question about rubber!

Subject: question about rubber! December 8th 2009, 8:53 pm

what is the tallest diameter tire that will fit in the charger wheel wells? JT...?

Subject: Re: question about rubber! December 8th 2009, 9:30 pm

depends on the width but 275/45/20 is the tallest that doesn't look funny. thats rear only. are we talking about 20 inch tires here? or hight in inches?

Subject: Re: question about rubber! December 8th 2009, 9:34 pm

jontoad wrote:: depends on the width but 275/45/20 is the tallest that doesn't look funny. thats rear only. are we talking about 20 inch tires here? or hight in inches?

height in inches for a tire on a 18 or 20 inch wheel.

Subject: Re: question about rubber! December 8th 2009, 9:38 pm

around 30 inches in diameter

Subject: Re: question about rubber! December 8th 2009, 9:40 pm

what is this for? slicks?

Subject: Re: question about rubber! December 8th 2009, 9:43 pm

jontoad wrote:: what is this for? slicks?

juan has shown some interest in my vipers and i am entertaining the thought of moving them to go back to 18s. slicks i wanna get a set mounted on 17s.

Subject: Re: question about rubber! December 8th 2009, 9:49 pm

Why not run the nitto slicks on your 20's Dave?

http://www.nittotire.com/#Home

Subject: Re: question about rubber! December 8th 2009, 9:58 pm

Illinois Chaos wrote:: Why not run the nitto slicks on your 20's Dave?

http://www.nittotire.com/#Home

i want to run a taller sidewall for the drag strip.

Subject: Re: question about rubber! December 8th 2009, 11:29 pm

I am still planning on going back down to 18's next spring for at least the track. What I have on right now is too freaking heavy. Not doing slicks though I'm not cool like Dave.

Subject: Re: question about rubber! January 26th 2011, 2:56 pm

Drag Radials:

1 how many mile are you going to get out of them driving around town on em?

2 how many passes at the track will you get out of them if the are kept for track purposes only?

i am clueless on the matter

Subject: Re: question about rubber! January 26th 2011, 6:21 pm

my 275/45/20 ave just the right clearance,plus after lowering her.

Subject: Re: question about rubber! January 26th 2011, 6:50 pm

inkedup wrote:: my 275/45/20 ave just the right clearance,plus after lowering her.

what r u talking about???

Subject: Re: question about rubber! January 26th 2011, 11:08 pm

I found this very intersting from the SRT engineers on today's roundtable over at LXF

Did you guys get a chance to throw some drag radials on a 392 and run it by any chance?

Yes we tried the new Nitto 275/40s. The F1s (stock) were quicker than the Nittos - no lie. We were launching the manual at 4500rpm with medium clutch release. It may have something to do with overall driveline changing with change in tire RPM.

Subject: Re: question about rubber! January 27th 2011, 7:26 am

ChiTownHemi wrote:: I found this very intersting from the SRT engineers on today's roundtable over at LXF

Did you guys get a chance to throw some drag radials on a 392 and run it by any chance?

Yes we tried the new Nitto 275/40s. The F1s (stock) were quicker than the Nittos - no lie. We were launching the manual at 4500rpm with medium clutch release. It may have something to do with overall driveline changing with change in tire RPM.

Exactly Bill! I was in on that discussion. I think the srt engineers are smoking crack! I asked a question and got some bullshit answer that they based on an assumption. (a wrong assumption, no less)
No fucking way is a F1 going to get anywhere near the 60" of ANY drag radial.

Subject: Re: question about rubber! January 27th 2011, 6:22 pm

Illinois Chaos wrote:

ChiTownHemi wrote:: I found this very intersting from the SRT engineers on today's roundtable over at LXF

Did you guys get a chance to throw some drag radials on a 392 and run it by any chance?

Yes we tried the new Nitto 275/40s. The F1s (stock) were quicker than the Nittos - no lie. We were launching the manual at 4500rpm with medium clutch release. It may have something to do with overall driveline changing with change in tire RPM.

Exactly Bill! I was in on that discussion. I think the srt engineers are smoking crack! I asked a question and got some bullshit answer that they based on an assumption. (a wrong assumption, no less)
No fucking way is a F1 going to get anywhere near the 60" of ANY drag radial.

Sometimes you have to wonder if these dudes are paid by the vendors to make this stuff up.

Subject: Re: question about rubber! January 27th 2011, 6:50 pm

Illinois Chaos wrote:

ChiTownHemi wrote:: I found this very intersting from the SRT engineers on today's roundtable over at LXF

Did you guys get a chance to throw some drag radials on a 392 and run it by any chance?

Yes we tried the new Nitto 275/40s. The F1s (stock) were quicker than the Nittos - no lie. We were launching the manual at 4500rpm with medium clutch release. It may have something to do with overall driveline changing with change in tire RPM.

Exactly Bill! I was in on that discussion. I think the srt engineers are smoking crack! I asked a question and got some bullshit answer that they based on an assumption. (a wrong assumption, no less)
No fucking way is a F1 going to get anywhere near the 60" of ANY drag radial.

honestly Tom i wouldn't expect him to give any other answer than what he gave you. the SRT roundtables aren't there to discuss aftermarket components. so if you have any aftermarket suspension parts he is not going to know how to answer your question about bump steer.

you should have asked him about bump steer on stock SRT suspensions and he might have given you a better answer.

as for the answers he gave on tires, yea he is smokin crack.

Subject: Re: question about rubber! January 29th 2011, 8:34 pm

When I saw this topic title in the forum list, I really thought it was about something else, and was wondering what possible question there could be. I mean, pretty straightforward, ya know.....