i made 275/40r17 drag radials fit!
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i made 275/40r17 drag radials fit!
So i made Nitto NT555r Drag radials fit on my stock rims...
size is 275/40r17... they do not rub (anymore atleast)
heres pics!
tell me what you think!
ill give details as to what i had to do to make them fit later as i dont have much time to type right now
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To start off i had to remove my rear lowering springs (if your car is not lowered then dont worry)... i put stock springs with a #2 spacer in.
There is a lip on the inside of the quarterpanel where the rear bumper attaches to the quarter... you have to file this down until it is flush with the rest of the inside of the wheel welll... Rolling the fenders WAS NOT Neccessary.. so i didnt do it
finally i had to align the car, 0.30* toe in the rear. It helped with the tracking a little bit
All in all, its a good fit. Car dead hooks now, all i gotta do is dust the tires off and lay down a little VHT TrackBite. there isnt even a need to burn out or heat them up.
I like nittos due to the fact that i run them on my drag car for street use, and they last relatively long, while they are still quite sticky
size is 275/40r17... they do not rub (anymore atleast)
heres pics!
tell me what you think!
ill give details as to what i had to do to make them fit later as i dont have much time to type right now
------
To start off i had to remove my rear lowering springs (if your car is not lowered then dont worry)... i put stock springs with a #2 spacer in.
There is a lip on the inside of the quarterpanel where the rear bumper attaches to the quarter... you have to file this down until it is flush with the rest of the inside of the wheel welll... Rolling the fenders WAS NOT Neccessary.. so i didnt do it
finally i had to align the car, 0.30* toe in the rear. It helped with the tracking a little bit
All in all, its a good fit. Car dead hooks now, all i gotta do is dust the tires off and lay down a little VHT TrackBite. there isnt even a need to burn out or heat them up.
I like nittos due to the fact that i run them on my drag car for street use, and they last relatively long, while they are still quite sticky
Last edited by CNCRaceParts; Aug 27, 2007 at 02:24 AM.
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So i made Nitto NT555r Drag radials fit on my stock rims...
size is 275/40r17... they do not rub (anymore atleast)
heres pics!
tell me what you think!
ill give details as to what i had to do to make them fit later as i dont have much time to type right now
------
To start off i had to remove my rear lowering springs (if your car is not lowered then dont worry)... i put stock springs with a #2 spacer in.
There is a lip on the inside of the quarterpanel where the rear bumper attaches to the quarter... you have to file this down until it is flush with the rest of the inside of the wheel welll... Rolling the fenders WAS NOT Neccessary.. so i didnt do it
finally i had to align the car, 0.30* toe in the rear. It helped with the tracking a little bit
All in all, its a good fit. Car dead hooks now, all i gotta do is dust the tires off and lay down a little VHT TrackBite. there isnt even a need to burn out or heat them up.
I like nittos due to the fact that i run them on my drag car for street use, and they last relatively long, while they are still quite sticky
size is 275/40r17... they do not rub (anymore atleast)
heres pics!
tell me what you think!
ill give details as to what i had to do to make them fit later as i dont have much time to type right now
------
To start off i had to remove my rear lowering springs (if your car is not lowered then dont worry)... i put stock springs with a #2 spacer in.
There is a lip on the inside of the quarterpanel where the rear bumper attaches to the quarter... you have to file this down until it is flush with the rest of the inside of the wheel welll... Rolling the fenders WAS NOT Neccessary.. so i didnt do it
finally i had to align the car, 0.30* toe in the rear. It helped with the tracking a little bit
All in all, its a good fit. Car dead hooks now, all i gotta do is dust the tires off and lay down a little VHT TrackBite. there isnt even a need to burn out or heat them up.
I like nittos due to the fact that i run them on my drag car for street use, and they last relatively long, while they are still quite sticky
Traction is very good though on the ES100s, and 275 helps in the rear. No more tire spin, probably because the tires are new and softer. I had Nitto NT555 (not drag radials) before and they sucked.
Last edited by pshek; Aug 27, 2007 at 01:40 PM.
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I also adjusted the negative camber to about 2* on each side when it was aligned. But I've been thinking about adjusting the toe; it still rubs a little on the bracket when I go through large dips. What's the stock rear toe in setting on a W203? I'm going to get it aligned again and have more toe out.
do you have a camber kit? as when i was aligning my car there were no eccentrics to adjust camber with, so i just didnt touch it. It was in spec and it wasnt rubbing... however id like to get those lowering springs on
real question is, how did you adjust your camber in the rear?
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my toe was set at .40*, i went to .20* and the camber is at 1.2*
do you have a camber kit? as when i was aligning my car there were no eccentrics to adjust camber with, so i just didnt touch it. It was in spec and it wasnt rubbing... however id like to get those lowering springs on
real question is, how did you adjust your camber in the rear?
do you have a camber kit? as when i was aligning my car there were no eccentrics to adjust camber with, so i just didnt touch it. It was in spec and it wasnt rubbing... however id like to get those lowering springs on
real question is, how did you adjust your camber in the rear?
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I adjusted the camber with aftermarket camber arms. I'm going to look at my last alignment record and see what the toe settings were on my car. The toe arm has an eccentric bolt, right? That was how you adjusted the toe? I wasn't sure if you needed to buy aftermarket toe arms to adjust the toe setting, or if you can just loosen the eccentric bolt and move the arm slightly.
where did you pick up the camber arms? link please?
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isnt that a waste of tire weight and rubber, you added 8lbs of unsprung weight over the BFG DR in 225/45R17, my buddy has a C55 and runs mid 12's on these and they dont spin one bit. Im **** about weight and getting that last bit from my setup but thats just me.
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In a road race, yes the tire would roll over WAY too much and you would actually loose ALOT of grip, and rub the heck out of the car/suspension FYI
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plus they were just lying around... car doesnt make much power.. it will soon, but not yet... gotta finish one car before i take the other apart
in most cases yes... but i usually run 29 inch tall tires on my drag car, and i need tires as tall as possible to even trap... the sup is on a 3.77 rear end gear with a 3 speed that ends in a .99 gear... do the math and thats a top speed of 145 on a 26" tall tire... this was just a little experiment to even see if they would fit on the benz... and they did!!
