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On 25/08/2022 at 10:47 AM, Kinkstaah said:

Also if you're gonna do that, buying new rims, go 15's or something for more sidewall.

I want matching rims front and rear though, so throwing some DR on my current set is where its at

The smallest the FR1 go is 17"

Unless I go for a totally different set for front and rear, which I don't, because the FR1 meet my bogan prerequisites of wheels

I did look at some 15 x 8 and 15 x 10 rims, but the rims cost a fortune and look way to drag racer for my " it's basically stock" look that I'm going for

 

On 25/08/2022 at 2:07 PM, Duncan said:

nothing could be more bogan mate, steelies on the back

Yeah, I did try some custom steel "chasers" all round for a while, but ended up hating them and put the stockers back on, gave them to my mate used them on his box trailer 🤣

I do have a set of 15 x 7 "chasers" in the shed, they can fit up to a 255 drag radial, but, I would only run them at the drags, running them daily would be way too "lower class" Bogan and my family wouldn't let me in the door

My family likes to consider ourselves "middle to upperclass" Bogans, hence matching Gold Simmons FR1's or bust

I'd be running the 15s with 255 et street as more side wall. The smaller side wall 17s will really require a softer spring to get it to work properly.
Chuck them on when heading out to the drags and or throw in the boot with a floor jack and change there.
If really wanting a lower 60 ft thats the easiest option.
 

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On 25/08/2022 at 5:36 PM, robbo_rb180 said:

I'd be running the 15s with 255 et street as more side wall. The smaller side wall 17s will really require a softer spring to get it to work properly.
Chuck them on when heading out to the drags and or throw in the boot with a floor jack and change there.
If really wanting a lower 60 ft thats the easiest option.
 

Yeah, but I don't want to run them just for the drags, I want to run them during fair weather short cruises, <100km

The only time I would run the "street tyres" would be during wet weather, or long trips away, like down to Goulburn, or interstate for holidays

Having power without traction defeats the purpose of having the power

The Toyo R888R are better than the RS4's, but, it could be better

I'm happy to replace the Drag Radials when required, I should probably get around a year out of a set if I'm using daily tyres for the long drives, the Harley gets used for short trips to and from work 

In the end if I get a 11 something I'll be happy, but having traction on the street is also rather handy when push comes to shove

The 255 RS4's didn't cut the mustard 

The R888R are better, but.....

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No road tyre is worth it. No 17in drag radial will compete with a 15 one with more sidewall. Just wear different rims front rear at the drags. There's the reason everyone does it. Driving on the road with drag radials is shit anyway, unless you are doing massive launches at every stop, they are really only good for launches, and detrimental everywhere else. Going on a cruise with corners in it I would really advise against running a DR on the rear and a regular tyre at the front.

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Don't you have the race logic traction control now? So should be good for traction 

We change wheels and tyres for the road section on road trip stuff. Radials aren't fun on long drives.

If you don't have miss matched wheels are you even drive a commoodore?

I get the whole it looks same wheel setup have a go with the 17s and traction control setup should be a big difference. 

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On 26/08/2022 at 1:11 PM, robbo_rb180 said:

Don't you have the race logic traction control now? So should be good for traction 

We change wheels and tyres for the road section on road trip stuff. Radials aren't fun on long drives.

If you don't have miss matched wheels are you even drive a commoodore?

I get the whole it looks same wheel setup have a go with the 17s and traction control setup should be a big difference. 

Haven't had the RaceTCS hooked up yet, it has been sitting at Autotech because Spiro wanted to do some research first as he hasn't used one yet, apparently he contacted a mate from Haltech, who knows of the RaceTCS and actually rates it

It will probably go in to get fitted in a few months time

 

And whilst it's good for traction, it pulls cylinders to do it, with better tyres it won't be so aggressive

On 26/08/2022 at 10:11 AM, Kinkstaah said:

No road tyre is worth it. No 17in drag radial will compete with a 15 one with more sidewall. Just wear different rims front rear at the drags. There's the reason everyone does it. Driving on the road with drag radials is shit anyway, unless you are doing massive launches at every stop, they are really only good for launches, and detrimental everywhere else. Going on a cruise with corners in it I would really advise against running a DR on the rear and a regular tyre at the front.

I drive the VX like it was meant to be driven, it's is a big fat boat for eating miles, which was never designed to go fast around a corner

The whole point of it is to be a cruiser, that will go fast, in a straight line, not a track car or even playing touge with the kids

My driving style is typically cruising in the left lane with the radio on loving life, only with the occasional roll on, or trip to the drags for some fun

As for daily driving with drag radials, on my old R33 I ran R32 GTR 16" Rims with 255/50 16 MT SS drag radials on the rear alot around town, they were fine in the dry as long as you ran at least 35 psi in them, again, not playing touge or race car driver on the street, just cruising around and rolling it on

Memories

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Booked car in to swap out my 2.5" Y pipe and 3.5" single for a 3" Y pipe and 4" single because........noise

I'm justifying it to my myself because rule of thumb math has it not being a restriction under 650 hp at the fly

So I would be irresponsible not to do it

 

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On 8/29/2022 at 2:39 PM, The Bogan said:

Booked car in to swap out my 2.5" Y pipe and 3.5" single for a 3" Y pipe and 4" single because........noise

I'm justifying it to my myself because rule of thumb math has it not being a restriction under 650 hp at the fly

So I would be irresponsible not to do it

 

Sounds more like future proofing for more displacement 😁
How big were your headers again?

On 8/29/2022 at 2:44 PM, Kinkstaah said:

Is the car not loud enough already or

What did you say??

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On 29/08/2022 at 2:44 PM, Kinkstaah said:

Is the car not loud enough already or

 

On 29/08/2022 at 4:10 PM, robbo_rb180 said:

Sounds more like future proofing for more displacement 😁
How big were your headers again?

What did you say??

What?

Speak up!

1 7/8" to 3" flange

Flange...LOL

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