front drag wheel for 05?

[ponyeatergto]

did the search thing and could'nt find solid answer for an 05 goat....my question is do they make a light weight drag wheel that will fit over the front brakes on an 05?....if so witch ones?

[Buds46]

I was thinking of running a couple of spares but cant find a tire.

[DeepBlueZ]

gonna be tough....even a 16 inch wheel probably won't clear '05 front calipers without a big spacer....a 15 is asking A LOT.

[MadGoat]

My Bogarts will be here this week for my 05. I'll let you know.

[COUPE 4]

I was thinking of running a couple of spares but cant find a tire.

If you try JHP they have the genuine 17 x 4 spare GTO alloy wheel with tires. e-mail geoff@jhp.com.au

[DeepBlueZ]

If you try JHP they have the genuine 17 x 4 spare GTO alloy wheel with tires. e-mail geoff@jhp.com.au

yea, the wheels would work but is does anyone make an applicable 17" tire that's safe to run up to those speeds?

[matt420c_20]

^ i've seen people do over 100mph on the spare tires lots of times

[Flashpoint]

~$262 + shipping for another spare @ fred beans

$403 MSRP (list price)


That's one hell of a mark-up at your local dealer. Figuring FB is probably around 5-10% above cost...

[Flashpoint]

^ i've seen people do over 100mph on the spare tires lots of times


:eek: I wouldn't but that's me...


I hope to never ever ever see the spare as rear wheel either:judge:

[Buds46]

I was going for the BMW rears and spare fronts. but I dont trust the stock spare tire. I think its rated at 80mph. Cant find another skinny tire to fit the 17 inch wheel. Might work OK on 1/8 mile track.

[DeepBlueZ]

^ i've seen people do over 100mph on the spare tires lots of times


o yea...It probably won't blowout the first time and it would LIKELY be ok for 100-120 mph provided you only used it for drag racing (a short triple digit spurt would probably be ok...just not sustained high speed)

still though, i wouldn't wanna take the chance and if the tech official is particularly observant, they wouldn't allow it on the track anyway.

[Galen]

Ya'll might want to check out what the Corvette racers use over on the Corvette forums. If you aren't afraid of the bolt circle difference, they should have some viable options. I know I made many passes on my Weld front runners on my 04 with no problems at all.

Galen