Having trouble deciding which wheels/tires to use

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  • pacer drag star 15x4 with junk 165/80R15 (need larger tires) 15x8 275/60R15 rear

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skep419

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I have 3 different options.
The front runners are wearing like crap. not sure if they have enough load carrying capacity/or if the tires are just junk. alignment is spot on. Rear wheels need 1/2 spacers.
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The steelies I would have to order the rears and purchase rear tires at least once a year.
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The 17" charger wheels I can get old tires from work any day for burnouts. Probably buy all 4 right off the bat (not sure if I'd go staggered or same front and rear)
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On the front,as a streeter,I have gotten many years service from BFG 235/60-14s, and they have enough grip to not drift too badly at the speeds I drive.
On the rear, 295/50-15BFGs or Coopers get hard in the second summer and then can go for many thousands of more miles. I put them on something else when they get too slippery, but they are really fun when they go hard. I need the 295s to keep the back in the back, cuz BFG/Coopers are not known for their great stiction.They are however always predictable, and if I get into trouble, a little toe on the clutch, and the car straightens right out..
275BFGs are about the same; hard in second summer, then go a bazzillion more miles. They had enough straightline traction, but were lousy in the turns; kindof like driving on hard snow.
I ran 245s in the back once, but that was a waste of good tires. Still, they went 106 in the quarter with 3.55s. At my weight,106 points to ~340hp, and the 245s evaporated pretty quick. .
I ran sticky 245/50-15 fronts once, which was a lot of fun for a few weeks, but in the end was waaay more tire than I needed, and the cost per mile was ridiculously high, even tho I got them at cost, thru the tireshop I was working at. I still have those 15x8 front sbp Rallys@IIRC 4.5bs
8" wheels are OK for 275/60-15s for straightline work, but will require about 26/28psi to not burn the centers off. They really need a wider rim to run more pressure for stability in the turns; 60 series have pretty tall sidewalls. 275/50s are better in that respect, but even they do better on wider wheels.
245s work well on 8" wheels, at 30ish psi on the front, 28 on the rear. But 245s on the rear are only good to 250 hp, after which the power makes short work of them. By 350 they won't last the summer.
I wouldn't run less than 235s up front,as a streeter. Mine are on 7.5s at 28/29 psi for long treadlife, 32psi or more for going in hot.
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Had to do something so I threw these scabs on. 205/65’s on a 4” rim.
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