D_Gusler

stanman, where u located?? My tire guy got me two P275/40R17 e/t street radials mounted & balanced for $390. If youre around southside VA, i'm sure he'd do the same for you.

STANMAN

I little far away from there, Wisconsin, lol. I see 2 sets on ebay in my size, but they are over $500, I think I shall be waiting for spring. Maybe Santa will bring me some!!! Good looking out though!

GT Bob

Try reversing your shock settings...full soft in the rear and full hard in the front. You want the rear end to squat down to tranfser as much weight to the drive axle as you can, and you want the front to stay up as long as possible to keep it there. Not sure what (if any beside the shocks) rear suspension mods you have, but also check pinion and thrust angle on your rear axle. Even a degree or two out of spec on the pinion angle will hurt.

Your MPH is pretty high for a 12.5 run... you should be in the high 11's with that much. Don't worry so much about the tires, with as much of a contact patch as you have on those drag radials, short of having a touring tire, your gonna be ok. Concentrate on your technique. Get your short times to a 1.6 or 1.7. Every 1/10th in the short time is 2/10ths at the traps. As my father used to say, "Don't throw parts at the car when the problem is not the dope on the car, but the dope on the seat"

ricekiller06

ya i agree its all in the tires

how big are the wheels that the nittos are ridin on?
cause it helps to have a big sidewall

so i would suggest about a 16 or 17" rim with a fatass tire

blueherd02gt

I cut a 1.5 60' thursday and got some lift on the front tires.. All I can say is bmr lca relocation brackets... I ran a 11.69 with my setup ~ 122mph

downriverT

With the gear your running and the power you have get a set of 28" or taller dr's or slicks. Then practice, practice, practice. With 340whp running consistent low 12s on 1.7 60s. I would guess that low low low 11s are possible with your mods.

acarzt

+1 Soft in the back and hard in the front is the way to be. You are running the reverse, which would be good for FWD because it will keep the weight towards the front. But you want all the weight to fall back on the rear to put pressure on the tires to get better grip. Think of gently putting your hands together and sliding them back and forth, it's pretty easy. Now push them harder together and do the same, it's not so easy no more. More weight = more friction = better grip ;-) Change the shocks to soft in the back and Hard in the front and I bet you pull an 11 :-)

I'm surprised no one else caught this. This stood out more to me than ANYTHING, it was the first thing I noticed. :-P

cougarfan088

thats what i always thought, soft in the rear stiff on the front...but i wasnt sure, didnt want to give bad advice..

STANMAN

I have read so much on the shock settings and it seems that 1/2 the people say the way I had it was correct and the other half say the opposite way is correct. I even checked this forum before I went, lol. Next time I will try, as truthfully the hard up front, soft in back makes more sense to me.