Traction on a budget, radials or slicks?
 

Here's my dilema-

Poor college student, but still budget for my car. I'm finishing everything up with my car, but I'm looking at either getting Lenso wheels/Slicks, trying to mount slicks on steelies, or just getting drag radials for my stock tires.

Hopefully going to make ~275 hp on my LS (b16 tranny) with a GM9. I've got 900lb Skunk2 drag coilovers and a J-K tuning traction bar. I've also got about ~300 bucks to spend.

I found a used pair of lenso's with MT 24.5" slicks for 400 bucks. They've got a few passes on them, but they are in pretty good condition. I've also priced BFG drag radials, and that'll put me at about 270, or 240 if I go with Nittos. Last option would be to find a steelie that I could mount a set of slicks onto. Are there any 13" steelies that I could even fit slicks on? I'm not sure if this is commonly done. I suppose I could dish out the 40 bucks and get custom made steelies, but that's even more hassle. Thanks guys.

Colin

Re: Traction on a budget, radials or slicks?
 

If you want to go super budget, I'd look into some used road race tires. They're plenty because people go through them, and I cut a 1.94 60ft with the D series crx with sprint springs.

Or you could just watch out for a used set of drag radials.

Re: Traction on a budget, radials or slicks?
 

I was looking at the ones on Ebay. What's the widest tire you could fit on those 13" honda steelies?

Re: Traction on a budget, radials or slicks?
 

buy a set of snow tires, realy soft and get realy sticky

Re: Traction on a budget, radials or slicks?
 

That's what I'm going to burn off my current wheels >:D

Re: Traction on a budget, radials or slicks?
 

Terrible advice. I don't know what hardness tires you were running but some autocross tires built for long heat cycles will absolutely suck for drag racing. I would reccomend regular all season tires way before used autocross slicks for drag racing

Re: Traction on a budget, radials or slicks?
 

my bfg drag radials hook great, but I'm not making 270hp, if you can have spare rims I'd say go with slicks.

Re: Traction on a budget, radials or slicks?
 

S[end the 400 bucks for lenso's and 24.5 slicks... You will need them with your power...

Re: Traction on a budget, radials or slicks?
 

I think 24.5" would be overkill for 270hp. If you cant spin them a little your going to bog pretty bad before spool up. Id say 22" would be perfect for now but when you make more power you probaby will want bigger ones :-\

Re: Traction on a budget, radials or slicks?
 

Nitto 555r drag radials = 2.1 60ft.
Advan road race tires= 1.9 60ft.

Same car, same night, same pressure. Not that all road race tires are going to outperform and drag radials, but this "terrible advice" worked for me.