to be of as equal importance to how the vehicle performs. while i want the car to perform, i need to consider how it will look as well.

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when you run slicks you want skinnies up front, for your safety as well as for the weight savings. also if you dont have a fair amount of seat time drag racing then jumping right onto slicks could be dangerous... the car sways a lot on those soft tires and is more difficult to control, especially to those who are inexperienced. i'm holding off for the time being for this reason and just gonna go run street tires and be one of those 12 second Supras until i have some seat time.
if i run all draglites i'll put at least 15x6's up front. i'm not running around on skinnies. and for the back i'll be using drag radials. its going to be a street legal car... it has to be. I'm certainly not against leaving off the race tires except when i take it to the track. i'm not giving up my stock rims/tires.

Erik 12-29-2009 02:19 AM

Ugh, home from work, back in at 9 am til....when i get sent home. LOVE IT! not.


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