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10-24-2010, 01:39 PM #1
slicks
im supposed to be getting somwe 15x11 m/t slicks and i was woundering what kind of wheel and do i need a spacer?
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10-24-2010, 04:30 PM #2
Well you are going to need a 15 inch wheel, if you have that what wheel is it to determine spacer/grinding of cailper needed/f-body specific wheel. Whats your setup?
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10-24-2010, 05:31 PM #3
The 15" Bogart D10's work great on our cars.
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10-26-2010, 05:44 AM #4
i have uni 3pt subframe conectors, adj tunnel mount ta, adj lower control ars with reclocation brackets and an adj pan hard bar also ls7 clutch
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10-26-2010, 08:30 AM #5
Still have a Stock rear? if so slicks and stock rear= broken rearend. Do you have a 15inch wheel
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10-28-2010, 05:37 AM #6
not yey i want to know what wheel i can get so i dont have to grind my caliper or i might see if i can get something good for my stock 16in wheels idk yet. Someone told me the other day when i was at the track that there is a diff cover that puts tension on the carroir to strengthen the diff has anyone used it?
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10-28-2010, 06:44 AM #7
I have a cover like that on my 12 bolt. It is essentially a thick aluminum cover with two studs threaded through from the back. The inside portion of the stud has a swivel plate (very similar to a c-clamp) that presses against the bearing caps. After installing the cover, you torque the studs to 5 ft.lbs. and then tighten the lock nuts.
All this is good, and it certainly provides further support for the bearing caps -- however, the caps aren't really the issue with the stock 10 bolts. The problem is the tiny ring gear that just doesn't have enough meat to take the force of a 3,600 lb. car being launched on sticky tires. Some live and some don't with no real rhyme or reason to it.
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10-28-2010, 07:23 PM #8
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10-28-2010, 07:46 PM #9
that's right and the bigger and stickier the tire you put on it is going to make it take a shit that much sooner
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10-28-2010, 07:52 PM #10
Dont waste your time on puting a slick on the car with a 10 bolt or a drag radial if you are going to lauch it like a man. A good wheel that fit with your stock caliper is Bogarts $$$ you also have race star industries,billet specialties streetlites f body specific. the new Weld RT wheel also fits I do believe.
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10-28-2010, 08:57 PM #11
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^This!!!
I have more than a few friends that toasted their 10 bolt (myself included - factory 10 bolt = 7.50" ring gear) when using a proper slick...
You are gonna need a much bigger rear end gear, say a 12-bolt (8-7/8" diameter ring gear), 9" (self explantory) or a Dana 60 (9-3/4" ring gear)...Last edited by 67CamaroRSSS; 10-28-2010 at 08:59 PM.
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10-30-2010, 04:22 PM #12
well i looked at the trick flow diff cover and thought about it and didnt buy it and was looking at nitto555r does anyone have those tires
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10-30-2010, 07:59 PM #13
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11-01-2010, 06:44 AM #14
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11-01-2010, 09:31 AM #15
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Racing cars = broken parts. Not all the time but the law of averages catches up to you eventually.
I've got a small display of parts that I've broken over the last 35+ years.
FWIW, the rear end is the weakest link in our drivetrain. M6 will shock the rearend more than A4 upon a hard launch.67 Camaro: K-K + 797-z (look it up), 454/Th400/4.10 12-bolt = 6mpg, PS/PDB/PW tilt, tach, gauges...
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2002 Z28: NBM/Tan, MTI smooth lid, smooth bellows, !AIR, !cats, 1-3/4" QTP SS LT's, 2-1/2" TD's with X-pipe, MagnaFlows dumped at axle, custom welded SFC's, MidWest Chassis body mount adjustable T/A, 3400 stall, 3.23 gears (was 2.73). Tuned: 343rwhp/357rwt (before TD's). Best: 12.559 @ 108+, 1.73 60' @ 3500' DA w/MT ET Street DR's.
Carbon footprint? CLOWN SHOE!
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11-01-2010, 04:29 PM #16
whats the best way to beef up the rear to take the launc\hes w/o a big chance of breaking
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11-01-2010, 04:33 PM #17
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11-01-2010, 07:30 PM #18
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11-02-2010, 01:36 PM #19
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11-03-2010, 07:39 PM #20
what kind of setups are good and reliable with decent or close to stock mpg
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