hahahahaha just thought i'd inform you all that run anything over a 275 drag radial at the track you're doing it all wrong... I told a novice racer who is going to but 275 MH DRs on a set of bogarts that he should really run a wider tire and i was told that wider is not better due to rolling resistance and that because the 275 drag radial professionals do it all the time and that... i told him that okay i've been doing it wrong all these years i need to put my skinnier front tires in the rear and run like that... and that all these guys running 345s are doing it wayy wrong... yeah here's the part of the conversation... enjoy and feel free to give input... lol
me- ummmmmmmmmm why 275s for a drag radial... that makes absolutely no sense...
him - why 275's for a drag radial? They hook. They're light. They have less rolling resistance. They're cheaper. And they tuck with the stock sway-bar. That's the reasoning I got.
me - AHHHH i got it i should take my front wheels with the 275s and put them on the back and my 295s in the front because the 275s are going to hook better... are you really saying that the 275 is a better drag radial then a 305 (or wider)??? I guess i've been misinformed all these years??? i'll let me buddy know whos putting 345s on his gt500 that he's doing it all wrong... thanks for the insight...
him - If you really want to go there brian, the largest factor that determines the amount of traction a tire can produce is equal to the coefficient of static friction times weight (mgu). No where in there is surface area involved. It is the compound, not width, that plays the important role. To further my point, the amount of drag a 305 or 345 will produce on the top end is only working against you. If you don't believe me, then ask the guys that are in the 275 drag racing class. They've gone 6.80's @ 200+mph. I highly doubt your GT500 even makes enough power to go 10's, much less 6's. And if you're going to pull the "those aren't Mustangs!" argument, then look at Justins's 5.0. They are going to run 9's at 140mph on a full weight 2011 GT with 275 M&H drag radials. In all, yes. Your friend is doing it wrong...
me- ummmmmmmmmm why 275s for a drag radial... that makes absolutely no sense...
him - why 275's for a drag radial? They hook. They're light. They have less rolling resistance. They're cheaper. And they tuck with the stock sway-bar. That's the reasoning I got.
me - AHHHH i got it i should take my front wheels with the 275s and put them on the back and my 295s in the front because the 275s are going to hook better... are you really saying that the 275 is a better drag radial then a 305 (or wider)??? I guess i've been misinformed all these years??? i'll let me buddy know whos putting 345s on his gt500 that he's doing it all wrong... thanks for the insight...
him - If you really want to go there brian, the largest factor that determines the amount of traction a tire can produce is equal to the coefficient of static friction times weight (mgu). No where in there is surface area involved. It is the compound, not width, that plays the important role. To further my point, the amount of drag a 305 or 345 will produce on the top end is only working against you. If you don't believe me, then ask the guys that are in the 275 drag racing class. They've gone 6.80's @ 200+mph. I highly doubt your GT500 even makes enough power to go 10's, much less 6's. And if you're going to pull the "those aren't Mustangs!" argument, then look at Justins's 5.0. They are going to run 9's at 140mph on a full weight 2011 GT with 275 M&H drag radials. In all, yes. Your friend is doing it wrong...
