What's everyone running for drag set ups looking to go fats and skinnies this year post pics if you have them
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What's everyone running for drag set ups looking to go fats and skinnies this year post pics if you have them
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Great idea on the adaptors on the front they don't offer much for 5x5.5 what did you buy/make for a rear brake set up to clear 15s and lug nuts for the rims seam to be an issue did you swap studds..
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My rear brake setup is completely custom. We used a 2 piece F150 rotor with an S10 2 piston Wilwood caliper. Had to build some caliper mounting brackets as well, but it is a lightweight setup, and works great. SSBC makes a disc conversion for the 2nd gen Ram trucks though that is almost a straight bolt on setup. That is what most guys are running when switching to 15" rears.
As for the fronts, nobody makes a skinny wheel in a 5x5.5. The adapters I bought had 1/2" studs, so I replaced them with longer 9/16" studs to match the rears. I have been running it this way for about a year now without any problems.
As for the fronts, nobody makes a skinny wheel in a 5x5.5. The adapters I bought had 1/2" studs, so I replaced them with longer 9/16" studs to match the rears. I have been running it this way for about a year now without any problems.
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Stock size tires on front end and Hoosier 28/10.5/17 slicks out back!
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What size tires are you running up front?
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235/70/17
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Wow, they look a lot shorter than that. I'm running 245/70/17's on my street fronts, and they look huge compared to yours. I was looking to step down to a smaller tire for nights when I am just testing a new part and don't feel like messing with the skinnies.
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Oh tires in the picture are gone those were 235/40/17 lol was testing something didn't help so went back to big
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Mickey Thompson 295/65/15 Drag Radials out back...
Hoosier 28x10x17 slicks out back...
M&H 30x10.5Wx15 Big slicks out back...
How much did you shave off the ET with the skinnies up front vs the stock setup ?
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I'm honestly not sure. I bought this truck a year ago, and immediately slapped on every bolt on you can buy (except underdrive pulley). My first day at the track, I ended up running a 12.82 with the stock 17x7 aluminum front wheels and 245/70/17 tires.
Next week I went back with the skinnies, track intake, and underdrive pulley. I dropped down to a 12.69 in slightly worse air. I don't know how much of that gain came from the skinnies, but I havent run the stock tires since.
Common sense says that a lighter and narrower tire is going to make it faster, but I don't know exactly how much.
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Yeah i like the home brew stuff I was thinking about turning the rear rotor down and redesignING the caliper bracket to fit the new rotor so I can clear 16s just because I already bought 16" Hoosiers
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You can actually clear most 16" wheels by just grinding down your factory calipers. I did this on my 03 Hemi ram...
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Or, you could go with a disc brake kit. There are other options.
Summit Racing® Rear Drum-to-Disc Brake Conversion Kits SUM-BK1410-X - Free Shipping on Orders Over $99 at Summit Racing
Disc Brake Kit Rear - 1 (Single) Piston with 11.25in Rotor
Summit Racing® Rear Drum-to-Disc Brake Conversion Kits SUM-BK1410-X - Free Shipping on Orders Over $99 at Summit Racing
Disc Brake Kit Rear - 1 (Single) Piston with 11.25in Rotor
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Niiice 03. :thumb::thumb::thumb:You can actually clear most 16" wheels by just grinding down your factory calipers. I did this on my 03 Hemi ram...
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For a track setup, what would be the best tire to run up front on a 18"x6" rim?
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How fast did you run with your 03?my 03 Hemi ram...
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