Wheels and Tires From Street to Strip – Part IV
In the last issue, we took an involved look at the business end of the car – the tires. And we devoted that space specifically drag radials. But what about the front of the car?
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Wheels and Tires From Street to Strip – Part III
Our drag race and street-strip wheel and tire series rolls on. This time we’ll look at the rubber part of the equation. Years ago, slicks ruled the roost in terms of drag race tires. You wanted to race? You ran slicks. But today, many popular racing categories mandate radial tires.
Wheels and Tires From Street to Strip – Part II
In Part I we looked at wheel weights. And while weight is critical, something else is hugely important for wheel performance – wheel offset. The industry is filled with virtually any combination of wheels with specific standard or custom backspace dimensions. So what’s right for your car?
Wheels and Tires From Street to Strip
Drag Race 101: Wheels and Tires. These essential components of your vehicle are often overlooked when changing from street to strip.
Axle Essentials for Racing and Performance, Part IV
When you need new (quality) axles, how do you measure for them? While it sounds simple enough, more than one person has made a critical error when it came to axle dimensions. And in most cases, once you have them, you have them. But we have a foolproof method for measuring for axles.
Axle Essentials for Racing and Performance, Part III
Part III of this series on axles looks at at the flange, housing ends and lightweight options for better racing and peformance.
Axle Essentials for Racing and Performance, Part II
In the past segment of our Axles 101 series, we looked at the material choices (and finishing options) for axles. If you recall, there’s […]
Axle Essentials for Racing and Performance, Part 1
Axles? What’s the big deal? Once you see a racecar that just pitched a wheel (most often with a chunk of the axle attached), you get a far better understanding of why axles are critical. Learn more about them in the first of this four part series.
Headers: Scavenging Games Part IV
Drag Race 101: Headers, Part IV Recall a few posts back, when we mentioned formulas and software that can help to figure out header dimensions? We’ll, […]
Headers: Scavenging Games Part III
Getting a handle on exhaust speed is extremely important (exhaust speed is the determined by the diameter and length of the primary pipe). But it’s the not only critical component in a header.