NHRA rear wheels sfi specs....

MR DERBY CITY · 04-26-2019, 12:27 AM

So for 2020 in stock eliminator ....do our rear wheels need a sfi 15.1 or 15.3 sticker attached to the wheel....asking for a friend.....

Billy Nees · 04-26-2019, 07:27 AM

Well, the way I'm reading it, if the wheel originally carried an SFI 15:1, 15:2, 15:3 cert. then it will need the SFI tag and will need to be re-certed when needed. For Stock.
I don't know just what wheels are going to be affected.

J.R. Haddad · 04-26-2019, 08:01 AM

MJ, it appears if they were originally certified, they will need the sticker, if they weren't certified, they won't. How that relates to safety escapes me.
Make sure you tell you friend...........

James Perrone · 04-26-2019, 09:57 AM

Maybe this is for the factory shootout and fs cars ?
They are going in the 7 second range

jamie2370 · 04-26-2019, 10:53 AM

What it means is you can not remove the sfi sticker found on most racing wheels. If I doesn't have one then it doesn't need one. Some classes are required to have a certain sfi spec wheel. No changes other than the sticker must be present if its certified. No wheels we( stock eliminator) would use are required to be recertified. Carry on

Nmbr1GMfan · 04-26-2019, 12:35 PM

I hope this applies to cars that need SFI wheels since I just peeled mine off.

MR DERBY CITY · 04-26-2019, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Nmbr1GMfan

I hope this applies to cars that need SFI wheels since I just peeled mine off.

Never a good idea to peel off sfi stickers....

J&S Racing · 04-26-2019, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Nmbr1GMfan

I hope this applies to cars that need SFI wheels since I just peeled mine off.

The SFI stickers on my transmission came off so I’d just bring them to tech taped to a card, never had s problem. Mater of fact I just had the case re certified and that’s how they sent the new stickers.

MEXJOE · 04-26-2019, 10:46 PM

I am all for safe racing! In 30+ years racing I have seen and experienced WAY more FRONT lightweight wheel failure than rear wheels. Although a car running 7’$ on a 9 inch tire is kinda spooky to me, particularly if chasing down a 15 second car on the top end. But that just me... There may be other things, that could be topping the Safty list. I ��

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MR DERBY CITY VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Derby City, USA Posts: 3,637 Likes: 1,083 Liked 7,935 Times in 1,518 Posts	NHRA rear wheels sfi specs.... So for 2020 in stock eliminator ....do our rear wheels need a sfi 15.1 or 15.3 sticker attached to the wheel....asking for a friend.....

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Billy Nees VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: On a hilltop in Pa. Posts: 4,493 Likes: 3,595 Liked 7,716 Times in 1,738 Posts	Re: NHRA rear wheels sfi specs.... Well, the way I'm reading it, if the wheel originally carried an SFI 15:1, 15:2, 15:3 cert. then it will need the SFI tag and will need to be re-certed when needed. For Stock. I don't know just what wheels are going to be affected. __________________ Billy Nees 1188 STK, SS I'm not spending 100K to win 2K

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J.R. Haddad Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 784 Likes: 936 Liked 1,464 Times in 307 Posts	Re: NHRA rear wheels sfi specs.... MJ, it appears if they were originally certified, they will need the sticker, if they weren't certified, they won't. How that relates to safety escapes me. Make sure you tell you friend...........

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James Perrone VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: LONG ISLAND N.Y. Posts: 1,676 Likes: 3,374 Liked 1,820 Times in 425 Posts	Re: NHRA rear wheels sfi specs.... Maybe this is for the factory shootout and fs cars ? They are going in the 7 second range __________________ james perrone 1290 STK

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jamie2370 Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Perry, GA Posts: 331 Likes: 11 Liked 239 Times in 90 Posts	Re: NHRA rear wheels sfi specs.... What it means is you can not remove the sfi sticker found on most racing wheels. If I doesn't have one then it doesn't need one. Some classes are required to have a certain sfi spec wheel. No changes other than the sticker must be present if its certified. No wheels we( stock eliminator) would use are required to be recertified. Carry on

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Nmbr1GMfan VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 1,763 Likes: 1,197 Liked 1,955 Times in 492 Posts	Re: NHRA rear wheels sfi specs.... I hope this applies to cars that need SFI wheels since I just peeled mine off. __________________ Todd Greene

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MEXJOE Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: nhranumbers.com Posts: 875 Likes: 137 Liked 165 Times in 51 Posts	Re: NHRA rear wheels sfi specs.... I am all for safe racing! In 30+ years racing I have seen and experienced WAY more FRONT lightweight wheel failure than rear wheels. Although a car running 7’$ on a 9 inch tire is kinda spooky to me, particularly if chasing down a 15 second car on the top end. But that just me... There may be other things, that could be topping the Safty list. I �� __________________ Glen DeMenge 1969 Camaro Stock Eliminator Last edited by MEXJOE; 04-26-2019 at 10:49 PM.