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

 

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.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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.