How wide can I go for drag purposes?

lastyear4gt · 01-27-2009, 04:06 PM

What size tires have you guys fit on the stock 15" X 6" steel wheels? The reason I am asking is that I have 2 of them and I am thinking about putting the BFG g-force t/a drag radial on in the size of 225/50/r15.

Any other suggestions on sizes/ possibly other tires?

Thanks.

P.S. Stock axles and transmission.

silvergtjrad · 01-27-2009, 05:57 PM

That BFG works fine. Its what I used when I still had the GAGT.

lastyear4gt · 01-27-2009, 06:06 PM

did you use the 225/50/15 on 15 X 6" steels?

stillriza · 01-27-2009, 06:40 PM

I think 225 maybe pushing it. Our stock 16's were 6.5 wide and the 225's filled them up nice. You are going for a rim a half inch narrower, so i would think the 225 would buldge over the side a bit..but a quick google shows some people fitting 225 on 6" wheel with out problems.

silvergtjrad · 01-27-2009, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lastyear4gt

did you use the 225/50/15 on 15 X 6" steels?

Yes, thats exactly the wheel I used.

lastyear4gt · 01-27-2009, 08:21 PM

That's the answer I was looking for thanks!

lastyear4gt · 01-28-2009, 03:24 PM

OK, I got the rims, just need the tires. Any other suggestions? I'd like to shop around before I buy, I need something nice and sticky.

H.O. Driver · 01-28-2009, 07:12 PM

The BFGs are plenty sticky. I have seen a 14 sec GA bog down off the line because it didn't make enough torque to combat the traction/stickiness of the tire on the track. Well a good prepped track that is.

lastyear4gt · 04-21-2009, 04:06 PM

Quick question. I have a line on a great set of BFG drag radials 205/50/r15 for very cheap. A little narrower than I would like, but do you guys think these would work out well?

silvergtjrad · 04-21-2009, 04:27 PM

Dont buy the 205s. Go with the 225s. Its going to cost more, but you are doing it right the first time.

alerored04 · 04-21-2009, 04:52 PM

http://www.aleromod.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26869

Used but in good shape. $170 for the tires. 225/50/15. I completely vouch for him, he is a great member of the Alero site.

SpyhunteR · 04-21-2009, 08:58 PM

I fit 8.5inch wide slicks on the stock steelies. I wouldn't say it's the safest or the right thing to do, but I did it, and it worked. Track officials freaked out and thought I lost the bead a few times, but I marked the wheels and tires, and never had any slippage, from examining the marks.

AleroB888 · 04-21-2009, 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lastyear4gt

Quick question. I have a line on a great set of BFG drag radials 205/50/r15 for very cheap. A little narrower than I would like, but do you guys think these would work out well?

IF you have nothing else at the time, and they are VERY cheap, they're better than stock, but it gets scary at the end of the track....

lastyear4gt · 04-22-2009, 06:27 PM

Yeah, I think I am going to stick to the 225/50/15's I planned on running. I really need them I spin all the way through first gear and partially through second. Even with feathering it off the line, when I punch it 25-30 feet out, it still spins. This should greatly improve my times.

zukiracer19 · 04-23-2009, 03:03 PM

i couldnt even spin tires at track. i only had a cai. stock everything. still managed a 15.5

BOOTMASTER · 04-23-2009, 03:18 PM

on your inital post title.... it is everything i can do to not make a drag queen joke....

PhantomLover007 · 04-23-2009, 05:24 PM

Trying to see how long he can get a burn going...

lastyear4gt · 04-30-2009, 08:21 PM

Hey you guys with the drag radials, how are you storing your tires? Inside/outside, do you treat them with track bite? what?

SpyhunteR · 05-01-2009, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lastyear4gt

Hey you guys with the drag radials, how are you storing your tires? Inside/outside, do you treat them with track bite? what?

you don't have to treat them with anything. Store them nicely when not in use, indoors.

lastyear4gt · 05-01-2009, 08:22 PM

OK, thanks. What happens if you store them outside in the garage?

01-27-2009, 04:06 PM	#1
lastyear4gt GAGT - Member AKA: Kevin Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Whitby, Ontario Age: 40 Posts: 966 Vehicle: 2004 Grand Am GT	How wide can I go for drag purposes? What size tires have you guys fit on the stock 15" X 6" steel wheels? The reason I am asking is that I have 2 of them and I am thinking about putting the BFG g-force t/a drag radial on in the size of 225/50/r15. Any other suggestions on sizes/ possibly other tires? Thanks. P.S. Stock axles and transmission. __________________ "Bottles are for babies, real men get blown!" 1/4 Mile 14.48 @ 95.33 MPH SC/T concept replica under construction! Canada's only TRUE SC/T! http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2316217/1

01-27-2009, 05:57 PM	#2
silvergtjrad yargh! AKA: Jared Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Woodridge, IL Age: 34 Posts: 1,633 Vehicle: 06 TBSS	That BFG works fine. Its what I used when I still had the GAGT. __________________ 2006 AWD TBSS 11.719

01-27-2009, 06:06 PM	#3
lastyear4gt GAGT - Member AKA: Kevin Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Whitby, Ontario Age: 40 Posts: 966 Vehicle: 2004 Grand Am GT	did you use the 225/50/15 on 15 X 6" steels? __________________ "Bottles are for babies, real men get blown!" 1/4 Mile 14.48 @ 95.33 MPH SC/T concept replica under construction! Canada's only TRUE SC/T! http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2316217/1

01-27-2009, 06:40 PM	#4
stillriza does not compute AKA: Reds Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ajax, Ontario Age: 38 Posts: 2,034 Vehicle: 00110110101	I think 225 maybe pushing it. Our stock 16's were 6.5 wide and the 225's filled them up nice. You are going for a rim a half inch narrower, so i would think the 225 would buldge over the side a bit..but a quick google shows some people fitting 225 on 6" wheel with out problems. __________________ Why geeks like computers: unzip, strip, touch, finger, grep, mount, fsck, more, yes,fsck,fsck,fsck,umount, sleep. "If the Start Windows Restart when Windows starts check box is checked Windows Restart will start automatically every time Windows is started. - Actual excerpt from a windows program help file" Last edited by stillriza; 01-27-2009 at 06:43 PM.

01-27-2009, 08:21 PM	#6
lastyear4gt GAGT - Member AKA: Kevin Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Whitby, Ontario Age: 40 Posts: 966 Vehicle: 2004 Grand Am GT	That's the answer I was looking for thanks! __________________ "Bottles are for babies, real men get blown!" 1/4 Mile 14.48 @ 95.33 MPH SC/T concept replica under construction! Canada's only TRUE SC/T! http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2316217/1

01-28-2009, 03:24 PM	#7
lastyear4gt GAGT - Member AKA: Kevin Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Whitby, Ontario Age: 40 Posts: 966 Vehicle: 2004 Grand Am GT	OK, I got the rims, just need the tires. Any other suggestions? I'd like to shop around before I buy, I need something nice and sticky. __________________ "Bottles are for babies, real men get blown!" 1/4 Mile 14.48 @ 95.33 MPH SC/T concept replica under construction! Canada's only TRUE SC/T! http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2316217/1

01-28-2009, 07:12 PM	#8
H.O. Driver I drive a V6 H.O. AKA: Timmah! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Boyne City, MI Age: 38 Posts: 2,694 Vehicle: 99 GT, 03 DTS, 04 SRX	The BFGs are plenty sticky. I have seen a 14 sec GA bog down off the line because it didn't make enough torque to combat the traction/stickiness of the tire on the track. Well a good prepped track that is. __________________ 1999 GA GT - lots of mods - Sold and missing it... 2001 GP GTP Special Edtion - Sold 2002 T/A - T-Tops, AT, LS6 intake, mainly stock - Sold 2003 Cadillac DTS - Gangsta Grandpa car - Gone 2004 Cadillac SRX - Baby hauler -Sold and missing it Life is too short to drive boring cars....why is that all I have now??????

04-21-2009, 04:06 PM	#9
lastyear4gt GAGT - Member AKA: Kevin Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Whitby, Ontario Age: 40 Posts: 966 Vehicle: 2004 Grand Am GT	Quick question. I have a line on a great set of BFG drag radials 205/50/r15 for very cheap. A little narrower than I would like, but do you guys think these would work out well? __________________ "Bottles are for babies, real men get blown!" 1/4 Mile 14.48 @ 95.33 MPH SC/T concept replica under construction! Canada's only TRUE SC/T! http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2316217/1

04-21-2009, 04:27 PM	#10
silvergtjrad yargh! AKA: Jared Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Woodridge, IL Age: 34 Posts: 1,633 Vehicle: 06 TBSS	Dont buy the 205s. Go with the 225s. Its going to cost more, but you are doing it right the first time. __________________ 2006 AWD TBSS 11.719

04-21-2009, 04:52 PM	#11
alerored04 GAGT - Member AKA: Matt Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New Prague, MN Age: 35 Posts: 702 Vehicle: 2001 Oldmobile Alero	http://www.aleromod.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26869 Used but in good shape. $170 for the tires. 225/50/15. I completely vouch for him, he is a great member of the Alero site. __________________ Lots of mods cost lots of $$ http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2598719/1

04-21-2009, 08:58 PM	#12
SpyhunteR #1 hater AKA: Rob Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Las Vegas Age: 38 Posts: 4,968 Vehicle: 01' 2.4T GA / 08 TBSS	I fit 8.5inch wide slicks on the stock steelies. I wouldn't say it's the safest or the right thing to do, but I did it, and it worked. Track officials freaked out and thought I lost the bead a few times, but I marked the wheels and tires, and never had any slippage, from examining the marks. __________________ Hey kids going to Vegas? Let me help you help me help you! Shoot me an email or PM for all your Vegas Night Club bottle hallucinations & strip club desires! FACEBOOKFACE! "Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car and oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall, torque is how far you take the wall with you."

04-22-2009, 06:27 PM	#14
lastyear4gt GAGT - Member AKA: Kevin Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Whitby, Ontario Age: 40 Posts: 966 Vehicle: 2004 Grand Am GT	Yeah, I think I am going to stick to the 225/50/15's I planned on running. I really need them I spin all the way through first gear and partially through second. Even with feathering it off the line, when I punch it 25-30 feet out, it still spins. This should greatly improve my times. __________________ "Bottles are for babies, real men get blown!" 1/4 Mile 14.48 @ 95.33 MPH SC/T concept replica under construction! Canada's only TRUE SC/T! http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2316217/1

04-23-2009, 03:03 PM	#15
zukiracer19 BoOsTiN' AKA: slograndam Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: State College, PA Posts: 2,700 Vehicle: ev0m0de	i couldnt even spin tires at track. i only had a cai. stock everything. still managed a 15.5

04-23-2009, 03:18 PM	#16
BOOTMASTER i like JL AUDIO AKA: Bruce Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Zion, IL Posts: 429 Vehicle: 2002 gt coupe	on your inital post title.... it is everything i can do to not make a drag queen joke....

04-30-2009, 08:21 PM	#18
lastyear4gt GAGT - Member AKA: Kevin Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Whitby, Ontario Age: 40 Posts: 966 Vehicle: 2004 Grand Am GT	Hey you guys with the drag radials, how are you storing your tires? Inside/outside, do you treat them with track bite? what? __________________ "Bottles are for babies, real men get blown!" 1/4 Mile 14.48 @ 95.33 MPH SC/T concept replica under construction! Canada's only TRUE SC/T! http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2316217/1

05-01-2009, 08:22 PM	#20
lastyear4gt GAGT - Member AKA: Kevin Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Whitby, Ontario Age: 40 Posts: 966 Vehicle: 2004 Grand Am GT	OK, thanks. What happens if you store them outside in the garage? __________________ "Bottles are for babies, real men get blown!" 1/4 Mile 14.48 @ 95.33 MPH SC/T concept replica under construction! Canada's only TRUE SC/T! http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2316217/1

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