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RUSS74GHIA
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Slick width selection.
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May 26, 2020, 09:01:12 am »
Hi all.
Is there a ‘rule of thumb’ when it comes to choosing what width slick to go for?
I know this will very much depend on set up, so every car will be different.
My old 170bhp/145ftlb motor was more than happy on my Phoenix 6W26, I could run them at 20psi and they didn’t even need warming.
My new motor is 280bhp/300ftlb and obviously I’m wondering if they will keep, or if I’ll need to go up to proper 7s or even 8s.
Any thoughts?
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1946vw
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Re: Slick width selection.
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May 26, 2020, 17:42:42 pm »
Gooryear has a light 8 inch for sale on there site
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RUSS74GHIA
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Re: Slick width selection.
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May 26, 2020, 18:12:58 pm »
Quote from: 1946vw on May 26, 2020, 17:42:42 pm
Gooryear has a light 8 inch for sale on there site
Thanks, but that’s not really what I was asking. It was more along the lines of 6” up to 250bhp, 7” up to 350bhp and so on.
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PPRMicke
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Re: Slick width selection.
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May 26, 2020, 19:38:37 pm »
You should do with your 6" Wide (7 ")
ON my old one had only 351hp @ 411Nm with a weight of 850 kg low 10 on 402 (60 F 1,43)
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RUSS74GHIA
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May 26, 2020, 20:16:00 pm »
Quote from: PPRMicke on May 26, 2020, 19:38:37 pm
You should do with your 6" Wide (7 ")
ON my old one had only 351hp @ 411Nm with a weight of 850 kg low 10 on 402 (60 F 1,43)
Thanks Micke.
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bedjo78
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Re: Slick width selection.
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May 27, 2020, 15:49:45 pm »
Anyone run 24.5" dia slick? Hows grib compare to 26"
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Neil Davies
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May 28, 2020, 21:22:20 pm »
I think Matt Keene ran a 24.5" slick on All Torque, and that went well into the nines.
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bedjo78
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May 29, 2020, 05:53:02 am »
Thanks for your info.. been thinking to get tires not scrubbing stock venders and maintain stock height
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