Front tires

Gary Smith · 04-29-2008, 10:35 AM

What advantages are 28" front tire vs a 26" besides longer rollout and reduced rpm? Ride height and fender clearance are two problems with 28" that I'd like to get away from.

Bobby Lundholm · 04-29-2008, 12:39 PM

Goodyear has a 27" available. That is what I have on my car right now.

Gary Smith · 04-29-2008, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Bobby Lundholm

Goodyear has a 27" available. That is what I have on my car right now.

Bobby, I either have 27 or 28" Hoosiers right now (can't remember what they are, will check tonight). Just I've seen several stockers using 26 and in some cases, 24". Just curious if there's a performance gain or hit with shorter tires.

Woodro Josey · 04-29-2008, 07:18 PM

Gary, most guys running the short 24" or 26" tires are using them to help reaction time. The shorter tires also will hurt 60ft times somewhat.
I run the 26" Hoosiers and i need all the help on reaction time i can get and sometimes it wouldn't matter what rollout tire i have!

NovaMan · 05-04-2008, 01:29 PM

Depending on your frame and suspension, you may be able to get more front end rise with taller front tires.
I don't know what you race, but consider my Nova (or any 68-72 Nova or 67-69 Camaro): the bumpstop is between the subframe and the bottom of the upper control arm. So if I can get the upper control arm higher up, I'll have more front end rise before it yanks the tires. One way to do that is just to lower the front end, but to keep the same distance between my frame and the ground, I'd have to put taller tires on it. Right now I can barely get my jack under the crossmember, so I plan on changing springs and trying some taller tires.

04-29-2008, 10:35 AM	#1
Gary Smith Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami, FL. Posts: 807 Likes: 7 Liked 75 Times in 24 Posts	Front tires What advantages are 28" front tire vs a 26" besides longer rollout and reduced rpm? Ride height and fender clearance are two problems with 28" that I'd like to get away from. __________________ Gary Smith "another broke racer spectating"

04-29-2008, 12:39 PM	#2
Bobby Lundholm Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Charlevoix, MI Posts: 421 Likes: 94 Liked 84 Times in 33 Posts	Re: Front tires Goodyear has a 27" available. That is what I have on my car right now. __________________ Bobby Lundholm 3516 G/SA

04-29-2008, 07:18 PM	#4
Woodro Josey Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 805 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 1 Post	Re: Front tires Gary, most guys running the short 24" or 26" tires are using them to help reaction time. The shorter tires also will hurt 60ft times somewhat. I run the 26" Hoosiers and i need all the help on reaction time i can get and sometimes it wouldn't matter what rollout tire i have! __________________ Woodro Josey 2002 STK

05-04-2008, 01:29 PM	#5
NovaMan Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 117 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Front tires Depending on your frame and suspension, you may be able to get more front end rise with taller front tires. I don't know what you race, but consider my Nova (or any 68-72 Nova or 67-69 Camaro): the bumpstop is between the subframe and the bottom of the upper control arm. So if I can get the upper control arm higher up, I'll have more front end rise before it yanks the tires. One way to do that is just to lower the front end, but to keep the same distance between my frame and the ground, I'd have to put taller tires on it. Right now I can barely get my jack under the crossmember, so I plan on changing springs and trying some taller tires. __________________ ~Pete 1970 Nova