Time to order wheels and tires.
So you're saying all the guys with 392 Hemi's with 485 HP installed in their A-Bodies are sad, unhappy and not having fun.
Might be because they didn't do a mini tub and spring relocate...
Uh,
no, that's not even close to what I said. Did I not say "more than 500 hp" when I was talking about mini-tubs? I did, post #41. Last time I checked, 485 was still less than 500. You don't need a mini-tub to deal with 485 hp. I have 295's on my Duster without one, that's plenty of tire for 485 hp if you tune your suspension correctly and use half decent tires. So yes, with 485 hp I still think a mini-tub and 335's is a waste of time and money.
And those guys are still using a modern engine, injection, ECU's, roller cams and all the new tech goodies to keep those engines streetable at that horsepower. My comments about my 340 being a little hotter than is easy for daily driving and commuting are referring to a stock stroke 340 that's about half a step more unruly than I would build again if I had I it to do over. I still use it as my daily driver, and I'm not stopping. Just making the observation that the last couple of things I did in taking it over 400hp added some challenges to driving it in traffic on the freeway that I could have avoided had I not done that. And it's a hydraulic flat tappet cam engine with a 750 double pumper, so different choices (injection, roller cam, aluminum heads, etc) could make more power and have it be more streetable. But live and learn.
I just realized your trying to build a 300HP rear wheel drive car on 275 tires. That what I drive all through the winter in Michigan.
And it’s fun in the snow. Kinda weak for summer driving.
Right, just another fair weather musclecar driver. Am I supposed to be impressed? I know all kinds of fair weather muscle car guys with more horsepower than brains or driving ability, and their cars are parked in the garage or on a trailer when I'm out having fun. Just like yours is.
And again with the reading comprehension. I said a 350-400 hp A-body is plenty to have fun. Who's building a 300 hp car? Because I'm not.
because I did not want to do any more body work than necessary. I had nice straight AMD quarters and I was not trying to get the widest tires possible. Even though was on rotisserie it was still done on the cheap. Way more than planned but still on a budget. Never wanted the biggest tires possible, just a cool looking car that drives well.
I am looking for the best combination with stock body lines. I want it to drive and handle well also. I maybe should of posted this when I had it off rotisserie but with work everything is pretty busy so I wanted a good game plan for when it is time to measure and order. There are so many rims and tire combinations it is pretty easy to get overwhelmed. Bad news is car is back on rotisserie cause my buddy needed the lift to work on his 56 Chevy. Next week I hope to have running gear in.
Nothing wrong with that. It's your car, and you can do whatever you want with it. Your wheel/tire choices should give you a great car to drive that will handle decent and look good without having to chop everything up, or cost you thousands of dollars every time you need new tires.
