Complete 6.0L and 4l80-e

[Superman09]

I do have the drag setup off of my "race" car that I'm willing to part with. They've been on the car for a little while just for mockup and rolling it around, no miles on the rears and just two track passes on the fronts since I let a friend borrow them for a track day. They're Weld Pro-Stars, 5x3.5" in the front with 26" Moroso DS-2 tires, and rears are 15x10" 7.5" backspacing, M/T ET Drag 28x10.5" with rim screws and tubes. Obviously have all the center caps and lug nuts to go with.

Let me know if that's something you're interested in. Like I said everything is basically brand new.

It is, except for the screwed rears. Does this mean I'd always ran to run screws? I want the fronts... NOW! haha

[Curt_irocz]

how much for everything minus trans?

[Superman09]

$1300!

[Gregs_gsxr]

just sent my buddy a bbm, that is looking for this exact set up.

[Superman09]

thanks!

[birdie2000]

It is, except for the screwed rears. Does this mean I'd always ran to run screws? I want the fronts... NOW! haha

I don't see why not since it has tubes.

Hang on to that engine/trans if this is something that you are seriously considering.

[Superman09]

I don't see why not since it has tubes.

Hang on to that engine/trans if this is something that you are seriously considering.

can you fill me in with the whole screws and tubes deal? I have never done it before. I'd just like to order up some MT ET street 26x10.5x15 and mount them up, would this work on those wheels? I suppose I could go wider yet being 15x10s.... but just the tire and mounting I am concerned with. Thanks!

[birdie2000]

ET Streets run much narrower than ET Drags. 13.5" wide ET Streets are I believe what is comparable to the 10.5W ET Drag. Either 12.5" or 13.5" ET Streets should work well and fit just fine although a BFH to the wheel tubs may be needed for tires that wide. Weld wheels typically need a little grinding of the rear calipers but it's not that bad and doesn't affect them in the least. An adjustable panhard bar helps because you can perfectly center the rear axle.

Rim screws go through the rims of the wheels and into the bead of the tire to keep the tires from spinning on the wheels when they hook. Ever seen a big white stripe on the rear tires/wheels of a drag car? That's to see how much the tires spin on the wheels during launch.

Here are some pics of how this setup fits. This is with a stock width 12-bolt rear end in the car.

[Superman09]

So if you do not want to run screws, simply don't put them in and they won't leak?

[birdie2000]

As long as you running inner tubes, yes. If the tire on it now didn't have tubes then it would never hold air.

[ThreeHonks]

As long as you running inner tubes, yes. If the tire on it now didn't have tubes then it would never hold air.

not true. I refuse to run tubes for the added weight, and I dont screw them to the rim either. There are A LOT of people who do the same. If you dishsoap the inner part of the tire they wont leak, and if you have them installed correctly they wont spin.

If you want to run tubes, you MUST run screws as well. If the tire happens to spin on the rim it will break the tube/valve stem and you will have an instant blow out.

I have run my car and slicks like this for a while and have no issues. The dishsoap trick work great

[birdie2000]

Ok, fair enough, I didn't know you couldn't run without them. The holes are already in the wheels so there would really be no reason not to run the screws anyway.

I know there are plenty of people who don't run tubes/screws. At the time they recommended it to me where I bought the wheels/tires so I went with it.

EDIT: When I said they'd never hold air, I meant because the rims had already been drilled for the screws, thus without tubes they wouldn't hold air.

[ThreeHonks]

Ok, fair enough, I didn't know you couldn't run without them. The holes are already in the wheels so there would really be no reason not to run the screws anyway.

I know there are plenty of people who don't run tubes/screws. At the time they recommended it to me where I bought the wheels/tires so I went with it.

EDIT: When I said they'd never hold air, I meant because the rims had already been drilled for the screws, thus without tubes they wouldn't hold air.

Ok i understand ya now. if you are going to run screws its better off to just run a tube anyway so the air doesnt leak.

[JoeliusZ28]

On another note thats a clean looking ride there Jim!!

[birdie2000]

Thanks, has a few years worth of dust on it now though, lol. Only has roughly 54,000 miles on it.