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10-14-2008, 11:49 PM
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#1 | | Staging Lane
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|  Spare tire sizes
Hey guys quick question, whats the size of a 04-06 GTO spare tire? Also wondering if they can second as skinnies for drag racing, with real tires of course. Thnx.
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10-15-2008, 01:43 AM
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#2 | | Teching In
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There are quite a few guys running spares as front runners. If I remember right the size to look for is 4.5/26.0-17 and m&h has them and they are called racemaster front runners. | |
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10-15-2008, 01:59 AM
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#3 | | Staging Lane
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Originally Posted by socal gto  There are quite a few guys running spares as front runners. If I remember right the size to look for is 4.5/26.0-17 and m&h has them and they are called racemaster front runners. | So the GTO spares do work as skinnies? Cool, that should save me some dough. Gonna look up those tires, thnx.
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10-15-2008, 02:47 AM
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#4 | | Teching In
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I don't know if he posts here but his screen name is the reaper and he is running them. Las week at the goatrun mike haddad made a comment about shaving 2/10s off a 1/4 time due to taking that much rotating mass off the front. To save some time if I recall correctly jegs has them for around 130 each where as m&h wants near 150. | |
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10-15-2008, 08:46 AM
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#5 | | Staging Lane
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Wow thnx. I'll shop around and if thats true I'll be running 11.3-4's. Nice, I need to get those asap!
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10-15-2008, 05:06 PM
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#6 | | 11 Second Club
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They work pretty well.  | |
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10-15-2008, 06:30 PM
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#7 | | Registered User
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Where did you get the spacers?
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10-16-2008, 12:44 AM
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#8 | | Teching In
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What spacers? To me the fronts look like regular spare rims. | |
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10-16-2008, 01:20 PM
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#9 | | Launching!
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Originally Posted by socal gto There are quite a few guys running spares as front runners. If I remember right the size to look for is 4.5/26.0-17 and m&h has them and they are called racemaster front runners. |
yup that is correct
that is also what i am running in the front. my whole setup i will be running is the spares as skinnies with m&h rubber and some 26x11.5x15 et streets
on a side note u coming to bakersfield with us on 11/22/08?
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10-16-2008, 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by socal gto What spacers? To me the fronts look like regular spare rims. |
The spacer is to move the rim out from under the struts
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10-16-2008, 11:06 PM
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#11 | | Staging Lane
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Originally Posted by gangbang malloy yup that is correct
that is also what i am running in the front. my whole setup i will be running is the spares as skinnies with m&h rubber and some 26x11.5x15 et streets
on a side note u coming to bakersfield with us on 11/22/08? | I really wanna make it man! I need some skinnies though. With skinnies and in bakersfield I know can run some sick ass times. Also looking for a hotel to stay up there.
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10-17-2008, 05:15 AM
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#12 | | Teching In
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I should know by tomorrow if I'll be able to go. | |
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10-17-2008, 02:31 PM
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#13 | | Launching!
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Originally Posted by C5natie I really wanna make it man! I need some skinnies though. With skinnies and in bakersfield I know can run some sick ass times. Also looking for a hotel to stay up there. |
yeah i was thinking that too but have to see since i still have to get my ET streets with tubes
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1969 CAMARO w/ SS L48 or maybe L78 engine STREET SLUGS http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/l.../102_2422b.jpg
make sure your drag radials and spray are working so theres no more excuses... | |
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10-17-2008, 02:31 PM
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#14 | | Launching!
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Originally Posted by socal gto I should know by tomorrow if I'll be able to go. |
u had the head and cam GTO right?
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1969 CAMARO w/ SS L48 or maybe L78 engine STREET SLUGS http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/l.../102_2422b.jpg
make sure your drag radials and spray are working so theres no more excuses... | |
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10-18-2008, 12:24 AM
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#15 | | Teching In
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Nope just full exhaust, tune, and converter and I was running 13.1 in vegas. | |
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10-18-2008, 01:34 AM
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#16 | | 12 Second Club
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You can run the spares without spacers, but some people think that they look better spaced out. Also, the stock Goodyear tires are good to 129mph for straight line use per Goodyear. They are speed rated for street use taking into account the load during cornering.  
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10-18-2008, 02:57 AM
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#17 | | Teching In
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If that is the case I'll think about using them as is at the track day since I can't seem to find the extra $270 to buy front runners right now. | |
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